Gluten Free Chocolate and Sweets UK: 300+ Coeliac Safe Treats
Back to all blogs.Looking for gluten free chocolate and sweets in the UK? This guide contains hundreds of coeliac safe chocolates, sweets and confectionery products available in UK supermarkets from the big brands such as Cadbury, Nestle, Lindt and Haribo plus supermarket brands Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, M&S and Waitrose. Every product listed is free from gluten containing ingredients and does not carry a may contain gluten warning, making it easier to find safe treats for people with coeliac disease and those following a gluten free diet.
Last updated 1 week ago
Published 23rd January 2021
Frequently asked questions about gluten free chocolate
Remember things change, last updated 31st May 2026 by checking manufacturer info and packaging, but remember ingredients and factories can change at any time, always double check the package before you buy!
There are far more gluten free chocolates and sweets available in the UK than many people realise. From supermarket own-brand treats and classic Cadbury favourites to Haribo sweets and dedicated free from chocolate brands, there are plenty of coeliac safe options available once you know what to look for.
I'm a self-confessed chocoholic, so after years of living with coeliac disease I've become pretty good at knowing what chocolate and sweets are gluten free and which ones are best left on the shelf. If there's a new sweet treat in the supermarket, you can bet I've already checked the ingredients and allergen information!
I hope this blog helps you understand what everyday chocolate is out there and safe but also there's some info on alternatives to products that aren't safe. There will be some that I have missed no doubt but will add them on when I find them! If you are looking at chocolate around Christmas or Easter then there is a whole host of other chocolate to have a look at, you can find them in separate posts.
There are a lot of popular chocolates that aren't gluten free, here are ones I get asked about a lot!
Are Malteasers gluten free?
Nope, definitely not gluten free. There are a few alternatives around but none are the same. Schar Delishios are in most supermarkets or Creative Nature Gnawbles which personally I prefer
Are Cadbury Heroes gluten free?
ONLY the dinky decker is unsafe. Each are made in separate lines which means the others are safe to eat, this has been confirmed by Cadbury quite a few times over the years!
Are Smarties gluten free?
Sorry, Smarties are not gluten free. But some home brands and also M&M's are gluten free so there are alternatives out there.
Are Ferrero Rocher gluten free?
Unfortunately the popular Ferrero Rocher are not gluten free but take a look below for the bars and Schar do Tempties which are similar.
Are Kinder Bueno gluten free?
Oh how I wish Kinder Bueno were gluten free, sadly they aren't. Schar Meltos are similar though.
Are Kit Kats gluten free?
No, normal KitKats are not gluten free. However, the Bunnies and Santa's that come out each year are gluten free, they have wafer bits in made from rice flour. You can get chocolate free from wafers in Tesco down the free from aisle too which are similar to Kit Kat's.
Is Cadbury Dairy Milk gluten free?
Most Dairy Milk bars carry a may contain, however, if you can get your hand on the chunks like in Heroes, they are fine.
Is Cadbury Caramel gluten free?
All bars except Heroes chunks of caramel are a may contain for gluten due to the factory processes.
Are Mars Bars gluten free?
Mars Bars contain barley and don't fall below the safe UK limit for Coeliacs, so no Mars Bars aren't gluten free.
Are Celebrations gluten free?
Unlike Cadbury Heroes, none of the Celebrations chocolates are gluten free, even the ones that would usually be safe in big bars, this is due to production methods.
Are Terrys Chocolate Oranges gluten free?
Sorry, all Terry's Chocolate Oranges are may contain for gluten.
Is Hotel Chocolate chocolate gluten free?
In late 2019/2020 Hotel Chocolat divulged that none of there chocolate was gluten free, everything is a may contain and not safe for Coeliacs - this applies to both the shops shop and any Easter or Christmas chocolate that goes into supermarkets.
Is Thorntons chocolate gluten free?
At the end of 2020 Thorntons also changed their packaging and made virtually every product a may contain gluten, the same as Hotel Chocolat. They specify none of their chocolate is gluten free or safe for Coeliac.
Is Haribo gluten free?
In 2024 Haribo started selling some Starmix that had a may contain due to the factories used - you need to check the packets with this as the UK made packets are safe, the ones from Germany are not. In 2026, this still applies. It also affects so of the other StarMix ranges like Harry Potter and also some Tangfastics have been seen to have the may contain label. Make sure to check very closely as on the clear wrapper the statement is very easy to miss.
Despite those that aren't safe, there are still hundreds you CAN have as a Coeliac. There is a whole host of gluten free chocolate and sweet options available everyday which have no gluten containing ingredients or may contain warnings.
Very little of Asdas own brand chocolate is gluten free but a lot of their sweets are. Much of their chocolate carries may contain warnings, they do have a range of free from dairy chocolate which is also gluten free if you really need Asda own brand chocolate.
American Hard Gums
Blackcurrant & Liquorice Sweets
Bubblegum Bottles
Cherry Flavour Jellies
Chocolate Eclairs
Cola Flavour Bottles
Extra Special Ecuadorian Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt
Extra Special Orange Dark Chocolate
Dairy Fudge
Dolly Mixture
Free From Choc Bar
Free From Choc Buttons
Free From Choc Buttons Giant
Free From Choc Buttons Orange
Free From Choc Buttons White
Fruit Jellies
Fruit Pastilles
Giant Shrimps & Bananas Foam Sweets
Jelly Babies
Jelly Beans
Marshmallows
Milk Flavour Bottles
Mini Gems
Mini Mushrooms
Mint Humbugs
Mint Imperials
Mint Selection
Pick & Mix
Rhubarb & Custard
Sherbet Lemons
Sour Snakes
Super Sour Watermelons
From April 2022 the production site changed for Wine Gums and Jelly Babies and the company removed the may contain warning as there was no longer a risk of contamination.
There are safe options
Black Jacks
Cherry Drops
Dib Dabs
Everton Mints
Fizzy Fish
Flumps
Fruit Salads
Jelly Babies
Mint Favourites
Mint Imperials
Murray Mints
Pear Drops
Wham
Wine Gums
Cadbury use different sites to produce their products, so some products are safe whereas others may contain gluten, this is because the may contain ones are made on the same site that makes products that contain gluten. The ones listed carry no may contain warning, so they are made on another site. Bourneville used to be may contain up until 2023 when the factories changed in 2025 procedures changed for Freddos making those also gluten, and later, in early 2026 Cadbury Fruit and Nut also followed suit.
Bitsa Wispa
Bourneville
Bourneville Buttons
Bourneville Old Jamaican
Bourneville Orange
Buttons
Buttons Giant
Buttons Twisted
Buttons White
Caramel Egg
Caramel Egg Salted Caramel
Caramel Nibbles
Chomp
Creme Egg
Creme Egg White
Crunchie
Curly Squirlies
Curly Wurly
Darkmilk
Eclairs
Flake
Freddo (as of June 2025, plain Freddo's, not caramel, now have no may contain)
Fruit and Nut (as of April 2026, Cadbury have changed procedures on Fruit and Nut bars and becoming gf, any without the may contain are safe, but some with may contains floating around for a while.)
Fudge
Fudge Minis
Heroes - excluding the dinky decker, all other chocolates are safe and this has been confirmed by Cadbury on multiple occasions, only the dinky decker contain barley and are made on a separate line
Milk Tray
Mini Eggs - but NOT the bar which is a may contain
Roses
Twirl
Twirl Bites,
Twirl Orange
Twirl White
Turkish Delight
Wispa
Wispa Gold
According the Chewits FAQ all their products with the exception of Wands and Laces are gluten free.
Chewit Stickpacks (all varieties)
Chewmix
Juicy Bites
XTreme Chewits (all varieties)
Most Daim flavours are gluten free and they also do a fantastic frozen Daim cake which is gluten free if you can get hold of it. Cadbury with Daim however has a may contain warning.
Daim Bar
Daim Lemon
Daim Mint
Daim Strawberry
All varieties are gluten free.
Please remember the regular Ferrero Rocher and Raffaelleo ball type chocolates are not gluten free but the bars are for both Raffaelleo and Ferrero Rocher. Some Ferrero products have also been gluten free at Easter but only certain ones
Dark chocolate bar
Milk chocolate bar
Raffaelleo bar
White chocolate bar
A few Galaxy products are gluten free, many hold a may contain warning but there are a few products that are safe. Like with Cadbury there are multiple factories so it depends which factory the product is made in. Galaxy Vegan range is also gluten free.
Galaxy Minstrels
Galaxy Ripple
Galaxy Smooth Milk
Galaxy Vegan
Galaxy Vegan Crumbled Cookie
Galaxy Vegan Praline
Galaxy Vegan Salted Caramel
Green and Blacks specify any products which don't carry a may contain are made in an entirely gluten free factory
Dark 70%
Dark 85%
Dark Chocolate Ginger
Dark Chocolate Hazelnut and Currant
Dark Chocolate Maya Gold
Dark Chocolate Mint
Milk Chocolate
Milk Chocolate Almond
Milk Chocolate Butterscotch
Milk Chocolate Sea Salt
White Chocolate
The majority of Haribo sweets do not contain gluten or carry a may contain warning. The main ones that aren't safe Bella Stix and Pontefract Cakes. Be aware of that there are some packets from a different Haribo factory which do have may contains.
Chamallows
Fruitilicious
Giant Strawbs
Gold Bears
Funny Mix
Heart Throbs
Jelly Babies
Jelly Beans
Mega Roulette
Milkshakes
Soda Twists
Sour Sparks
Star Mix (CHECK THE PACK! As of Feb 2024 UK have bags from two different factories, one is safe the other carries a may contain, this still applies in 2026)
Strawberry Softies
Super Mix
Tangfastics
Twin Snakes
Wine Gums
Zingfest
If you are partial to a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup you may be glad to hear that a lot of Hershey's and Reese's are gluten free, but we sure to check the peanut butter cups, the mini ones have been know to have may contains, but not always!
Hersheys Kisses
Hersheys Milk Chocolate Bar
Reeses Eggs
Reeses Nutrageous
Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
Reeses Peanut Butter Cups White
Reeses Pieces
Caramel Ruffles
Peppermint Ruffles
Raspberry Ruffles
Many Kinder products are safe, the obvious ones that aren't gluten free are the Bueno bars and Happy Hippos as they both contain wafers.
Chocolate Bars
Mini Eggs
Schoko-Bons
Surprise Eggs
Lindt have several products that are safe for Coeliacs, these don't contain or carry may contain warning for gluten and and Lindt state in their FAQ's that these products are free from gluten. Lindt have also confirmed that where barley malt extract is the only gluten containing ingredient in their Lindor, these are safe for Coeliacs as they fall below 20ppm which makes them gluten free by EU standard - more info on Lindts website.
Excellence 70% Dark Chocolate
Excellence 85% Dark Chocolate
Excellence 90% Dark Chocolate
Excellence 95% Dark Chocolate
Excellence Touch of Vanilla
Lindor which fall below 20ppm are as follows -
Lindor Assorted
Lindor Coconut
Lindor Dark Chocolate
Lindor Double Chocolate
Lindor Hazelnut
Lindor Milk
Lindor Milk and Hazelnut
Lindor Mint
Lindor Orange
Lindor Pistachio
Lindor Salted Caramel
Lindor Strawberries and Cream
Lindor White
Unlike Smarties, M&M's are an alternative that are gluten free, even the M&M's Cookie Dough chocolate which came out in 2026 is gluten free, the only ones that aren't are the crispy shell ones and the bars are all a may contain
M&M's Chocolate
M&M's Chocolate Brownie
M&M's Cookie Dough
M&M's Peanut
M&M's Salted Caramel
Probably the largest range of gluten free sweet treats can be found in Marks and Spencers. M&S are usually amazing with their labelling so always a good choice. Yes, Percy Pigs are gluten free, and Colin the Caterpillar chocolate and sweets are too. In 2026, Marks and Spencer also brought out a Free From Colin the Caterpillar cake!
Belgian Chocolate Marzipan Balls
Belgian Milk Chocolate Brazil Nuts
Belgian Milk Chocolate Peanuts
Blond Chocolate Coated Caramelised Pecans
Caramel Filled Chocolate Buttons
Choc Marks Candy Beans, Orange Jellies and Popping Candy Bar
Choc Marks Milk Chocolate
Chocolate Coated Peanut Butter & Caramel Chunkies
Chocolate Speckled Eggs
Colin The Caterpillar Cherry Gums
Colin The Caterpillar Cola Gums
Colin The Caterpillar Fruit Gums
Colin the Caterpillar Greatest Bits
Colin The Caterpillar Fruit Sours
Colin the Caterpillar Large Fruit Gums
Colin The Caterpillar Mini Munchers
Colin the Caterpillar Party Time
Colin The Caterpillar Softies
Colin The Caterpillar Sour Stomps
Creamy Coconut Bar
Dark Chocolate Coated Mango
Dark Chocolate Coated Sour Cherries
Dark Chocolate Cocoa Dusted Almonds
Fruit Jellies
Fruit Pastilles
Giant Chocolate Sovereign Coin
Gigantic Mint Chocolate Buttons
Gigantic Orange Buttons
Made Without Dairy Giant Choc Buttons
Made Without Dairy Rocky Road Pieces
Milk Chocolate Baby Buttons
Milk Chocolate Coated Pistachios
Milk Chocolate Gigantic Buttons
Milk Chocolate Honeycomb
Milk Chocolate Mini Whips
Mini Gems
Mint Assortments
Peanut Butter Bar
Percy Pig Fruit Gums
Percy Pig & Pals Fruit Gums
Percy Pig Party Time Fruit Gums
Percy Pig Phizzy Pigtails
Percy Pig Fruity Chews
Percy Pig Fruit Gums
Percy Pig Large Fruit Gums
Percy Pig Naughty & Nice Piglets
Percy Pig Original Veggie Fruit Gums
Percy Pig Piglet Fruit Gums
Percy Pig Reversy Percy
Percy Pig Squidgy Snouts
Percy Pig Sugar Reduced
Percy Pig You Give Me Butterflies Fruit Gums
Praline Chocolate Bar
Reduced Sugar Milk Chocolate
Salted Caramel Chocolate Bar
Salted Caramel Filled Spencer Bear
Single Origin 46% Dominican Republic Milk Chocolate
Swiss Chocolate Bar Milk
Swiss Chocolate Bar White
Swiss Chocolate Mountain Fruit & Nut
Swiss Chocolate Mountain Milk
Swiss Dark Chocolate Bar
Swiss Dark Mountain
Swiss Extra Fine Milk Chocolate with Fruit & Nut
Swiss Extra Fine Milk Chocolate with Ground Hazelnuts
Swiss Extra Fine Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts
The Big Daddy Chocolate Bar
Turkish Delight Bar
Vanilla Fudge Bar
Whip Off The Old Block Chocolate Bar
Along with Galaxy, Mars make some products which are also safe for Coeliacs however some aren't, Mars Bars for example is not gluten free but Snickers are gluten free. I am sure we would all love Malteasers to be gluten free too but they contain both barley and wheat.
Bounty
Bounty Dark
Bounty Trio
Milky Way Magic Stars
Skittles
Snickers
Mentos state all their candies and gum don't contain gluten with the exception of spearmint gum and Mentos Choco.
3 Fruit Chewing Gum
Gum (except spearmint)
Chewy Dragess (all varieties)
Choco and Caramel
Choco and Caramel Filled
Mint Chews
Mint Crumbles
Nowmints
All Moo Free products are gluten free as well as dairy free. Moofreesas are a great gluten free alternative to Malteasers.
Choccy Chums Bars
Cookie Crunch Bars
Milk Chocolate Buttons
Moofreesas
Moofreesas Bar
Morrisons have a limited range of their own brand, all their chocolate is a may contain, but they do have some gluten free choices in sweets.
American Hard Gums
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cremes
Fizzy Cola Bottles
Fruit Pastilles
Fruit Sherbets
Giant Shrimps and Bananas
Gummy Mix
Jelly Beans
Marshmallows
Milk Chocolate Caramels
Mint Humbugs
Mint Imperials
Strawberry Bon Bons
Teeth and Lips
Wine Gums
Nestle have a gluten avoidance list online, it can be a little confusing but it is useful, it is a few years out of date though so I have double checked all these.
Aero Mint
Aero Mint Bubbles
Aero Milk
Aero Minis
Aero White
After Eights
After Eight Dark Chocolate Mints
Animal Bars
Black Magic
Butterfinger Coconut
Butterfinger Coconut Cups
Butterfinger Peanut Butter
Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups
Crunch Bar (milk, white and dark)
Milkybar Buttons (large bags, some of the small carry may contains)
Milkybar Giant Buttons Milkshake
Milkybar Milk and Crunchy
Munchies Caramel and Biscuit Share Bar
Polos Original and Spearmint
Polo Sugar Free Mints
Polo Fruits
Polo Clear
Quality Streets
Quality Street Orange Bar
Quality Street Strawberry Bar
Quality Street Matchmakers (all varieties)
Rowntrees Fruit Gums
Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles
Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles Berries and Cream
Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles Strawberry and Blackcurrant
Rowntrees Randoms (all kinds)
Rowntrees Pick and Mix
Rowntrees Tooty Frooties
Rowntrees Jelly Tots
Toffee Crisp Sharing Block
Walnut Whip
Whip (all varieties)
All Nomo products are gluten free and dairy free.
Birthday Cake Chocolate Bar
Caramel Chocolate Bar
Caramel and Sea Salt Chocolate Buttons
Caramel and Sea Salt Chocolate Bar
Caramel Filled Chocolate Bar
Caramelised Biscuit Chocolate Bar
Chocolate Lollies
Cookie Dough Chocolate Bar
Creamy Chocolate Bar
Crispy Mo
Fruit & Crunch Chocolate Bar
Fudge Filled Chocolate Bar
Salted Popcorn Bar
Sainsburys have a pretty good variety of gluten free chocolate and sweets but be careful with the blocks of chocolate only the dearer Taste the Difference chocolate don't carry a may contain warning.
All Butter Fudge
Baby Sharks
Butter Mintoes
Clear Fruits
Dolly Mixtures
Fizzy Gummy Mix
Flying Saucers
Foam Bananas
Foam Shrimp
Gummy Mix
Ice Cream Cones
Jelly Babies
Jelly Beans
Fruit Jellies
Fruit Pastilles
Lemon Sherbet
Marshmallows
Midget Gems
Milk Bottles
Milk Chocolate Eclairs
Mint Assortment
Mint Humbugs
Mint Imperials
Peppermint Cremes
Rhubarb and Custards
Salted Caramel Fudge
Taste The Difference Ecuadorian 34% Milk Chocolate
Taste The Difference Madagascan 80% Dark Chocolate
Taste The Difference Peruvian 55% Dark Milk Chocolate
Taste The Difference Ugandan 90% Dark Chocolate
Taste The Difference Venezuelan 70% Dark Chocolate
Teeth and Lips
Toffees
Wine Gums
List compiled from Swizzels website which states which products are gluten free. Rainbow drops are NOT gluten free, there was always some controversy with them.
Banana Skids
Barley Sugars (contrary to popular belief they are not made from barley, they used to be many moons ago but these days they are just sugar and flavour)
Butterscotch
Candy Whistle
Crystal Fruits
Crystal Mints
Double Dip
Double Lollies
Drumsticks
Drumstick Squashies
Drumstick Squashies Sour
Fizzers
Fruity Pops
Fun Gums Apple Slices
Fun Gums Cola Bottles
Fun Gums Fizzy Cola Bottles
Fun Gums Fried Eggs
Fun Gums Juicy Lips
Fun Gums Milk Bottles
Fun Gums Mushrooms
Fun Gums Pig Mugs
Fun Gums Strawberry Tarts
Fun Gums Teeth and Tooth Brush
Love Hearts
Parma Violets
Refresher Chews
Refresher Squashies
Stinger Chew Bar
Wine Gummies
Wine Gummies Fizzy
Taverners have a nice variety of different sweets which are gluten free.
American Hard Gums
Assorted Toffee
Blackcurrant and Liquorice Sweets
Caramints
Chocolate Limes
Coconut Mushrooms
Coffee Drops
Fruit Drops
Fruit Pastilles
Jelly Babies
Lemon and Strawberry Sherbets
Liquorice Drops
Mint Humbugs
Red and Black Gums
Sour Lemons
Strawberry Bonbons
Wine Gums
York Fruits
Unfortunately none of the Terrys Chocolate Oranges are gluten free but they do make a couple other products.
All Gold
Tesco have a fair few gluten free options when it comes to their home brands unlike some of the others.
All Butter Fudge
Butter Mintoes
Bubblegum Bottles
Chocolate Eclairs
Chocolate Limes
Cough Candy
Dairy Fudge
Dolly Mixtures
Dark Chocolate 74%
Dark Chocolate Intense
Dark Chocolate Mint Thins
Fizzy Cola Bottles
Fizzy Watermelon Slices
Fruit Drops
Fruit Jellies
Fruit Pastilles
Gummy Mix
Ice Cream Cones
Jelly Babies
Jelly Beans
Jelly Cherries
Lemon Sherbets
Marshmallows
Midget Gems
Milk Bottles
Mint Assortment
Mint Humbugs
Mint Imperials
Pear Drops
Plain Chocolate with Mint
Plain Chocolate with Orange
Raspberry Bon Bons
Raspberry Mushrooms
Rich Coffee Chocolate
Rhubarb and Custards
Salted Caramel Fudge
Shrimps and Bananas
Strawberry Bon Bons
Teeth and Lips
Toffee
Turkish Delight Bar
Wine Gums
All varieties are gluten free
Toblerone
Toblerone Almond
Toblerone Orange
Toblerone White
A lot of Waitrose sweets, despite technically being gluten free, contain "Wheat glucose syrup". This is safe for Coeliacs but I have marked the products with a * that have it in case you avoid wheat due to allergies rather than Coeliac.
Assorted Toffee*
Belgian Milk Chocolate
Butter Mintoes*
Chocolate Eclairs*
Clotted Cream Fudge
Dairy Toffee*
Dark Chocolate 45%
Dark Chocolate 72%
Dark Chocolate Gingers
Dark Chocolate with Ginger and Turmeric
Dark Chocolate with Hazelnuts
Dark Chocolate with Orange and Almond
Dark Chocolate with Peppermint Filling
Dark Chocolate with Raisins and Almonds
Dark Chocolate with Salted Caramel
Dark Chocolate with Spiced Orange
Dominican Republic Dark Chocolate 65%
Dominican Republic Milk Chocolate 49%
Duchy Dark Chocolate 70%
Equador Dark Chocolate 90%
Fizzy Watermelon Slices
Fruit Jellies*
Fruit Pastilles*
Fruit Sherbets*
Jelly Babies*
Jelly Cherries
Madagascan Dark Chocolate 75%
Milk Chocolate with Hazelnut, Cashew and Pistachio
Milk Chocolate with Hazelnut Praline
Mint Assortment*
Mint Creams
Mint Crumbles
Mint Humbugs*
Mint Imperials*
Mint Thins
Peru Dark Chocolate 80%
Sour Pastilles*
White Chocolate
Wine Gums*
All Gums
All Starburst
And that's the end of our list! Hopefully you've found out some things you can eat and love!
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