Satisfy Your Chocolate Cravings With These 29 Creamy, Dairy-Free, and Totally Delicious Candy Bars

As the plant-based movement continues to gain momentum, vegan candy bars are becoming easier to find. Some—like rich dark chocolate or chocolate-coated marzipan—are “accidentally vegan.” But increasingly, brands are intentionally crafting recipes free from animal products to meet growing demand.

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Here, we’re celebrating the rise of the vegan candy bar. From nostalgic classics reimagined to one-of-a-kind confections, these 29 vegan candy bars will satisfy every nutty, nougatty, chocolate-craving bite.

Are vegan candy bars healthy?

Once the domain of specialty vegan brands, many familiar names have reinvented classic favorites, giving everyone a taste of nostalgia—sans dairy, eggs, and gelatin. When checking if a candy bar is vegan, here are the ingredients to watch for: eggs, egg whites, whey, milk derivatives, gelatin, casein (a dairy protein), shellac (insect-derived), honey, and beeswax. If a bar avoids these, you’re good to go.

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Like their animal-based counterparts, vegan candy bars are best enjoyed in moderation. “Although vegan candy would meet the vegan diet restrictions, it isn’t automatically healthy,” notes Health. While free from dairy and animal-based fats, vegan candy bars still contain high amounts of sugar, fat, and calories without contributing much else nutrition-wise.

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Due to this, vegan candy bars are considered to be nutrient-poor, meaning you can’t rely on them to obtain the vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients you need to feel your best. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a vegan candy bar from time to time.

After all, not everything we eat is about nutrition; sometimes, food is about pure indulgence.

29 vegan candy bars

Next time you’re perusing the candy aisle, pick up one of these vegan candy bars to satisfy your sweet tooth. 

Note: These vegan candy bars are not ranked in any particular order.

Vego

1 Vego

Nothing beats a heaping spoonful of vegan chocolate hazelnut spread—except a Vego bar. Made with smooth gianduja chocolate, hazelnut paste, and whole hazelnuts, this bar is a step up from any spread you’ll find on the market.
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Reese’s

2 Reese’s Plant-Based Oat Chocolate Confection & Peanut Butter Cup

In 2023, Hershey’s granted the wishes of vegans all over the US with Reese’s plant-based peanut butter cups. Just like the original, they are creamy, delicious, and addictive, but the difference is that instead of dairy, they’re made with creamy oat milk.
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Break Free

3Break Free Easy Break

Break Free has mastered the art of indulgence without compromise. These decadent chocolate bars combine rich, velvety vegan chocolate with creamy peanut butter and fluffy nougat. Free from animal ingredients, they offer all the nostalgia of classic candy bars without any worry.
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No Whey!

4 No Whey! Caramel and Nougat Candy Bar

A mashup of a peanut butter cup and a Twix, this divine chocolate bar layers sweet peanut butter nougat with silky-smooth caramel. Willy Wonka himself could not improve on this wondrous combination.
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OCHO

5 OCHO Dark Peanut Butter

This vegan-friendly candy company elongated the classic peanut butter cup and transformed it into a bar. In the process, it added chopped peanuts to the velvety filling for those who crave the crunch factor. Be sure to pick up the Dark variety—the plain Peanut Butter bar contains dairy.
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The Vegetarian Site

6 Nelly’s Organics Peanut Butter Quinoa

Crispy, crunchy quinoa is paired with smooth, indulgent peanut butter in this tasty candy bar from Nelly’s Organics. Not only is it delicious, but the candy bar is also made with whole food ingredients and is packed with protein and fiber.
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Go Max Go

7 Go Max Go Buccaneer 

To get the gist of this vegan candy bar, recall a certain commercial featuring a silver-wrapped bar floating skyward. Need another hint? The mascots were three fencing friends with large hats. One more clue: it’s made of a fluffy nougat filling enrobed in chocolate. Keep thinking. You’ll get it.
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Unreal

8 Unreal Dark Chocolate Coconut Bars

If Mounds were your jam, this bar is for you. Like the original, it’s simple—just sweetened, toothsome coconut surrounded by luscious dark chocolate. No nuts, just pure, coconutty goodness. 
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Justin’s

9 Justin’s Super Dark Chocolate Espresso Almond Butter Cups

We thought peanut butter cups epitomized perfection until we tried these caffeine-laced treats. The revelation was quite mind-altering. If there is something better than a peanut butter cup, what else have we settled for? Eat an espresso almond butter cup while you ponder that thought.
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Go Max Go

10 Go Max Go Jokerz

The Jokerz bar is Snickers reincarnated. You get roasted peanuts, caramel, peanut nougat, and a dairy-free milk chocolate coating. Snickers fans, you know what to do.
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Compartés

11 Compartés California Love Pretzel

It’s not just our sweet tooth that lures us into the Compartés display—it’s the gorgeous artistic packaging. Reach for a Compartés bar if you’re in the mood for something a bit wacky, but for us, there’s something about that sweet-and-salty combo that always brings us back to the California Love Pretzel.
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Harken Sweets

12Harken Sweets The Nutty One

7th Heaven

13 7th Heaven Oat Milk Pistachios & Halva Cream Bars

The clue is in the name, but each bite of these creamy oat milk bars, which contain a delicious combination of buttery pistachio cream and sweet halva, is a little slice of heaven.
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Go Max Go

14 Go Max Go 2fer

For those who simply cannot decide between Left Twix and Right Twix, there’s the 2fer. This veganized version features the same buttery shortbread, soft caramel, and chocolate coating, but it comes in a single bar, so you don’t have to choose.
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7th Heaven

157th Heaven Oat Milk Peanut Butter & Cornflakes Bars

Another creamy delight from 7th Heaven, this unique salty and sweet chocolate bar contains a tasty, crunchy mix of peanut butter and cornflakes (yep, just like the breakfast cereal).
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Nelly’s Organics

16 Nelly’s Organics Caramel Nougat

No nuts here, just smooth vegan caramel and melt-in-your-mouth nougat. This bar is perfect if you’re not looking for crunch in a candy bar.
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Giselle’s Vegan Kitchen

17 Giselle’s Vegan Kitchen Protein Bar

We were initially hesitant to try this based on its name alone—our brains were craving candy, not a post-workout snack. However, names can be deceiving, which made us delight even further when we bit into this chocolate-covered bar of oaty, peanut-buttery goodness. The experience is pure candy bar, but the protein content lives up to its name. Just one bar boasts 20 grams of plant-based protein.
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The Hershey Company

18Hershey’s Plant Based Almond & Sea Salt Oat Chocolate

Hershey’s hasn’t just given the world vegan peanut butter cups; it also offers creamy oat chocolate Hershey’s bars, flavored with almonds and sea salt. If you haven’t tried one yet, this is your sign to add to cart.
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19 Lindt Classic OatMilk Hazelnut Bar

Let’s be honest, when it comes to chocolate, Switzerland knows what it’s doing. One of its most famous multinational chocolatiers, Lindt, offers creamy vegan options, and, we have to say, this hazelnut flavor is even better than the original. 
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Dr. Bronner’s

20 Magic Chocolate Creamy Mocha Latte Oat Milk Bar

You might remember this brand as Dr. Bronner’s chocolate line. After four years, the iconic soap maker has “[given] stewardship over this product line to Magic Chocolate Inc.” Customers can still expect the same delicious flavors and ethics.
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Hu Kitchen

21 Hu Kitchen Cashew Butter & Pure Vanilla Bean

When a cashew butter cup collides with pure vanilla bean and dark chocolate, magic is made. This must be what true bliss feels like.
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Ritter Sport

22 Ritter Sport Dark Chocolate With Marzipan

This German chocolate company has a dedicated vegan category on its website these days, but it’s been making dairy-free chocolate for years without the label. The marzipan-filled chocolate bar never fails to quell that very specific craving for sweetened almond paste. Just try it. It’s outstanding.  
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23 Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Chocolate Almond Sea Salt

Tony doesn’t sell bars of chocolate—he sells bricks. These bars are massive, as are the flavors. This complex bar doesn’t hold back—you’ll sink your teeth into a chocolate bar filled with almonds, cocoa butter, and sea salt. Pick up a few and do some bicep curls—the bars could double as light hand weights.
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Hu Kitchen

24 Hu Kitchen Vanilla Crunch

Don’t knock quinoa in chocolate until you’ve tried it. This bar combines decadent 70 percent cacao dark chocolate with puffed quinoa for a decadent candy bar that’s both silky and crunchy with a hint of vanilla bean. This is definitely our favorite way to eat quinoa.
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Chocolove

25 Chocolove’s Orange Peel in Dark Chocolate

Chocolove is a stellar mid-tier, vegan-friendly chocolate brand. It contains high-quality ingredients without the astronomical price tags of some gourmet chocolate brands. This naturally flavored dark chocolate bar is perfect for those who appreciate the combination of chocolate and orange.
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Pascha

26 Pascha White Chocolate Bar

This bar is for those who miss the mouthfeel of creamy, indulgent white chocolate. Made with organic cocoa butter, vanilla, and rice milk, this bar is melt-in-your-mouth chocolatey perfection.
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Manoa Chocolate

27 Manoa Chocolate Haupia x Coconut Milk Chocolate Bar

We can’t talk about chocolate without mentioning Hawaiian chocolate. Made on Oahu, this smooth and creamy yet deeply flavored chocolate bar is crafted with just four ingredients sourced from the island. The coconut flavor is present without being overpowering. 
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Alter Eco

28 Alter Eco Mint Blackout

What makes this a blackout bar? 90 percent cacao. The intense flavor of chocolate is subtly balanced with a touch of peppermint and the essence of bourbon vanilla. This is a bar to savor slowly.
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Endangered Species

29 Endangered Species Espresso Beans + Dark Chocolate

You’ve been warned—this is not an evening chocolate bar unless the goal is to pull an all-nighter. The 72 percent cocoa bar is pebbled with pieces of full-strength espresso beans, providing a divine hit of flavor as well as a decent dose of caffeine. Enjoy slowly to avoid jitters.
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