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Never miss dairy again with a piece (or five) of these plant-based delights
Just because you follow a plant-based diet, doesn’t mean you should miss out on a sweet treat or two.
Thankfully, there is now a wide variety of vegan chocolate available, in all manner of shapes, sizes and cacao percentages, which more than stand up to their dairy counterparts in terms of quality and flavour.
While most dark chocolate is in fact suitable for vegans, many brands are now choosing to use dairy alternatives, such as oat and plant milk, to create their chocolate, so you’ll find milk and white chocolate alternatives on offer too.
From decadent truffles to artisan chocolate bars and hefty slabs of chocolate, we tested an array of vegan chocolate, in different styles and cacao percentages.
We paid close attention to overall flavour, texture, quality, ingredients and value for money to make our decision.
Vegan chocolate does not contain dairy milk. It’s often replaced with coconut oil, coconut milk, or other plant-based milk alternatives, such as almond or oat milk. Some bars, like the Love Cocoa avocado 71 per cent dark chocolate bar (£4.50, Lovecocoa.com), even use creamy ingredients like avocado to replicate that smooth chocolate texture.
With its delectable flavour and mouthfeel, Crosstown’s newly launched yuzu and passion fruit chocolate comes out on top for us. Given its quality and price point, Divine’s smooth dark chocolate with raspberries is also a must-try.