vegan chocolate

Millions of people love chocolate, it’s one of the most popular foods in the world. But a lot of the ‘chocolate addiction’ is likely to do more with the refined sugar, as pure chocolate is too bitter to eat. It’s grown by some of the poorest farmers on earth, so choose Fair Trade brands that give farmers a fair income. And organic too, to help the planet.

Conventional chocolate bars are packed with refined sugar, palm oil and factory-farmed dairy milk. So treat yourself to better chocolate bars.

Avoid caffeine for pregnancy/nursing and affected medical conditions. Keep chocolate away from pets, due to cocoa, dried fruits, nuts and nutmeg (never use xylitol sweetener near pets). Use letterbox guards, for home delivery. Read more on food safety for people & pets.

Compostable packaging could be made from flammable eucalyptus trees (new plantations are banned in Spain and Portugal, due to wildfires). For now, just recycle paper, foil and plastic packaging at supermarket bag bins.

The Best Artisan Chocolate Bar Brands

vegan chocolate

Happi offers many flavours of oat milk chocolate, including gingerbread. This company even makes sustainably-packaged oat milk Easter eggs and Christmas advent calendars.

vegan hazelnut truffle bars

Rhythm 108 is a Swiss chocolate company that makes lovely chocolate bars sold in most good supermarkets (you can also buy online in packs of 15 to keep on hand). The range includes:

  • Hazelnut Praline combines hazelnut and praline with chunks of hazelnut in dark chocolate. This is the same flavour combination of Nutella.
  • Sweet Salty Almond is filled with smooth almond butter and crunchy almond pieces, dipped in a silky ‘milk’ chocolate and finished with a pinch of sea salt.
  • Creamy Coconut is filled with fresh coconut flakes and coconut cream, perfect to marry with smooth Swiss dark chocolate. The company calls this their ‘Swiss swap’ for Bounty bars!

lovo chocolate

Lovo offers chocolate with toasty notes and next-level creaminess. Choose from bars made with oat, almond, hazelnut or coconut milk, for that Dairy Milk flavour without the cow.

the undairy co

The Undairy Co claims to taste just like a bar of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk. Crafted with single origin Peruvian cacao, the dairy-tolerant creator spent 8 years buying chocolate from allergy aisles, then throwing it away. So decided to come up with something better. 90% of customers trying it, said they couldn’t taste the difference. Also in Chocolate Orange flavour.

the undairy co

Artisan Vegan Chocolate Boxes

Luisa's vegan chocolates

Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates (Nottingham) are handmade by artisans, sold in sustainable packaging. From fruity to honeycomb to casholatte, there are also seasonal chocolate boxes and vegan Advent calendars.

Booja Booja chocolate box

Booja Booja (Norfolk) offer luxury vegan chocolate boxes, sold in good health shops, farm shops and upmarket supermarkets. Flavours include:

  • Hazelnut Crunch
  • Midnight Espresso
  • Almond Salted Caramel
  • Cherry Cognac
  • Cherry Bakewell
  • Yuletide Spice

A Few (affordable) Vegan Chocolate Recipes

sweet potato chocolate cake

Artisan vegan chocolates are good, but out of the price range for most people. So instead, learn to make a few simple vegan chocolate recipes, will have the same effect! Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake (Rainbow Nourishments) is sweetened with maple syrup.

vegan beetroot chocolate cake

Beetroot Chocolate Cake (Rainbow Nourishments) uses the natural sweetness of earthy beetroots, but is less sickly sweet than regular cake.

courgette bread

Chocolate Courgette Bread (Rainbow Nourishments) contains healthy grated courgettes (buy organic as bitter courgettes occasionally poison you, due to modern growing methods!)

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