There was a time, not so very long ago, when being a chocolate lover with a plant based diet felt like a bit of a sacrifice. If you walked into a traditional confectionery shop and asked for something dairy free, the clerk would usually point you toward a dusty bar of ninety percent dark chocolate that tasted more like baker’s cocoa than a luxury treat. It was fine if you wanted a quick hit of antioxidants, but it lacked the whimsy, the creaminess, and the pure indulgence we

For a long time, if you told someone you were looking for a dairy free treat, the reaction was usually a sympathetic tilt of the head. People assumed that choosing a plant based lifestyle meant waving goodbye to the silky and indulgent world of fine confectionery. Back then, your options were mostly limited to extremely bitter dark chocolate bars that felt more like a health food than a reward. But things have changed in a huge way over the last few years. The world of sweets