Whether you are a Cadbury's fan or love the controversial Bounty - here are our top low-calorie chocolates to enjoy. If you’ve got a sweet tooth, you’ll know what it’s like to have a chocolate craving. Plus, the simple joy of unwrapping a delicious bar of creamy chocolate is hard to beat. Chocolate is one of life's simple pleasures.
Sometimes, if you’re eyeing up your portion control, want to lose weight without exercise, or just want to eat a little healthier, you may want a low-calorie chocolate option to enjoy. This is whether that’s a bar of milk, white or dark chocolate. - or even newfangled vegan chocolate.
Best Low-Calorie Chocolate Bars at a glance:
• Best value low-calorie chocolate: Two-finger KitKat – view on Amazon UK
• Fun-sized favourite: Maltesers Funsize – View on Tesco
• Cadbury's low-sugar alternative: Cadbury Dairy Milk 30% Less Sugar – view on Tesco
• Best overall low-calorie chocolate: Cadbury Delights – view on Cadbury Gifts
• Best vegan low-calorie chocolate: Love Raw Vegan Cream Filled Wafer Bars – view on Holland and Barrett
Forget peering at the nutritional information or grams of fat on the wrapper of your regular favourite chocolate bar, as all our choices are under 200 calories. There are plant-based options and ones without dairy, too, if you’re intolerant to certain food. So banish those sweet cravings and dig into one of these delicious but low-calorie chocolate bars. If you're not keen, you can even make a swap to a cereal that'll help with weight loss.
The best low-calorie chocolate bars
Best value low calorie chocolate
A chocolate bar that surely needs no introduction, the two-finger KitKats that you've no doubt found in your lunch box in years gone by are just 107 calories. Result. You can't go wrong with this classic wafer. It's perfect for a lunch break. They even have a tasty vegan KitKat for all you plant-based chocolate lovers out there. Snap - and enjoy.
Fun-sized favourite
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Mars is the home of some of the world's favourite brands: chocolate classics like Mars, Snickers, M&M's and Maltesers, which has a tagline that reads "the lighter way to enjoy chocolate". Malteasers have been a favourite low-calorie chocolate treat for many of us for years and the fun-size bags come in at just 98 calories. Alternatively, you could go for the bigger bag at 186 calories. Look on the light side: you can bag this multipack at Tesco.
Best flake chocolate
How could we forget the flakiest chocolate of the bunch? Now, we know they can get a bit crumbly but with one 32g bar at 167kcals, we'd argue chomping a flake is well worth the mess. Why not pick up this multipack? Great as a tasty snack, an extra flourish on ice cream or as the finishing touch on a cake - the possibilities of the Flake are endless.
Cadbury's low-sugar alternative
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If you love Cadbury's and your chocolate consumption has to be from that famous purple wrapper, this is the low-calorie chocolate bar for you. Although it's thinner than the higher calorie bar, it's just as irresistible and contains no artificial sweeteners plus is 30 per cent less sugar and 107kcal.
Best low-calorie chocolate
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Brand new for this year, Cadbury Delights are available in three flavours: Salted Caramel, Hazelnut Flavour & Caramel, and Orange & Caramel and better yet, they're just 91 calories per bar. The range of nougat bars coated in the Cadbury chocolate we all know and love, with a soft nougat filling and caramel layer.
Best vegan low-calorie chocolate
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Containing no artificial nonsense, no palm oil and no dairy, the Love Raw Vegan Cre&m Filled Wafer Bars are just 118kcal per serving and is the world's first vegan hazelnut cream-filled wafer bar. They're wrapped up to make the perfect snack. So good, you won’t believe it’s vegan.
Best sustainable ethically sourced chocolate
Containing half the sugar of normal chocolate, PLAYin CHOC bars are just 63 calories each. They combine just three ingredients, roasted cacao, Madagascan Bourbon vanilla and vitamin-rich coconut. Better yet, all of the ingredients are certified by the Soil Association, which means a reduction in pollution, conserving water, reduction in soil erosion, increase in soil fertility, and use of less energy.
Budget low calorie buy
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You may have seen these bars before if you follow a weight loss programme such as Slimming World or Weight Watches. These bars are just 77 calories and are available in delicious flavours such as chocolate, mint, strawberry and toffee. A delicious treat with a good cuppa. Grab this minty multipack from Aldi.
Classic low-calorie bar
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Bounty's can be quite controversial when it comes to chocolate tubs at Christmas time but if you're a lover and not a hater, they make for a tasty low-calorie chocolate choice as the 57g bar is only 139 calories.
Gluten-free low-calorie pick
Made with quality ingredients including natural flavours and colours, free-range eggs and Belgian chocolate, this Flower & White Salted Caramel Meringue Bar is just 95 calories. The caramel-flavoured meringue is coated in Belgian milk chocolate and salted caramel crunch. Delicious!
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Time out
Great for packed lunches
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At just 106 calories, we reckon you can't get better than making use of your time out... by snaffling a time out! The chocolate filling is sandwiched between thin layers of crispy wafer and encased in creamy Cadbury milk chocolate.
Low-calorie chocolate FAQs
Which chocolate is best for weight loss?
In moderate amounts, dark chocolate is believed to be the best type of chocolate to choose when trying to lose weight. It beats breaking out a mini exercise bike. Not only is it a great source of antioxidants, but it contains less sugar than other chocolate. It has a dense nutrient content, including minerals such as magnesium, iron and zinc.
What is the lowest calorie Cadbury?
Included in our round-up above, Cadbury's lowest calorie bar is their new Cadbury Delights range. It includes three different flavours: Salted Caramel, Hazelnut Flavour & Caramel, and Orange & Caramel. Delight-ful. These come in a five-bar pack and are available from most food retailers and supermarkets. As part of Cadbury’s pledge in 2020 to help consumers make healthier, informed choices, Cadbury Delights joins this range as the first treat under 100 calories from Cadbury specifically made for adult consumers.
Emily Gilbert is a Features and Review Editor for Mother&Baby and Yours and has written for the website and previously the magazine for six years. Specialising in product reviews, Emily is the first to know about all the exciting new releases in the parenting industry.