From M&S to Toblerone, these are the best chocolate Advent calendars for 2025

This year, Nutella has released its first ever Advent calendar, and we can't wait to get our hands on it. It's packed with mini pots of your favourite chocolate spread, as well as biscuits, bars and snacks – and there's even some non-edible branded treats to surprise you along the way.

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.

We recommend nabbing it now before it sells out and – even better – this pack contains two (for when you have to eat the first one before December starts).

M&S has packed this well-priced Advent calendar with the best of its Christmas confectionery, 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...

A grown-up take on the classic chocolate Advent calendar, Chococo's offering contains an assortment of milk, blonde, dark and oat milk treats. There's a different flavour behind every day, including, festive fruits, boozy tipples, caramels and truffles.

New flavours for 2025 include Purely Pistachio, Cocoa Fruit Caramel and Earl Grey Tea. The problem will be limiting yourself to just the one chocolate each day. Good luck!

Tony’s Chocolonely’s 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.

It simply wouldn’t be Christmas without the mighty selection box. But there’s no need to wait until 25 December 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 a whimsical scene complete with sun and moon characters, and owls playing instruments outside 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's has the answer in the form of this classy countdown. It contains 24 chunky, star-shaped chocolates 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 in cocoa form.

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

The lucky recipient will enjoy an assortment of milk and white chocolate truffles adorned with Peter Rabbit.

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

The refillable boxes, designed to look like mini presents, make this 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.

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.

Treat them to an Advent calendar they'll remember in years to come. Charbonnel et Walker's luxury option is a real spectacle – the 3D box lights up, plays music and is filled with a delicious selection of chocolates and truffles. Heaven!