Best Vegan Chocolate For Veganuary 2024

Hotel Chocolat’s Unbelievably Vegan Sleekster

Hotel Chocolat Unbelievably Vegan Sleekster

The crème de la crème of British chocolate, Hotel Chocolat has gone from strength to strength since opening its first store in North London back in 2004. Its shops are a chocolate lover’s dream, with endless aisles of slabs, boxes, biscuits and more – including plenty for vegans. The Unbelievably Vegan Sleekster box is a mix of 33 pralines, truffles, caramels and batons, all made with a special nut milk, creating a creamy text with subtle nutty undertones.

£25.95, hotelchocolat.com

Rococo Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Thins

With over 40 years experience under its belt, Rococo is a master in the art of fine chocolate. A great amount of care goes into creating its products – from the organic cocoa used to the beautiful packaging. It’s a top-quality chocolate brand, and makes a lovely gift. There are a few vegan products to choose from, including the popular Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Thins, made with 62 percent dark chocolate flavoured with Anglesea sea salt.

£19, rococochocolates.com

H!P Salty Pretzel Oat M!lk Chocolate Bar

A newer addition to the vegan chocolate game, H!P was created in 2021, at the peak of the oat milk revolution. Single-origin Colombian cocoa is combined with creamy oat milk to create plant-based treats, with flavours including cookies and crunchy orange. Our favourite, though, is Salty Pretzel, the perfect blend of sweet and salt with a nice crunch. The packaging is pretty cool too, particularly as it’s plastic-free.

£3, hipchocolate.com

Booja-Booja Vegan Chocolate Truffles

Another big player on the vegan chocolate scene, Booja-Booja was ahead of the curve. The brand has been making plant-based chocolate from its Norfolk base since 1999, with all its products fully vegan, organic, dairy-free and gluten-free – without compromising on flavour. Its truffles are particularly good, with flavours ranging from stem ginger to almond salted caramel. Can’t decide? Try them all with this snazzy selection box.

£13, ocado.com

Ombar Oat M’lk Salted Caramel Truffle

One of the best-loved vegan chocolate brands out there is B Corp brand Ombar, which focuses on championing the humble cacao bean. All its bars are dairy-free, made from Ecuadorian cacao, with some adding oat milk to create a creamier flavour. Vegans and non-vegans alike will fall in love with the Oat M’lk Salted Caramel Truffle, which features a smooth truffle filling alongside the oaty chocolate base. This range has strong eco credentials too, with half the carbon emissions of regular milk chocolate.

£2.99, hollandandbarrett.com

Fortnum & Mason’s Mylk Chocolate Vegan-Friendly Bar

Prestat Raspberry Reverie

If it’s good enough for royals, it’s good enough for us. Founded in 1902, Prestat was awarded a Royal Warrant from Her Majesty the Queen Mother in 1975, which it has upheld ever since. Its collection includes everything from truffles to thins – with a handful of vegan products too. Fans of fruity chocolate will love the Raspberry Reverie bar, which blends dark chocolate with raspberries.

£6, prestat.com

Fortnum & Mason Mylk Chocolate Vegan-Friendly Bar

You can always count on Fortnum & Mason to deliver on the sweet stuff, and its vegan chocolate bar is no exception. It uses cocoa and rice milk to create a ganache-filled bar that feels indulgent – plus it comes in a characteristically pretty wrapper, making it perfect for giving as a gift.

£6.95 per bar, fortnumandmason.co.uk

Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Almond Sea Salt

Dutch-born brand Tony’s Chocolonely is renowned for its chunky chocolate bars which always feel like a proper treat – and luckily vegans don’t have to miss out on the fun. A few of its flavours are plant-based, but our top pick is the Dark Almond Sea Salt: the flecks of salt and almond balance out the bitterness of the dark chocolate. Better still, Tony’s Chocolonely is an ethical choice: the company is working to eradicate slavery in chocolate production. That’s why its bars are made up of unevenly sized pieces, to reflect how money made from cocoa is unfairly divided.

£3.60 per bar, tonyschocolonely.com