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Firmly banishing vegan food's reputation as being dry and boring forever, 2022's crop of vegan advent calendars are full of indulgent sweets to treat yourself or a loved one in the run up to Christmas – all without any dairy.
Wondering whether chocolate is vegan? High-quality dark chocolate should not contain milk; only cocoa butter, which is vegan as it refers only to the fat from the cocoa bean. More brands are creating vegan milk chocolates too, substituting traditional dairy milk for almond or rice versions. Of course, you could also go for a tea advent calendar instead, if you're off the sweet stuff entirely.
See our picks of the best vegan advent calendars for 2022 so far below. If none take your fancy, keep checking back for later releases – there are still two months to go before the big countdown begins.
There are four different tasty flavours inside this oat milk chocolate calendar, which is finished with a suitably festive scene including some very cheery gingerbread men.
I tried this calendar last year and was surprised by how chocolatey it tasted; it was delicious. As well as vegans, it's a good choice for those who might have certain food intolerances – it's dairy, gluten, egg and nut-free.
NOMO does a caramel version, too.
Everyone likes truffles and vegans thankfully don't have to give them up. There's a variety of creamy non-dairy truffles in this, with a bonus two extra behind the last window. Enjoy!
Everyone likes Divine bars, so this calendar will give you a little luxe treat every morning on the run up to Christmas.
Just because you're a vegan doesn't mean you should be resigned to only eating dark chocolate for the rest of your life. Planil has created an alternative white chocolate version, made with quality organic cocoa butter (again, this isn't actual butter), sugar and rice instead of dairy.
We like the vintage-style factory design of this vegan popcorn advent calendar – and the flavours inside also sound pretty good. It features some old favourites like salted caramel, toffee apple, cinnamon and orange chocolate, as well as new flavours including salted maple and dark chocolate. Delicious.
Here's another popcorn option; this time by Popcorn Shed, which features six delicious (and suitably festive) vegan flavours – butterscotch, cocoa caramel, cherry pie, Christmas pudding, chocolate orange and gingerbread popcorn. We need to try them all.
Rather than going dark for its vegan advent calendar, Cocoa Libre has created a silky milk chocolate with rice milk instead. Inside you'll find 24 chocolates in festive shapes like reindeer, Santas, stars and Christmas trees.
Hotel Chocolat 45% Nutmilk Chocolate Advent Calendar
Vegan =/= dark chocolate. Hotel Chocolat's nutmilk advent calendar is silky smooth and creamy – all with no dairy.
But if you are a fan of the dark stuff, here's a classic 70% option from Hotel Chocolat. Rich, bitter and luxe.
Moo Free has created its own dairy-free milk chocolate advent calendar – and we're loving this festive design.
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