Gluten Free Christmas Chocolates and Treats 2025

Get ready to indulge in the festive spirit with a delightful collection of gluten-free Christmas chocolates and treats that are as delicious as they are merry! Includes all kinds of gluten free chocolates, lollies and sweets, baked goods and advent calendars!

Well hello. It seems like we were only just talking about Easter treats, and now here we are… tumbling into Christmas 2025!

Food is a huge part of the festive season, and when you have Coeliac disease, gluten sensitivity, allergies or other dietary requirements, it can also cause a lot of extra worry about what you can and can’t eat.

I’ve put together this list of gluten free Christmas chocolates and treats that will satisfy any craving for a little bit of festive sweetness, to help you navigate the holiday season a little more easily.

You can send it to your friends and family if they’re not quite sure what to get you, or bookmark it for your own shopping trips.

The list is broken down into gluten free Christmas chocolates, lollies and sweets, baked goods and advent calendars. And I’ve included the common places where you can buy them in New Zealand.

Be sure to let me know in the comments if I’ve missed your Christmas favourites!

Gluten Free Christmas Treat Guide

There are two kinds of gluten free Christmas treats in this list – the first are those that are labelled gluten free, which means they meet the gluten free labelling regulations in New Zealand and Australia.

The second are those that are gluten free by ingredient, meaning they are not made with any gluten-containing ingredients, but have not been tested for gluten and may be made on equipment that also handles gluten.

Gluten Free Christmas Chocolate

Rainbow Confectionery

The Christmas Santas (pack of 10) are strawberry marshmallow coated with milk chocolate, and the Christmas Treats (pack of 15) contains various shapes (Santas, trees and what I think is a snowman?) in three flavours – vanilla, strawberry and honeycomb. All individually wrapped, so handy for stockings. Available from supermarkets and The Warehouse.

✅✅ Gluten free
💟 NZ made
‼️ Contains milk and soy

NOMO

NOMO means “no more missing out” and these are another great option for those with multiple foods to avoid. The Mini Bars include four flavours – chocolate, caramel, mint, orange and the little reindeer have a cookie dough flavoured centre. They also have an advent calendar that you can see below. Available from supermarkets and The Warehouse, and I found the reindeer at Chemist Warehouse, as well.

✅✅ Gluten free
💟 Dairy free
💟 Egg free
💟 Nut free
‼️ Does not contain soy ingredients, but according to their website is processed on equipment that also handles soy.

Moo Free

This is one of the few brands with products that are also soy-free. While a little pricier, these are a great option for people with multiple allergies or dietary requirements. The Selection Box contains four items – a Bunnycomb bar, a Santa bar, a Jingle Chums bar and a packet of Choccy buttons. The Caramel Crimbo Prezzies are little caramel-filled choccy treats. They also have other Christmas-themed items, including an Advent calendar, which you can see below. I bought these from Simply Organics, but they’re also available from other places online.

✅✅ Gluten free
💟 Dairy free
💟 Soy free
💟 Suitable for vegetarians and vegans

Sweet William

A great option for those with multiple food allergies, as they’re made in a dedicated GF/DF/NF facility. The mylk chocolate Santas have 12 individually packaged chocolate Santas in the pack, the chocolate assortment has three flavours – raspberry sherbet, dark choc and caramel, and the caramel-flavoured block is made in a cute mould with Santa, a reindeer and a Christmas tree. Available from organics/health food shops and online from places like The Vegan Shop.

✅✅ Gluten free
💟 Dairy free
💟 Nut free
💟 Vegan
‼️ May contain soy

Queen Anne

I’m a big fan of Queen Anne products, and these are no exception. The Marshmallow Bells are a very festive-looking treat, and the salted caramels are available year-round but are a very nice Christmas present. Both of these come in milk or dark chocolate varieties, and they have quite a range of other chocolates, all of which are gluten free 🎉 Available from supermarkets and online.

✅✅ Gluten free
‼️ Contains milk and soy
‼️ May contain sulphites, egg and walnuts

Bennetts

A lovely gift for gluten free adults, these Bennetts chocolates are both packaged in really nice-quality boxes. The Jolly Bon Bons are filled with a Congac filling, and the peppermint sticks are made with dark chocolate. I bought these from Gourmet Trader in Tauranga, but they should be available from other nice food stores, and they can also be purchased online from Bennetts (they have some other lovely Christmas products, too).

✅✅ Gluten Free
‼️ Both contain soy
‼️ BonBons contain alcohol, almond and milk
‼️ Both made in a facility that handles peanuts, tree nuts, milk and egg

KitKat

While most KitKat products are not gluten free because they contain wafer pieces, these Santas contain rice crisps instead. The bag of mini Santas has a European crossed grain logo on it; however, that isn’t automatically valid in NZ as our standards are different. However, these can both be considered gluten free by ingredient.

Because the individual Easter bunny versions of these were not gluten free this year, and because these products seem to have different versions manufactured in different countries, I recommend double-checking the packets before buying just to make sure.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk
‼️ May contain tree nuts

Nestlé

A Christmas classic since even before the old TV ad with the little girl wrapping scorched almonds as Christmas presents (“To Mummy aaaand Daddy”). Available from most supermarkets, The Warehouse, dairies… pretty much everywhere that sells chocolate.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk, soy, almonds, hazelnuts and macadamias
‼️ May contain peanuts other tree nuts, gluten

Waikato Valley

NZ-made scorched almonds, these are also available in dark and white chocolate, caramel, and fruit and nut versions. Available from The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk, soy and almonds
‼️ May contain gluten, peanuts or other tree nuts

Kinder

These cute little characters are made with that delicious Kinder chocolate, which is gluten free by ingredient. There are also some multipacks of smaller figures, too. Note: these ones are not Kinder Surprises, so they don’t contain a toy inside; however, there are also some Christmas Kinder Surprises available. Available from supermarkets and The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk and soy

Cadbury

These Cadbury products are all gluten free by ingredient, but not all Cadbury products are, so just have a read of the ingredients to check. Some of the Cadbury Roses and Cadbury Favourites flavours contain gluten, so I recommend avoiding both of those if you’re looking for a gift for someone gluten-free.

✅ Many products are gluten free by ingredient
‼️ All contain milk and soy, and some contain nuts
‼️ There are different “may contain” statements for each product. These include gluten, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts.

Cadbury Milk Tray

If you’re looking for some cheap and cheerful boxed chocolates, Cadbury Milk Tray is gluten free by ingredient and contains ten different flavoured milk chocolates. Available in most supermarkets and at The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk, hazelnuts, soy
‼️ May contain other tree nuts

Toblerone

I love Toblerone any time of year, but I couldn’t walk past these cute Toblerone Pralines. Most of the classic Toblerone bars are also gf by ingredient. Available from supermarkets and The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk, almonds, soy and egg
‼️ May contain wheat, gluten, other tree nuts

Donovan’s

Something for the dark chocolate fans – dark choc covered ginger pieces (my Dad loves these) and dark chocolate after dinner mints. These are available from most supermarkets.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient (their packaging states: “No gluten-containing ingredients are used in this recipe. We take great care during processing, but our factory also processes gluten products”).
‼️Contains milk
‼️ May contain gluten, peanut, sesame, soy, sulphites, tree nuts, wheat

Baileys

I have bought the Bailey’s chocolate truffles and chocolate covered caramels several times for my Mum, knowing that she’ll share them with me 😂 The tube only seems to be available from Mighty Ape this year, but the caramels are available from supermarkets and The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk and soy
‼️ May contain traces of peanuts or other nuts
‼️ Contains alcohol

Terry’s Chocolate Orange

Made with real orange oil, these are a classic for fans of the choc-orange flavour combo. It comes in both milk and dark chocolate. There is also a Terry’s mint chocolate ball that my mother and I are obsessed with; it’s so good. Available from supermarkets and The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
💟 Suitable for vegetarians
‼️ Contains milk and soy
‼️ May contain gluten, wheat and tree nuts

Whittaker’s

While unfortunately this year’s Whittaker’s Christmas brandy snap block contains gluten, their Chocolate Pods that are available year-round are gluten free by ingredient. They now come with four different flavours in a pack, and there is a box of 16 or a package of 10. Available from supermarkets and pretty much anywhere that sells Whittaker’s chocolate.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk, soy and hazelnut
‼️ May contain gluten, peanut, other tree nuts

Reese’s

These are regular Reese’s miniature cups repackaged for Christmas, but the packaging is cute so I give it a pass. I’m pretty sure I also saw these in a white chocolate version in the supermarket, but I can’t find them online so don’t quote me on it. Available from Woolworths, and probably other supermarkets too.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk, peanuts and soy

Hershey’s Kisses

Hershey’s Kisses are an old favourite, and these are regular Kisses in Christmas coloured wrappers. You can take them out of the bag and put them in a cute jar or cellophane bag with a nice ribbon for an easy yet cute present. Available from New World.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk and soy

Potter Brothers

These Potter Brothers milk chocolate marshmallow Christmas stockings come in three flavours. These would make a great (and very punny) stocking stuffer. Available from supermarkets.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk and soy
‼️ May contain traces of peanuts, wheat, gluten and tree nuts.

Lindt

I tossed up whether to include these, because Coeliacs need to note that the majority of Lindt chocolates are not gluten free because they contain barley malt flavouring. However, some of their white chocolate flavours are gluten free by ingredient, including these strawberries and cream truffles and (surprisingly enough) cheesecake truffles. Always double-check the packet, as some of the assortment flavours do contain barley. Available from supermarkets and The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ May contain peanuts and tree nuts

Gluten Free Christmas Lollies and Sweets

Ma Baker Christmas Tree Mallows

Little pink, white and green tree-shaped marshmallows. I really love Ma Baker marshmallows, they’re lovely and soft with a light flavour. These would be cute pressed into the top of some homemade rocky road to give as gifts. Available from supermarkets.

✅✅ Gluten free
‼️ May contain traces of milk, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts and soy

Rainbow Confectionery

These Rainbow Christmas gummies have an assortment of different festive shapes. They’d be cute in a jar with a ribbon as a gift. Available from The Warehouse.

✅✅ Gluten free
‼️ May contain milk, soy

Pams

These Pams Festive Mallows are soft pink, green and white marshmallows in an assortment of star, tree and bell shapes. Available from New World and PAK’nSAVE.

✅✅ Gluten free

Dr Bugs

Ok it’s not a lolly, but it is delicious so I’m adding it anyway. This Candy Cane popcorn from Dr Bugs would make a festively red addition to a grazing platter. They also have a gingerbread flavour. These flavours are currently only available in their Christmas box, but if you’re looking for some festive snacks, this is a great option, and they are all gluten free. Available on the Dr Bugs website.

✅✅ Gluten free
‼️ Contains milk and soy

Woolworths Candy Canes

Candy canes in classic peppermint flavour, and strawberry and peach flavours. Available from Woolworths and Fresh Choice Supermarkets.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient

OkiDoki Candy Canes

Green and red fruit-flavoured candy canes. Available from most supermarkets.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ May contain traces of milk and egg

Chupa Chups Candy Cane Flavour

Another cute stocking stuffer, there are 25 lollipops per bag. I bought these from our local Fresh Choice, but they’re also available from The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ May contain traces of milk

Pams

These Pams candy canes are another great stocking stuffer or tree decoration. They come in two flavours (well, technically three) – peppermint and strawberry + tutti fruitti. Available from New World and PAK’nSAVE.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ May contain soy

Elf on the Shelf and Rudolph Pop-Ups

These strawberry pop-up lollipops would make a super cute little stocking stuffer. Available from The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Not suitable for children under 3 years old (small parts)

Nice

These Nice mini candy canes are individually wrapped and have a handy hanging loop, so they’d be great tree decorations, or you could attach them to gifts. Comes in a pack of 23. Available at the Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Produced in a facility that handles soy

Herb and Spice Mill

Really cute old-fashioned looking candy mints. I bought these at The White Rabbit Store in Tauranga, but they should be available from foodie stores that sell other Herb and Spice Mill brand products, as well as various places online.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Packed on machinery that packs nuts

Warheads

If you’re not into mint, these Warheads sour strawberry candy canes may be more your speed. Available from the Warehouse and Kmart.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient

Gluten Free Baked Goods

JonJon Fruit Mince Bites

Cute little bite-sized pies. You can serve these as is, or warm them up and serve them with a dusting of icing sugar and/or whipped cream. If you’re not a fruit mince fan, JonJon also make apricot bites and berry bites. Available from supermarkets.

✅✅ Gluten free
‼️ Contains milk and soy

Pams Fruit Mince Tarts

Lovely little fruit mince tarts. Very traditional taste, as with most fruit mince pies, I feel like they could have had a little more fruit mince in them, but overall, they’re very nice. Available from New World and PAK’nSAVE.

I’m 99.9% sure that these are the same as the JonJon fruit mince bites. The ingredients and nutrition panel are virtually identical. So if you have a choice between the two, I’d go with whichever is at the cheapest price.

✅✅ Gluten free
✅ Does not contain egg (but not labelled egg-free)
‼️ Contains sulphites, soy and milk

Free From Gluten Fruit Mince Pies

Note: At the time of updating, I haven’t seen these in stores yet, but I’m leaving them here since they have the rest of this range in store, and I assume these are coming. If I don’t see them in a few weeks, I’ll remove them from the list.

These mince pies tick a few boxes because they’re also dairy-free and vegan. They’re not quite my cup of tea because I don’t like mixed peel, but my parents enjoyed them. Available from Woolworths and possibly Fresh Choice.

✅✅ Gluten free
💟 Dairy free
💟 Vegan
‼️ Contains almonds
‼️ May contain egg, brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts.

Lincoln Bakery

9 little fruit mince pies from Lincoln Bakery. We haven’t tried these yet, but I’ll report back when we do. Available from some Woolworths supermarkets, I found these in the bakery section, amongst a bunch of non gluten free ones.

✅✅ Gluten Free
‼️ Contains soy and egg

Other Fruit Mince Tarts

At the time of updating this post, I haven’t seen any other fruit mince pies/tarts available, but I will update when I do. I’m keeping an eye out for the Bakeworks Home St fruit mince tarts.

Don’t forget, if you can’t find any in the shops or just want to make your own, I have an easy and delicious gluten free fruit mince pie recipe on my other website.

Walker’s Shortbread

Walkers are pretty famous for their classic shortbread, and their gluten free shortbreads are very nice, too. So far this year, I have only seen the plain version and not the chocolate chip or lemon and ginger versions that were available last year, but I will keep an eye out and update this if I see them. Available from Woolworths.

✅✅ Gluten free (Coeliac UK crossed grain logo)
💟 Vegetarian
‼️ Contains milk and soy
‼️ May contain nuts

JonJon Gluten Free Brandy Snaps

Now, I am a big fan of making homemade gluten free brandy snaps, because I love how much lighter and crunchier they are, but if you’re in a hurry or just don’t want to faff about making them yourself, then these JonJon ones are great. There are 8 in a pack. Available from supermarkets.

✅✅ Gluten free
‼️ Contains soy

Free From Gluten Cookies

If you’re not in the mood to bake your own gluten free gingerbread cookies, then these ones are perfect to eat as-is, or you could decorate them yourself. This year, they also have lemon shortbread trees. They’re very delicate (you can see a cracked one in the picture 😬), so if you’re gifting them, you might want to make sure you check the ones you’re buying aren’t cracked already, and be careful with them in the trolley. 4 biscuits in each packet. Available from Woolworths and Fresh Choice.

✅✅ Gluten free
💟 Suitable for vegetarians
‼️ Gingerbread men contain egg, milk and soy
‼️ Lemon shortbread contains milk and soy, and may contain egg.

Free From Gluten Puddings

These are a good option if only one person needs a gluten free Christmas pudding. Fruit pudding for those who like a traditional pudding, and a chocolate sponge for those who aren’t a fan of the fruit ones. These can be steamed or microwaved. If you don’t like fruit pudding, they also have a chocolate sponge version. Available from Woolworths.

✅✅ Gluten free
‼️ Fruit pudding contains egg, almonds and sulphites
‼️ Chocolate pudding contains egg, milk, soy and sulphites
‼️ Fruit pudding may contain milk, peanuts, brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts, sesame, soy.
‼️ Chocolate pudding may contain almonds and pecans

Pams (New World & PAK’nSAVE) and JonJon (various supermarkets) also have gluten free Christmas puddings in a larger size.

Aunt Betty’s Gluten Free Plum Pudding

Two individual servings of plum pudding with French brandy. Another great option to take for Christmas lunch if everyone else can eat gluten. Can be microwaved or steamed. Available from most supermarkets.

✅✅ Gluten free
💟 Suitable
‼️ Contains milk and egg
‼️ May contain almonds, pecans.
‼️ The packaging is very similar to the non-gluten-free version, so be careful when shopping.

Dolce Segreto Gluten Free Panettone

Made in Italy, this little single-serve panettone is naturally leavened and filled with sultanas. This contains deglutinated wheat starch, which is processed to remove gluten. This means it’s safe for Coeliacs, but not safe for anyone with a wheat allergy. Available from Woolworths.

✅✅ Gluten free
‼️ Contains egg, milk and wheat
‼️ May contain almond, hazelnut, walnut, pistachio, soy

Free From Gluten Fruit Cake

A traditional-style fruit cake with brandy-soaked fruit. The same brand also has an iced fruit cake. Available from Woolworths and possibly Fresh Choice.

✅✅ Gluten Free
💟 Vegetarian
‼️ Contains egg, almonds and sulphites
‼️ May contain milk, peanuts, sesame, soy

Gluten Free Advent Calendars

A few of the gluten free advent calendars that are available in New Zealand.

The Moo Free, NOMO and Ma Baker are the only labelled gluten free advent calendars I’ve found this year, but there are a lot of gluten free by ingredient ones around.

Also, keep in mind that there are lots of non-food advent calendars around, and you can also buy reusable calendars that you can fill yourself, with gluten free treats of your choice, or little non-food gifts.

Moo Free

The Moo Free advent calendar has twenty-four 3g “milk” chocolate pieces. Also comes in a white choccy version. Available from organic/health food shops and online.

✅✅ Gluten free
💟 Dairy free
💟 Soy free
💟 Suitable for vegetarians and vegans

NOMO

The NOMO advent calendar has twenty-four 3.3g “creamy choc drops” (dairy-free milk chocolate alternative). Available from supermarkets and The Warehouse.

✅✅ Gluten free
💟 Dairy free
💟 Egg free
💟 Nut free
💟 Vegan
‼️ Does not contain soy ingredients, but according to their website is processed on equipment that also handles soy.

Ma Baker

This Ma Baker advent calendar has 24 5g marshmallows. There are strawberry and grape mallows, chocolate flavoured mallows and twist mallows. On the back, there are some bauble shapes that can be cut out and coloured in to hang on your tree.

✅✅ Gluten free
💟 Halal
‼️ Chocolate mallows contain milk and soy, and may contain traces of tree nuts, peanuts and sesame
‼️ Strawberry & grape and twist mallows may contain traces of milk, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame, and soy.

Chupa Chups

Edit: The design of this calendar is different this year, but the contents appear to be the same.

The Chupa Chups advent calendar contains an assortment of mini Chupa Chups lollipops and mini Mentos strawberry and rainbow flavours (by my guess, it’s 12 lollipops and 12 Mentos per calendar). Available from supermarkets and The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Some Chups Chups lollipop flavours contain milk

Kinder

The Kinder advent calendar contains 9 Kinder love minis (“milk chocolate figure with a milky filling”), 6 Kinder hazelnut mini eggs (“milk chocolate mini eggs with a crushed hazelnut milky filling”), 5 Kinder mini chocolates (“milk chocolate bar with a milky filling”) and 4 Kinder mini friends (“milk chocolate with milky filling and cocoa biscuit crumbs”). The biscuit crumb filling is made with corn starch. Available from New World, PAK’nSAVE and The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk and soy
‼️ Some pieces contain hazelnut

Trolli

The Trolli fruity gummi advent calendar contains twenty-four flavoured jelly shapes. Edit: I’ve seen some folks say that they’ve had this one before and it wasn’t the best, because the lollies are all the same and quite small, so I thought I’d mention that here, so you know. Available from The Warehouse and Kmart.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient

Cadbury

The Cadbury advent calendar contains twenty-four 3.7g pieces of milk chocolate. Available from supermarkets and the Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk
‼️ May contain peanuts, tree nuts, soy
‼️ There is also another Cadbury Advent calendar available, in a large 3D box shape. That one contains Cadbury bars, including Boost bars, which contain gluten.

Warheads

One for the sour lolly lovers. Contains twenty-four 4.5g Warheads lollies. Available from Woolworths and The Warehouse.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains sulphites
‼️ May contain milk

Park Avenue

The Park Avenue advent calendars have twenty-four 1.67g milk chocolate pieces. They also have Christmas decorations or activities that you can cut out of the back of the pack. Available from The Warehouse.

They come in a range of characters/themes, such as Barbie, Elf on the Shelf, Moana, Peppa Pig and Disney Princesses. While the ones I spotted at the Warehouse and Woolworths all seemed to be gluten-free, always double-check to make sure!

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
‼️ Contains milk and soy
‼️ May contain hazelnut, almond, peanut, gluten, wheat

Kinnerton

Kinnerton also has a range of advent calendars with various characters/themes like Bluey, Paw Patrol and Hot Wheels.

✅ Gluten free by ingredient
💟 Nut Free
‼️ Contains milk
‼️ May contain soy

Products to Avoid

We’ve talked about some safe options, so let’s quickly cover a few that aren’t safe, particularly ones that are common traps that people fall into.

❌ Lindt – Most of Lindt’s milk and dark chocolate products contain barley malt syrup, which isn’t safe for Coeliacs.

❌ Malteser – All Malteser products contain barley malt (of course, they’re Maltesers).

❌ Ferrero Rocher – Most Ferrero products are not gluten free as they contain wafer pieces that contain gluten.

❌ KitKat – While the Santas in this list are gluten free by ingredient because they use rice crisps, most KitKat products use a gluten-containing wafer.

‼️ Be careful with boxes of chocolates and always check the ingredients. Sometimes one or more flavours might contain barley or biscuit pieces. They have to tell you if there are allergens present, but they don’t always list the ingredients separately for each flavour, and one that you think looks like it might be safe may not be.