Opinion Best dairy-free chocolate in Australia for Easter 2025

Whether you’re about to enjoy your first dairy-free Easter or your 21st, the vegan market in Australia has made incredible gains on store shelves this year, ensuring you’re spoilt for all the luxuriously smooth and creamy choice you can handle – and then some!

When it comes to eating chocolate, I like to think of myself as a seasoned veteran. I’ve spent over a decade watching the vegan Easter ranges in stores progress in both quality and quantity and this year… boy, oh boy, oh boy! Shelves across Australia are literally choc-full of offerings – pun intended. There are so many dairy-free chocolate options that, for the first time in my life, I can’t possibly try them all in one holiday period – which, if you ask me, is a great problem to have!

If you’re looking to treat yourselves and loved ones this Easter, get out your pen and paper (or prepare to take screenshots) – this will be one doozy of a shopping list!

NOMO

The range:

• Creamy Chocolate Egg & Bar
• Caramel Easter Egg & Bar
• Cookie Dough Crunch Easter Egg & Bunny
• Caramel & Sea Salt Egg
• Cookie Dough Bunny

Vegan Chocolate Co.

The range:

• Freckle Eggs
• Oreo Eggs
• Caramelised Hazelnut Eggs
• Hazelnut Ganache-filled Half Eggs
• Sneaky Ganache-filled Half Eggs
• Matcha Ganache-filled Half Eggs
• Variety Pack Ganache-filled Half Eggs

Mummy Meegz

The range:

• Chuckie Eggs
• Chickee Eggs
• Choccy Balls

Sweet William

The range:

• Hollow Mylk Choc Easter Bunny
• Hollow Bubblegum-flavoured Egg
• Easter Bunny Multipack
• Easter Choc Assortment
• Choc Caramel Easter Bunny

HAPPi Choc

The range: 

• Milk Chocolate Egg
• Salted Caramel Egg

Pana Organic

The range: 

• Hot Cross Bun
• Peanut Butter & Strawberry
• Dark Mint Crunch
• Golden Comb
• White Macadamia

Lindt

The range:

• Dark Chocolate Gold Bunny
• Vegan Milk Chocolate Block
• Vegan Hazelnut Block
• Vegan Salted Caramel Block

Ferrero Rocher

The range:

• Grand Dark Chocolate Ferrero Rocher

Gingerbread Folk

Who says gingerbread is just for Christmas?! If you’re looking for a gift for yourself or others, gingerbread bunnies can be a great way to break up the seasonal chocolate-to-chocolate ratio. Y’know… a palate cleanser of warmly spiced biscuits with dairy-free chocolate flavouring.

The range:

• Gingerbread Easter Bunny
• Chocolate Gingerbread Easter Bunny
• Mini Choc Gingerbread Bunny Gift Basket

Animals Australia

Choosing dairy-free chocolate is one of the kindest choices you can make for cows, but this Easter, you can extend that kindness even further with one of these beautifully curated gift packs from Animals Australia. (That’s right, a shameless plug for our own org, because we think it’s a gorgeous little pack!) Aside from being deliciously cruelty-free, all proceeds go directly towards our team’s vital work to create a kinder world for all animals. And isn’t that really the sweetest gift of all?

The range:

• Easter Gift Pack
• Plush Bunny (Symbolic Adoption)
• Plush Cow (Symbolic Adoption)
• Luxury Chocolates from House of Nestar

One final Easter tip

For those celebrating Greek Easter and wishing to keep things plant-based, I have good news! The Greek Orthodox tradition of dyeing and smashing hard-boiled eggs need not be abandoned; it just needs to be slightly amended with one small sub.

Simply pick up a bag of potatoes and boil them whole, leaving the skin on. Once they’re cool and you can pat them dry, get out your food dye and a paintbrush and get to work. The best thing about this version is that post-smashing, you can simply combine potato pieces, mash with some plant-based butter, and create your own rainbow creamy potato mash! It’s kind to chickens, cheaper than eggs, and a deliciously colourful addition to your Easter lunch spread.

But wait, there’s more!

As mentioned earlier, there are so many vegan offerings on shelves this year that even I – the self-proclaimed ‘Augustus Gloop of dairy-free chocolate’ – cannot try them all. This list is in no way exhaustive, so check out your local stores to see what’s available. A great starting point is Vegan Perfection, but be warned: viewing this page is likely to induce drooling, which can only be treated by snacking on such quality Easter treats. So, y’know… it’s kinda like a medical emergency. That’s all the justification you need to go forth and treat yo’self! (you’re very welcome 😉 )

Chocolate aside, vegan hot cross buns are on the shelves at major supermarkets, bakery chains, and independent grocers, so keep an eye out for those treats. 

To indulge yourself even further on this super sweet holiday, whip up some of these luxurious Three-ingredient Dark Chocolate Truffles and Vegan ‘Snickers’ Bars to add to your Easter spread. Our mouths are already watering!

Happy Easter, chickens! 

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