Although chocolate recipes are typically laden with butter and cream, there are a ton of delicious recipes on our site that don’t use any animal products at all. From super smooth sorbets to light and airy mousses, there are plenty of delicious and dairy-free dishes to choose from. We even have some savoury vegan chocolate dishes, such as this mushroom pie from Willie Harcourt-Cooze.

It’s also getting easier to enjoy chocolate while avoiding animal products. While lots of dark chocolate has always been dairy free (and cocoa powder and cacao nibs have always been vegan) there are now an increasing number varieties of vegan milk chocolate on the market - and even vegan KitKats. Vegan white chocolate is still hard to come by in supermarkets but it is available online.