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OK, we’ll say it – the best thing about Christmas is the advent calendars. A little treat every single day? What could be better, honestly? While our childhoods were spent with a Cadbury calendar or nothing, nowadays the choice has never been better. From cheese to popcorn, gluten-free treats to sweets, we’ve rounded up the best of the foodie advent calendars this festive season:

1. For a Collaborative Calendar: Biscuiteers 

What: Behind the doors of Biscuiteers Christmas advent tin, you’ll find a whole collection of unlikely festive friends – from birds to bears, cats to crocodiles, all in their snappy winter attire. The biscuits, which have a shelf life of 3 months (winner winner), are beautifully hand-iced by artists at the Ministry of Biscuits in London. 

Price: £60

Where: Buy online 

2. For Vegan Sweets: Candy Kittens 

What: Candy Kittens’ 3D pop-up Christmas Advent Calendar is made with fully recyclable packaging, and is crammed full of vegan sweets made from honest ingredients, natural flavours and colours. Inside you’ll find a range of gourmet gummies or fruity classic flavours every day, as no day should taste the same. And let’s be honest, one sweet is never enough.

Price: £12

Where: Buy online 

3. For a Classic Calendar: Walker’s Shortbread

What: Walker’s Shortbread: crunchy yet crumbly, and a bite-sized buttery delight. If you like shortbread as much as us, Walker’s advent calendar delivers an exquisite daily delicacy of Scotland at its finest. Enjoy a mix of All-Butter Chocolate Chip Shortbread Rounds, Shortbread Thistle Rounds, Salted Caramel Shortbread Squares, Shortbread Fingers, Shortbread Hearts and Shortbread Stars, all based on a simple recipe which has been perfected by the family-run business for over 120 years.

Price: £17.99

Where: Buy online

4. For a Gluten-Free Calendar: Popcorn Shed 

What: The countdown to Christmas will be merry, POPping and sweet with Popcorn Shed’s advent calendar. 100% vegan and gluten-free, the calendar contains 6 of its plant-based gourmet popcorn flavours: Butterscotch, Cherry Pie, Choc ‘N’ Roll, Chocolate Orange, Christmas Pudding and Gingerbread. Sensational.

Price: £25

Where: Buy online 

5. For an Eco Chocolate Calendar: Love Cocoa 

What: Love Cocoa, the ethical, luxury British chocolate brand created by James Cadbury, has hit the festive sweet spot yet again with its Chocolate Calendar. Starring some of London’s most famous landmarks in a fabulously festive winter scene, this calendar features Love Cocoa’s best-selling chocolate flavours, handmade from sustainably sourced, palm oil free and slave-free single-origin Colombian cocoa: Salted Caramel 41% Milk Chocolate, Maldon Sea Salt 71% Dark Chocolate, Single Origin 41% Milk Chocolate, and Gingerbread 70% Dark Chocolate.

Price: £25

Where: Buy online

6. For Fairtrade Chocolate: Tony’s Chocoloney

What: Tony’s larger-than-life calendar to countdown to the festive season is back. Filled with 25 tiny Tony’s classic flavours over 24 windows (unequally divided like the profits in the chocolate industry). Flavours include: White Chocolate Raspberry Popping Candy, Milk Chocolate Hazelnut, Dark Chocolate Almond Sea Salt, and Milk Chocolate Caramel Sea Salt.

Price: £14.99

Where: Buy online 

7. For Festive Liquorice: LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW

What: The LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW Christmas Calendar includes gourmet chocolate-coated liquorice behind 24 doors. The calendar is crammed with all-time favourites along with new, exciting flavours including an added touch of extra indulgence with the premium slow-crafted range.

Price: £49

Where: Purchase online

8. For Oat M’lk Chocolate: Ombar

What: Ombar’s Advent Calendar is a celebration of the brand’s Oat M’lk range, which is the first of its kind; vegan chocolate with sustainability at its core. The range has less than half the carbon emissions of mainstream milk chocolate and is made using sustainable British-grown ‘naked’ oats. Expect each door to unveil one of four perfectly formed, rich and indulgent mini flavours: Ombar Oat M’lk Smooth & Creamy, Ombar Oat M’lk Hazelnut, Ombar Oat M’lk Fruit & Nut, and Ombar Oat M’lk Salted Caramel. 

Price: £9.99

Where: Buy online 

9. For Fruit Cake: The Original Cake Co

What: Lincoln-based artisan bakery The Original Cake Co has created a limited-edition cake calendar for the festive countdown. Each door hides a bite-sized chunk of chocolate truffle cake or a decadent fruit cake – freshly baked and carefully hand-decorated with an assortment of toppings including Belgian chocolate drizzle, traditional marzipan, and Christmas sugar decorations. 

Price: £39.95

Where: Buy online 

10. For a Cheese Calendar: Paxton and Whitfield

What: If you want to seriously blow the budget on an advent calendar, Paxton and Whitfield’s Cheese Calendar is a solid option. An immersive cheese tasting and learning experience, the Paxton and Whitfield team have carefully selected 24 artisan cheeses for a delicious tasting journey – one cheese per day to savour in the run-up to Christmas Day. Each individually numbered advent box contains a factsheet with more information about the cheese, its maker and pairing or recipe ideas.

Price: £150

Where: Buy online 

11. For a Classic Calendar: Lindt 

What: Exclusively available at Lindt Chocolate shops throughout the UK, this new sleigh-shaped advent calendar is a great choice for everybody. It contains an appealing mix of mouth-watering Milk and White chocolate characters, mini Lindt LINDOR truffles, and not forgetting nut Crème and Milk chocolate balls.

Price: £13

Where: Buy online 

12. For a Vegan Chocolate Calendar: H!p

What: H!P‘s (Happiness in Plants) new plant-based advent calendar is vegan friendly,  sustainably produced, and 100% plastic free. The calendar stars 24 x doors of H!P squares –  deliciously creamy oat milk chocolate that tastes just like traditional dairy milk. There’s four flavours, all guaranteed to brighten up those dark December mornings: Original (creamy and smooth), Salted Caramel (a sweet and savoury taste sensation), Gingerbread (the official taste of Christmas) and White (sweet and creamy).

Price: £9.99

Where: Buy online