Lovin GLUTEN FREE Chocolate Boxes for your Lovin Mother on Mother’s Day 2019: Your Ultimate Chocolate Producers Guide…

With Mother’s Day, just around the corner (31/03/19) in the UK, It’s timely to review the multitude of Chocolate Boxes available on the UK shelves for Coeliacs and those avoiding GLUTEN. This celebration of Motherhood only started in the 20th Century but has widened so you can purchase cards (and gifts) for Sisters, Grandmas, Aunties and every other female relative at this thanks-giving time! And like last year, I plan to post two guides: the first covering the traditional Chocolate Producers whilst the second post will cover the High Street Stores as well as Decadent Department Stores). Last years: Chocolate Producers, and the second guide to High Street Suppliers and Decadent Department Stores). This is because there’s so much choice and so many pictures!?

In the UK, last year, perhaps due to the cold snap that happened, only £50m was spent on cards alongside a further £260m on flowers, and a staggering £1.4bn on other gifts (including CHOCOLATE!) So check out the guide to see what Chocolate Boxes are a possibility for 2019….

This blog post includes…

Chocolate Boxes which are GLUTEN FREE or have NO GLUTEN CONTAINING Ingredients (and no warnings or “may contains”) as at March 2019.

Pictures of the items with ingredients shown for selective products (and typed out where it is particularly difficult to read the packaging).

Warnings have been highlighted from packaging.

The listings includes Chocolate Boxes by Chocolate Producers include Amedie, Anton Berg, Baileys, Bendicks, Bonier, Butlers, Booja Booja, Cadburys, Caffarel, Choc o Fruit, Choc on Choc, Elizabeth Shaw, Guido Gobino, Green & Blacks, Kinnerton, Lindt, Magnum, Niederegger, Nestle, Payne, Storck, Toblerone, Venchi, Whitaker’s and Willie’s Cacao.

Some of the Chocolate Boxes are SOYA FREE, DAIRY FREE, EGG FREE, NO ADDED SUGAR and DAIRY FREE.

Links have been included: direct to manufacturer’s websites showing their ingredients listings and allergen information (where available).

It is accurate at the time of publishing (March 2019) but manufacturers do change their mixes so you should always read the labels before you put anything in your mouth and enjoy! It’s your own responsibility to remain GLUTEN FREE.

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CHOCOLATE PRODUCERS:

AMEDIE: An Italian Chocolate Producer which is imported into the UK’s top Department stores. They make a few GLUTEN FREE Chocolate products which are stylish and of a decent size to be a meaningful gift: including:

Amedei Praline Truffles Chocolates

Contains MILK. States “May contain traces of PISTACHIO, WALNUTS”

Amedei Granella Di Cioccolato

States “May contain traces of PISTACHIO, WALNUTS. MILK”

Amedei Tartufi

Coating contains MILK and Filling contains MILK & HAZELNUTS, ALMONDS. States “May contain traces of PISTACHIO, WALNUTS”

ANTON BERG: Originally, from Belgium, these Chocolate Boxes are fruit flavoured with Marzipan and Alcohol. They have been spotted in Garden Centres as well as some Department stores across the UK:

Contains MILK & ALMONDS. “States May contain Traces of NUTS“

Contains MILK & ALMONDS. States May contain Traces of NUTS“

BAILEYS Chocolate Box: A famous “Drink” with Chocolates (Seen in Gift Shops and available online). The whole range is quite extensive but be careful as there is a particularly pretty Heart-Shaped box of Bailey’s Chocolates but they contain WHEAT!

Baileys Truffles (Seen in Garden Centres and Independent Gift Shops and some Department Stores such a John Lewis)

Contains MILK & SOYA and warns “May contain traces of NUTS as produced in a factory that uses NUT Ingredients”

BENDICKS: Made since 1931, with the Royal Warrant to Her Majesty The Queen since 1962. The following Chocolate Boxes are GLUTEN FREE:

Bendicks Bittermint Discs

Contains SOYA. States “May also contain HAZELNUTS, ALMONDS and other NUTS“

Mint Chocolate Selection Boxes (Contains SOYA and state “May also contain HAZELNUTS, ALMONDS and OTHER NUTS“)

Contains SOYA. States “All varieties may also contain HAZELNUTS, ALMONDS and other NUTS“

BONIER: From Italy and clearly Stating “GLUTEN FREE” !!!!! These are distinctive in yellow hard card-boxes and decorated with a pretty ribbon. All the ones I found stated “May also contain traces of MILK & other TREE NUTS“

May also contain traces of MILK & other TREE NUTS“

BUTLERS: From Ireland and this Chocolate Producer has already revealed an extensive range of Chocolate Easter Eggs and Chocolate Easter gifts (which will feature in another blog post):

Contains MILK & SOYA

BOOJA BOOJA: A small independent Chocolatier whose complete range is GLUTEN FREE, DAIRY FREE, SOYA FREE and all Organic. They state on their packaging that “our factory and recipes are free from dairy, gluten, soya and we test regularly at an independent laboratory”. They always win awards at the Free From Food Awards (among other competitions as they do taste very premium and did enter the 2019 FreeFrom Food Awards Chocolate & Confectionery category). A post on the winners will be revealed when these are announced in March 2019).

Truffle Selection No 1

States “May contain NUTS. May contain Cherry Stone fragments”

Truffle Selection No 2

States “May also contain CASHEWS and PECAN NUTS”

Fine De Champagne Truffles

States “May contain NUTS”

The Gourmet Selection

States “May contain NUTS, PECAN NUTS, CASHEWS & ALMONDS.”

Fine De Champagne Truffles by Booja Booja

States “May contain NUTS“

Around Midnight Espresso Chocolate Truffles by Booja Booja

States “May contain NUTS“

Rum Sozzled Sultana Chocolate Truffles

States “May contain NUTS“

Hazelnut Chocolate Truffles by Booja Booja

States “May contain NUTS“

The range includes Chilled Collections:

Stem Ginger Chocolate Truffles

And (as above) the Four Corners Collections:

Truffle Selection No 3
Truffle Selection No 4

CADBURYS:

Since 1824, Cadbury have been making chocolates and within their extensive range they have several boxes which are GLUTEN FREE:

Contains MILK, SOYA & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain other NUTS”

Contains MILK & SOYA. States “May contain NUTS”

Contains MILK & HAZELNUTS & SOYA and states “May contain other NUTS“

And a new spin-off for Roses: Separate bags of Strawberry Dream chocolates:

Roses Strawberry Creams (bag by Cadburys)

Contains MILK & SOYA. States “May contain NUTS”

And also from Cadburys:

TERRY’S CHOCOLATE ORANGE:

Now most Coeliacs know that Terry’s Chocolate Orange has the labeling: “may contain Wheat” which is so disappointing but they recently launched a small pouch (containing “Exploding Candy” which is made with NO GLUTEN CONTAINING INGREDIENTS and has no warnings:

Terry’s Chocolate Orange slices

Contains MILK & SOYA. States “May contain NUTS”

CAFFAREL: Another Italian Chocolate Producer which is imported into prestigious locations in the UK. They have a few items which are GLUTEN FREE:

I love Fondente Assorted Chocolates by Caffarel

Contains MILK, SOYA, ALMONDS & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain PISTACHIO NUTS and WALNUT”

Cremini by Cafferel (Assortment of Hazelnut, Almond & Pistachio flavoured Chocolate Creams)

Contains MILK, SOYA, ALMONDS & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain WALNUT” and clearly states “GLUTEN-FREE”

Gionduio 1865 Assorted Chocolates by Caffarel

Contains MILK, ALMONDS & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain SOYA” and clearly states “GLUTEN-FREE”

CHOC O FRUIT Chocolate Boxes: Seen in Lakeland, independent Garden Centres and made with Belgian Chocolate by Duva: this range mixes candied fruit with dark chocolate (so these are healthy!). They are DAIRY FREE and EGG FREE.

Orange Choc O Fruits

Contains SOYA

Choco O Ginger fruits

Contains SOYA

CHOC ON CHOC: A British Chocolatier Producer based in the Midlands with a Father and a Daughter setting up this exclusive brand. They have also produced NEW Easter chocolates which will be reviewed on a separate post. These have been seen in Waitrose, Harvey Nichols, John Lewis and Booths with several GLUTEN FREE Boxes of chocolates:

Handmade Dark & White Belgium Chocolate Fish & Chips by Choc on Choc

Contains MILK & SOYA. States “May contain NUTS”

Handmade Milk & White Belgian Chocolate White Choc Bag by Choc on Choc

Contains MILK & SOYA. States “May contain NUTS”

Handmade Dark & White Belgian Chocolate 5 a day by Choc on Choc

Contains MILK & SOYA. States “May contain NUTS”

Handmade Milk & White Belgian Chocolate Milk Croc Bag by Choc on Choc

Contains MILK & SOYA. States “May contain NUTS”

Handmade White & Milk Belgian Chocolate Biscuits by Choc on Choc

Contains MILK & SOYA. States “May contain NUTS”

ELIZABETH SHAW:

Using cocoa products from Côte d’Ivoire, in West Africa, Elizabeth Shaw is a British Chocolatier Producer with a GLUTEN FREE Chocolate Box:

Elizabeth Shaw Dark Chocolate Mint Crisps

Contains SOYA. States “May contain MILK and NUTS” and proudly declares “GLUTEN FREE”

And also made by Elizabeth Shaw: Famous Names: With Alcohol:

Famous Names: With Alcohol: “May also contain MILK & EGG”

Famous Names: With Alcohol: “May also contain MILK & EGG

GUIDO GOBINO: Another Italian Artisan Producer of Chocolates with a few GLUTEN FREE Chocolate Boxes:

Tourinot Maximo Selection Box (Gianduja Chocolate) by Guido Gobino

Contains MILK & HAZELNUT. States “GLUTEN-FREE”

Mini Square Assorted Praline Torines by Guido Gobino

Contains MILK, SOYA & HAZELNUT. States “GLUTEN-FREE”

GREEN & BLACKS: Producing a huge selection of different flavoured bars since 1991, which is now owned by Cadbury (and Mondelez). They have combined one of their best sellers into a large Chocolate box:

Green and Blacks Selection Box

The Tasting Collection includes 24 Green & Black’s Organic 15g Miniature Bars: White Chocolate, Milk with Sea Salt, Milk Chocolate, Butterscotch, Almond, Raisin & Hazelnut, Ginger, Hazelnut & Currant, Hazelnut, Dark with Burnt Toffee, Dark 70%, Dark 85%.

And their range of Chocolate Boxes expanded last year with a NEW mini-selections including:

Green & Blacks Organic Chocolate Collection Box

Contains MILK & SOYA. and May contain NUTS, MILK.

Green & Blacks Milk Chocolate Collection Box

Contains MILK & SOYA. and May contain NUTS, MILK.

They also introduced smarter Chocolate slab boxes /pouches which are aimed at the gift market:

Green & Blacks Velvet Edition Dark Chocolate Box

May contain NUTS, MILK.

Green & Blacks Velvet Edition Salted Caramel Chocolate Box

May contain NUTS

Green & Blacks Velvet Edition Dark Chocolate Slim Box

May contain NUTS, MILK.

Green & Blacks Velvet Edition Assorted Chocolate Slim Box

May contain NUTS, MILK.

Green & Blacks Velvet Edition Sea Salt Chocolate Slim Box

May contain NUTS, MILK.

HOTEL CHOCOLAT: Was previously included into Chocolate Guides but now all their products state a “May contain…” and therefore can not be included for Coeliacs and those avoiding GLUTEN. As shared on another post, Hotel Chocolat have revealed that they are now to produce a NEW Free From range. Whilst their marketing material to date has only shown Chocolate Discs and Chocolate Bunnies (for Easter 2019), it would be surprising if they didn’t introduce a NEW Chocolate Box which was part of this Free From range. When I see this on the shelves, it will be posted here! I can’t wait!

KINNERTON: A Producer who is famous for Children’s Advent Calendars and Easter Eggs also have a Chocolate Box which is GLUTEN FREE, DAIRY FREE, EGG FREE, NUT FREE and TREE NUT FREE. It has a more dignified style than the cartoon chocolates usually for their younger audience and states it is suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans:

Mint Flavoured Dark Chocolates by Kinnerton

Contains SOYA. States proudly “Suitable for Dairy, Egg, Wheat, Gluten, Peanut and Tree Nut allergy Sufferers”

LINDT: Many of their lines include BARLEY MALT as a key ingredient but from my research, they much of their Excellence Range has NO GLUTEN CONTAINING INGREDIENTS. And for Christmas, their Limited Edition “White Chocolate Truffles with strawberries and cream and a smooth melting filling” had NO GLUTEN CONTAINING INGREDIENTS and NO WARNINGS about WHEAT but if you’re sensitive to WHEAT (and cross-contamination) then avoid Lindt (specifically addressed on their FAQ on the USA Website).

Limited Edition LINDOR: Strawberries & Cream

Seen in Waitrose. Contains MILK & SOYA. States “May contain HAZELNUTS&ALMONDS”

In addition, they’ve introduced Dark Milk Chocolate Balls which have NO GLUTEN CONTAINING INGREDIENTS and NO WARNINGS

Lindt Swiss Dark Chocolate Box

Seen in Sainsburys. Contains SOYA. States “May contain HAZELNUTS, ALMONDS& MILK”

MAGNUM Chocolate Boxes: Yes, from the Ice Cream brand, made in Australia by Unilever & Kinnerton and seen in Selfridges. These are made with no GLUTEN CONTAINING INGREDIENTS:

Contains MILK, SOYA, HAZELNUTS. States “May contain PEANUTS EGG”

Milk Chocolate Discs by MAGNUM

Contains MILK & SOYA. No other warnings.

Coffee Flavoured Dark Chocolate Discs by MAGNUM

Contains MILK & SOYA. No other warnings.

Mint Flavoured Dark Chocolate Discs by MAGNUM

Contains MILK & SOYA. No other warnings.

NESTLE:

Nestle produce a very comprehensive listing of products which are suitable for people avoiding Gluten. This has been updated with the current latest version of this information but it is updated regularly, the latest version: Nestle Gluten Avoidance Sheet (Updated March 2019). This is always updated (early every month) and they highlight (in bold), any new additions as well as include Desserts (for those with a sweet tooth!):

The following Chocolate Boxes are GLUTEN FREE from Nestle:

Matchmakers Mint
Matchmakers Orange
Matchmakers Honeycomb (Not Pictured!)
Salted Caramel Matchmakers
After Eights
Quality Streets
Walnut Whips

Matchmakers by Nestle Mint

Contains MILK

Matchmakers by Nestle Orange

Contains MILK

Matchmakers by Nestle LIMITED EDITION Salted Caramel

Contains MILK This was a limited edition in 2018 but has now become a permanent feature of the range.

Black Magic by Nestle

Contains MILK, ALMONDS & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain PEANUTS, OTHER TREE NUTS & SOYA”

Black Magic by Nestle

Contains MILK, ALMONDS & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain PEANUTS, OTHER TREE NUTS & SOYA”

Box of Nestle’s Quality Street

Contains MILK & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain traces of PEANUTS”

After Eights Chocolates by NESTLE

Contains MILK. States “May contain NUTS and PEANUTS”

Plastic Tin of Nestle’s Quality Street

Contains MILK & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain traces of PEANUTS”

And new Quality Street (individual sweet collections):

Quality Street: Just the Strawberry ones (Large one!)

Contains MILK. States “May contain traces of PEANUTS, NUTS and MILK Protein”

Quality Streets: Just the Purple ones (A Large one!)

Contains MILK. States “May contain traces of PEANUTS”

Nestle Walnut Whips (Mint)

Contains MILK & EGG. States “May contain PEANUTS, TREE NUTS & MILK Protein”

Nestle Walnut Whips (Caramel)

Contains MILK & EGG. States “May contain PEANUTS & TREE NUTS ”

Nestle Walnut Whips (Vanilla)

Contains MILK & EGG. States “May contain PEANUTS & TREE NUTS”

The Nestle GLUTEN-AVOIDANCE list also include other GLUTEN FREE products (Yogurts, Fromage Frais, desserts and beverages).

NIEDEREGGER: Bittersweet Chocolate Marzipans: Seen in a Garden Centres, Selfridges and also in Lakeland.

Chocolates with Booze

Contain ALMONDS, SOYA, MILK, & PISTACHIOS

Filled Chocolate with marzipan trea fillings, pralines and filled chocolate with marzipan by Neideregger

Contain ALMONDS, SOYA & MILK States “May contain traces of other TREE NUTS”

16 Minis Marzipan with Milk & Bittersweet Chocolate by Neideregger

Contain ALMONDS, SOYA & MILK States “May contain traces of other TREE NUTS”

PAYNE’s Makers of Poppets:

Mint Flavoured

Contains SOYA. Also states “May contain traces of PEANUTS, and OTHER NUTS, MILK”

STORCK: Makers of Toffifee Chocolate Boxes:

Toffifee

Contains MILK & SOYA. States “May also contain ALMONDS, PEANUTS & OTHER NUTS”

TOBLERONE: I have seen two Chocolate boxes of GLUTEN FREE Toblerone in the shops: one with regular bars and one with the Mini-bars:

Tolberone with seasonal packaging for Christmas

Contains MILK, ALMONDS, SOYA & EGG

Mini-Tolberone Chocolate Box

Contains MILK, ALMONDS, SOYA & EGG.

Toblerone Chocolate Box

Contains MILK, EGG, ALMOND and SOYA.

With a selection of Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate & Dark Chocolates with Honey & Almond Nougat.

VENCHI: Featured in my Easter Egg listing for the first time in 2018 and they continue to develop new lines which are labelled GLUTEN FREE, they have several GLUTEN FREE Chocolate Boxes (as well as a selection of GLUTEN FREE Ice Creams!):

Chocolate Box Chocaviar by Venchi

Contains MILK & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain traces of NUTS, MILK and SOY”

Contains MILK ALMONDS & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain traces of NUTS, MILK and SOY”

Contains MILK SOYA & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain traces of NUTS, MILK and SOY”

Contains SOY, ALMONDS, MILK PISTACHIO & HAZELNUTS. States “May contain traces of NUTS, MILK and SOY”

WHITAKER’s MINT CREMES: Made in Yorkshire and seen in Lakeland

Mint Cremes

Contains SOYA and states “may contain MILK, NUTS or EGG“

WILLIE’S CACAO: After featuring on a Channel Four documentary Willie’s Wonky Chocolate Factory, this new luxury British brand was born in 2008. They offer some GLUTEN FREE Boxes which includes:

The White, Milk & Dark Tasting Box by Willie’s Cacao

Contains MILK. States “May contain Traces of NUTS“