For many, Christmas is a time for tradition. So while we might enjoy the latest novelty advent calendar (and there are many this year, from skincare saviours to fizz and even a diamond-a-day!) there’s nothing like a chocolate advent calendar to help dial up the excitement to the most wonderful time of the year.
They’re not just for kids either; these days some of the best chocolatiers around have dreamed up truly decadent calendars filled with indulgent morsels of heaven. Because if you can’t have a dreamy piece of chocolate every December morning until the 25th – when can you?!
Perfect for sharing with friends, family or a partner or keeping for yourself, these are the loveliest chocolate-filled calendars money can buy.
See our favourite luxury chocolate advent calendars below
Hotel Chocolat The Advent For Two
A must-have for chocolate lovers everywhere, this advent is made to share – but we won’t judge you if you choose to keep it all for yourself.
The festive calendar opens to reveal 48 baby truffles (that’s two a day!) with the likes of Salted Caramel Cream, Gingerbread Praline, Madagascan Vanilla and Raspberry Rush to enjoy.
£26 | Amazon | Buy it now
Harrods Truffle Selection Advent Calendar
Indulge yourself this Christmas season with this advent from Harrods that offers 25 truffles in white, milk and dark flavourings given an extra special filling with the likes of salted caramel praline, strawberries and cream and pistachio. The treats are housed in a festive box in the department store’s signature forest green hue with gold detailing depicting its stunning architecture.
£40 | Harrods | Buy it now
Godiva Advent Calendar
Cue excited cries of delight each morning throughout the festive period with this tasty chocolate advent from Godiva. Behind each of the box's seasonally decorated windows, you will find a milk chocolate carré or a chocolate sujet in milk, dark or white chocolate as well as other Belgian chocolate surprises.
£20 | John Lewis | Buy it now
Peggy Porschen chocolate advent calendar
The renowned London bakery Peggy Porschen has launched its first ever chocolate advent calendar filled with pink chocolates that taste as good as they look and housed in a pretty in pink box designed with an illustration of the front of the flower-embellished Belgravia-based store front.
£19.95 | Peggy Porschen | Buy it now
Ladurée Advent Calendar
Celebrate the festive season with a delicious chocolate or sweet treat likes caramel, nougat or patisserie each day in the lead up to December 25. The calendar will be available from the brand's website or at Burlington Arcade.
£32 | Ladurée | Buy from November 1
Lindor Blissful Assorted Advent Calendars
Countdown to Christmas each day with a moment of bliss in the form of a Lindt Truffle. Get those taste buds tingling with irresistible choccy in an assortment of flavours like milk, white, hazelnut and strawberries and cream.
£10 | Lindt | Buy it now
Charbonnel et Walker Upstanding Advent Calendar
Part of the Victorian paper theatre collection, this advent from Charbonnel et Walker contains an array of characters like the Ballerina, Nobleman and his steed as well as a selection of fine milk and dark chocolates. It can also be re-filled each year with your favourite treats for a more sustainable take on advents.
£65 | Charbonnel et Walker | Buy it now
Lily O'Brien Advent Calendar
The Lily O'Brien calendar house contains 28 chocolates in total hidden behind each of the festive-embellished drawers. In the lead up to December 25, you will be treated to the likes of the Sticky Toffee, Honeycomb Crunch, Milk Chocolate Truffle and a Zesty Chocolate Orange.
£25 | Lily O'Briens | Buy it now
NOMO Vegan and Free-From Advent Calendar
For those with intolerances, allergies or restrictions, Christmas can be a testing time of year. But no longer is a traditional advent calendar out of bounds, because the vegan and free-from brand NOMO has launched it's first chocolate calendar in time for the festive season.
It's filled with 25 melt-in-the-mouth chocolates in NOMO's popular Caramel & Sea Salt and Creamy Choc flavours. Available exclusively at Holland & Barrett and online, it mean everyone can enjoy the magic of an advent calendar this Christmas.
£9.99 | Holland & Barrett | Buy it now
Chococo Advent Selection Boxes
Chococo is offering not one, but two highly covetable advent calendars this year, so you will be hard pressed to decide which one to go for. The limited-edition boxes are available with a traditional selection as well as a dairy-free alternative. They feature the brand’s annual festive favourites and award-winning chocolates as well as new flavours.
£45 for both | Chococo | Buy it now
Green & Black’s Organic Advent Calendar
This December, you can enjoy Green & Black’s Organic chocolate range in the form of an advent calendar that is perfect for the chocolate connoisseur in your life. With bite-size variations, you will be treated to five different flavours including the rich organic chocolate with soft ginger pieces and the decadent 70 per cent cocoa dark chocolate to discover your new favourite.
£12.99 | Green & Blacks | Buy it now
Hotel Chocolat The Grand Advent
Filled with festive excitement, Hotel Chocolat’s Grant Advent has a daily luxurious surprise behind every door. Not only will you be treated to some of the brand’s mouth-wateringly delicious treats like the Milk Chocolate Puddles, but it also contains the award-winning Cocoa Gin and Salted Caramel Cocoa Vodka Liqueur.
£68 | Hotel Chocolat | Buy it now
Prestat Advent Calendar Dark Chocolate
This advent calendar is filled with luxurious pieces of chocolate that will carry you through to Christmas Day with a smile on your face. Enjoy the brand’s dark chocolate cubes with raspberry, pink Himayalan salt, cocoa nibs and roasted almond.
£19.50 | Ocado | Buy it now
Divine Dark Chocolate Advent Calendar
In the form of a woodland creature offered alongside an animal fact, the countdown to Christmas just got a whole lot more chocolatey. The Divine offer a calendar starring dark chocolate as well as milk where the cocoa is Fairtrade and is made from 100 per cent pure cocoa butter without palm oil or artificial flavouring.
£5 | Ocado | Buy it now
Pierre Marcolini’s Giant Snow Globe Advent Calendar
Pierre Marcolini has redesigned the traditional advent as a snow globe with a typically winter scene. Behind each of the doors, you will find the brand’s signature flavours that will delight the entire family. Expect the likes of the salted caramel praline, passion fruit heart, Dark chocolate Pavé de Tours, Caramel animal, Vanilla praline bell and many, many more.
£49 | Pierre Marcolini | Buy it now
Malteasers Truffles Advent Calendar
Brand new for Christmas 2019, the Malteasers Truffles Advent Calendar is so good, you won’t want to share. Each day, you can consume the delicious crunchy chocolate with a new creamy truffly texture for the most indulgent taste sensation yet.
£8.00 | Tesco | Buy it now
Continental Advent Calendar
The perfect gift for chocolate lovers, this calendar from Thornton’s contains a mouth-wateringly delicious selection of milk, dark and white chocolates with an extra special treat for Christmas Eve.
£10 | Morrisons | Buy it now
Verdict
As self-regarded experts when it comes to all things chocolate, this was one of the hardest lists to choose a Best. For all round selection and value, Hotel Chocolat The Advent for Two just inched to the front. The concept of not one but two truffles a day was too hard to resist.
If money is no object, get your hands on Pierre Marcolini's wondrous snow globe - scoffing chocs has never felt so marvellously decadent.
