All of the cocoa in Divine chocolate is grown in Ghana by Kuapa Kokoo, a co-operative of cocoa farmers who own the largest share of the Divine company. It means the cocoa farmers receive 44% of the profits. The chocolate is sweetened with sugar from Kasinthula, a Fairtrade co-operative in Malawi and flavoured with creamy vanilla from Fairtrade farmers in Madagascar. Owned by cocoa farmers, made for chocolate lovers. There comes a time when even the most whole-food plant-based vegan craves something sweet and dirty; unhealthy, delectable, and yummy sweets to satisfy your needs.

Well, this is definitely one of the more original-looking cakes. I have a colleague at work who swears that a piece of Christmas cake topped with a slice of cheddar is the height of festive gastronomy. The long, rectangular shape of this one would make for easy slicing for cheddar cake sandwiches. It’s stamped with Christmas words in various red fonts that I suppose are meant to look chic, but they just make it look a bit unfriendly. It’s very solid to cut into, which only adds to the idea that its true destiny lies in construction, rather than digestion. Uniquely, it is slightly salty in flavour, which is rather nice with its treacly, citrus sweetness. Biscuits That’s why I deemed it necessary to compile a list of comfort foods you didn’t know were vegan (and palm oil-free) – exclusively for your sweet tooth. 1. Aldi’s Cacao Brownie Bars This one looks pretty bling. Decorated with lots of gold fondant, it won’t be for everyone, but I like it. It’s one of the only ones with nuts, which provides a welcome bit of crunch in a sea of stodge. It’s a pretty good cake – nice and fruity. Mint Thins ingredients: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier : soya lecithin (non GM), glucose syrup, invert sugar syrup, peppermint oil. Suitable for vegans. Manufactured in an environment where nuts, milk, gluten and wheat are present.BBD: 01/11/23

Dark Chocolate w/ Mint Crispy Thins

Delicately thin Divine dark chocolate squares filled with a soft mint centre that melts on the tongue when you break the chocolate. Decadent, and delicious. Rich, mature and deeply savoury, with a lovely, round, buttery flavour, this unapologetically, beautifully blue cheese deserves to be enjoyed without distractions – except, perhaps, in the shape of a large glass of port. Nutty, honeyed and dangerously easy to drink, with festive notes of marzipan, this would be excellent with either mature cheddar or a big hunk of fruit cake mid-afternoon (it’s Christmas, after all). The rich and creamy Orange Tangs from Hotel Chocolat are vegan – and incredibly delightful. 7. Fizzers I’m more of a milk chocolate man myself. Put it down to my age – a Galaxy was the last word in sophistication in the early 1960s – but high cocoa, single-cru chocolates have never really hit the spot. I know I’m meant to be in awe of their superiority, but they always seem to be a bit disappointing. Verging on inedible. But everyone needs a sharpening hit of dark chocolate from time to time and, in the absence of any After Eights – another of my all-time favourites – these Divine mint thins are a more than respectable substitute. What’s more, they are made with Fair Trade chocolate, so you can eat them with a clean conscience. Port

These chocolate and orange-covered puffed rice cake bars are vegan; and 98 calories each! How good dothese look? (Photo: Accidentally Vegan UK) 5. Divine Mint Thins Divine chocolate is made with the finest quality Fairtrade cocoa beans from Kuapa Kokoo, a co-operative of smallholder farmers in Ghana. The cocoa is grown in the shade of the tropical rainforest, and slowly fermented and dried in the sun by the farmers, who take great pride in the chocolate company they co-own.

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There were some high-end offerings in the sample we tasted, but this was the clear winner. The texture is close to perfect, not at all slippery or greasy. There is a depth to the cure that delivers flavour, rather than saltiness, and it is just smokey enough. A terrific product. It is clementine oil that infuses these buttery shortbread rounds with the pure essence of Christmas, and although the citrussy punch won’t be to everyone’s tastes (my girlfriend insists they taste like pith), I’m delighted by it. Oats and candied citrus add texture. Ingredients: Dark Chocolate 65% (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin , vanilla), mint fondant 35% (sugar, glucose syrup, invert sugar syrup, peppermint oil). Satin smooth, with a delicate, almost floral sweetness and just a hint of sweet spice, this is a port to savour, rather than glug down merrily over Trivial Pursuit. Elegant and utterly delicious.