11. Benefit 85% Dark Chocolate Vitamins Bar
Yes, you read that right. You can now get vitamins from chocolate thanks to trendy health brand Benefit. Each of their bars is blended with 12 key vitamins, giving you 50% of your recommended daily intake of vitamin A, D, B12, B6, B1, B2, E & C, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acids, folic acid anhydrous and maltodextrin.
The dark chocolate is deeply rich but not bitter. It has a fruity flavour (we tasted dried figs) and is smoother than you’d expect from a bar with such a high cacao content.
Benefit bars are perfect for any virtuous chocolate eaters looking for a treat that tastes great and does you good, too.
12. The Raw Chocolate Company Salty Chocolate Hazelnuts
If, like us, you love chocolate and nuts, we urge you to try these tasty morsels. Like a healthier take on Ferrero Rocher, whole roasted hazelnuts are wrapped in 65% chocolate with coconut sugar and a touch of hazelnut paste to enhance the nutty flavour. Vanilla and lucuma add a deep, caramel-like sweetness that’s not cloying and doesn’t leave an aftertaste.
The good news is that all products from The Raw Chocolate Company are organic, vegan, gluten-free, palm-oil free and contain no refined sugar. Hoorah.
A bag of these nuts is a little more expensive but we’d argue that you only need a few to curb your chocolate cravings – and the cost could encourage you to eat your bag a little slower. However, they do a smaller bag of chocolate almonds for £1.49, if you’d rather spend a bit less.