To help you find the perfect vegan calendar to enjoy in the run-up to the big day, we put them to the test to find the best vegan advent calendars for 2023. The best vegan advent calendars for 2023 are:

Upon opening up the calendar, I found myself a little underwhelmed. Compared to the brand’s previous years’ calendars containing mixed flavours, premium gooey caramels (my favourite!), or a full-sized bar as a Christmas day treat, this one feels a little basic.The calendar opens up like a book to reveal the doors inside and has a luxurious, study feel. However, the downside for me is the amount of plastic you get in the calendar because it has a recyclable plastic tray and the sweets are individually wrapped in plastic. With 24 individually wrapped sweets, that adds top to a lot of plastic! This is great vegan advent calendar for kids because the chocolate is not too dark or bitter, it’s the perfect blend of sweet and creamy. Plus, on Christmas Eve you get a big slap of chocolate to enjoy to round off the month. Gourmet popcorn makers Joe & Seph’s is known for its incredible range of uniquely delicious popcorn flavours, and now you can enjoy them every day in the run-up to Christmas with their vegan popcorn advent calendar.

We all deserve an indulgent treat at this time of year, right? Hotel Chocolat has plenty of goodies in store for everyone on Santa’s good list. Additionally, the sleek design and compact size of this calendar means it won’t clutter up your kitchen. Over the past 9 years, we have tried over 70 different calendars on our quest to find the best vegan advent calendar, so we know there’s nothing worse than spending money on a calendar to find yourself disappointed with the contents. It’s always lovely to have something different to the usual offerings for those who don’t like chocolate (a problem I can’t relate too personally!), and if that’s you then this calendar is a great option.Each window of the calendar contains a 3D toy to build, a related trivia card, and a 10g mini bar of PLAYin CHOC’s award-winning vegan milk chocolate. Gluten-free: Moo Free makes its chocolates in a dedicated free-from chocolate production facility making their chocolate free from soya, gluten, and dairy. Then there’s the orange chocolate. Sadly, this flavour was incredibly subtle. Great news for those who don’t like their chocolate too fruity, but not so great for anyone who would hope for a zesty treat. I was most excited to try the coffee chocolate (as I find it hard to come by a vegan-friendly version), and MELT’s did not disappoint. It was slightly more bitter than I usually prefer, but it had a perfect coffee aroma and a slightly grainy mouthfeel that told me there really was coffee in there – something I look for in a good coffee chocolate. Holland & Barrett’s Beauty Advent Calendar has become a cult classic for a good reason! Each year, the H&B team carefully curate the vegan and cruelty-free calendar to ensure it’s brimming with indulgent, but useful, pampering products.