The best chocolate advent calendars for 2024

This triangle-shaped advent calendar caught our eye, and with a selection of 25 white, dark and milk chocolates (not forgetting honey, almond and nougat), it contains all of the brand's most-loved flavours.

It's proving very popular though, so we'd recommend nabbing it now before it sells out!

M&S has packed this well-priced advent calendar with the best of its Christmas confectionary, including the likes of Blond Fudge Bites, Peanut Butter & Caramel Chunkies, Mini Whips and more. There’s also an extra special surprise on the big day – a whole bag of giant milk chocolate buttons.

Now the question is, do you keep this for yourself, or hand it over to your little ones. Decisions, decisions...

The luxury department store has released its own playful take on a certain loveable malt ball, and we're big fans!

As the name suggests, the brightly coloured calendar is filled with crunchy malted biscuit chocolate balls. There are four flavours to discover – blonde, salted caramel, orange, and cookies and cream. Consider us converted.

A grown-up take on the classic chocolate advent calendar, this truffle-filled box contains an assortment of milk, gold, dark and oat milk treats. New flavours for 2024 include “Chilli Con Choc”, “Toffee Apple Caramel”, and the new “Bob's Bees Gem”, which is filled with Dorset honey.

The problem will be limiting yourself to just the one chocolate each day. Good luck!

Daylesford's chocolate countdown is so beautifully presented, it’s sure to keep the magic going throughout the month of December.

Behind each stunning door, you’ll find a selection of organic chocolate and charming wooden farm animals for them to treasure.

Tony’s Chocolonely’s fair-trade chocolate has reached cult status, and with good reason. Not only are the flavours divine – we're talking honey nougat, milk chocolate caramel sea salt and more – but it’s properly fairtrade. So, you can enjoy your treats basking in the rosy glow of “doing good”.

Each one is individually wrapped, ready to eat, or make hot chocolate with – the choice is yours.

For those following a plant-based diet, often the only chocolate available is dark. But not so here, as the clever folk at HiP have created a calendar filled with creamy oat milk chocolate. Genius!

Bring things to life for the little ones in your life with this super cute, 3D advent calendar. Standing tall, the tower contains child-friendly milk buttons, Freddos and Curly Wurly bars, as well as a sprinkling of stickers to make them smile.

It simply wouldn’t be Christmas without the mighty selection box. But there’s no need to wait until December 25th to indulge, as Cadbury has taken our favourite miniatures out of the tin –including Wispas, Twirls and Crunchies – and hidden them behind numbered doors to take us right through to the big day.

A serious step up from the chocolate calendars of our youth, Fortnum & Mason has designed the dreamiest depiction of the big day, complete with Santa flying his reindeer over the brand’s Piccadilly shopfront.

The chocolate is just as impressive, made with 35% organic cocoa, for a malty milk taste with notes of caramel.

They don’t come much cuter than Lindt’s 3D gold teddy, complete with red bow necklace and gift tag.

Inside, you’ll find the creamy milk chocolate we all know and love, presented in various forms, including the gold reindeer, Santa figurine and classic truffles.

Dark chocolate fans, rejoice! Montezuma has the answer in the form of this classy countdown. It contains 24 chunky, star-shaped chocs, made from organic ingredients.

Hotel Chocolat has a wide range of advent calendars for every budget and taste, but this is the most generous yet.

It contains a stunning selection of solid chocolate bars, festive flavoured truffles, hot chocolate sachets and even mini bottles of the brand’s boozy Velvitised Cream range. Luxury, personified.

Royal Warrant holders Charbonnel et Walker, are one of Britain’s oldest chocolate makers, and that tradition is clear to see in this impressively illustrated double-fronted calendar.

The lucky recipient will enjoy an assortment of milk and dark chocolate truffles, flavoured with the likes of hazelnut praline and strawberry conserve, with flourishes of gold leaf.

Venchi’s luxury chocolate advent calendar is undoubtedly an investment, but there’s more to it than meets the eye.

The refillable boxes can be moved to depict various festive scenes, making it a Christmas decoration in its own right. It spans the full Venchi range, including decadent gianduja, caramelised Piedmont hazelnuts and elegant almond paste, across white, milk and dark chocolate.

For fans of Ferrero Rocher’s hazelnut delicacies, there really is no other advent calendar to consider. This bumper selection contains the brand’s iconic milk chocolate treat, dark chocolate version, and coconut covered Raffaello. They're really spoiling us.

Alternatively, Kinder Bueno makes a hazelnut-packed treat that’s perfect for kids. The individually wrapped daily treats contain the brand’s milk and white chocolate-covered wafers, filled with the nostalgic milky, hazelnut filling that’s loved by all.

Love Cocoa’s plastic-free advent calendar contains 23 tasty truffles, in four of the brand’s most popular festive flavours. Will you get the hazelnut crunch, praline heart, spiced gingerbread or salted caramel first? There’s only one way to find out...

Loved by kids and adults alike, Terry's Chocolate orange advent calendar is back by popular demand this year. You'll get a chocolatey orange Christmas countdown, with the largest ever Terry's segment behind door 24!