10 Best Vegan Sweets UK

The No. 1 spot on our list is the deliciously fruity Skittles! While they weren't always vegan, the recipe was initially changed in 2010 to remove gelatine and then once again to remove the E120 colouring more recently. It's great when a company will go the extra distance to make their products suitable for different dietary restrictions.

It's not just the regular Skittles, but the whole range of flavours including Tropical, Crazy Sours, and Chewies that are suitable. They are also one of the few sweets on our list to have the coveted Vegan Trademark, making them one of the most animal-friendly treats around!

Starburst are one of the few sweets that carry the Vegan Trademark and, while we wouldn't exactly describe them as healthy, for a sweet the sugar content per 100g is actually quite low compared to the other products on our list.

Each Starburst is individually wrapped and is colour coded depending on what flavour is within. The original packs have strawberry, blackcurrant, orange, lemon, and lime, but the full range of Starburst sweets all carry the Vegan Trademark.

Unlike many of the products on our list, Rowntree's Jelly Tots have been a vegan favourite for many years now, and while the shape has changed the much-beloved recipe has remained the same even though some customer believe otherwise.

Made with real fruit juice and containing no artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives, these fruity treats make for a fun addition to a child's lunchbox or for those adults who want to have a small taste of their childhood.

Made with natural mint oils, Fox's Glacier Mints and their iconic polar bear have been a staple on British shelves since 1918 and have barely changed since their inception making them one of the oldest vegan sweets around.

The list of ingredients is very small, and being simply made of sugar, mint oil, and glucose syrup means they are completely vegan friendly, even though they don't carry the trademark, and are free from any artificial colours or flavours.

A Dip Dab may sound a little strange, but trust us when we say it's one of the most enjoyable treats for a vegan to eat. While a pack of sweets is never likely to break the bank, being able to pick up a bag for only 20p is nice.

It makes a great snack for children as they're fun to eat, you dip the strawberry flavoured lollipop into the lemon sherbet, lick it off, and then repeat until the packet is empty. Just be careful not to spill the powdered contents everywhere!

You'll be happy to know that the mint with the hole is suitable for vegans! While it may not be the case for everyone, whenever we think of mints we think of Polos; that circular design with the hole in the middle has become synonymous with fresh breath.

You may be surprised not to see Polos a little higher on our list but that is because the sugar content is extremely high, even for a sweet and, as tasty as they are, we wouldn't really think to treat ourselves to a nice tube of Polos in the same way we would other sweets.

While tubes of Fruit Pastilles have been around for more than 130 years, they have only been suitable for vegans since early 2021 due to a change in the recipe. There are a number of soft fruit chews on our list, but we thought it was well worth mentioning that this old favourite is now vegan friendly.

This change in recipe has not been without controversy, however, as many customers are claiming that these aren't the same treats they once knew and loved. We think that the more animal-friendly products available the better, but these may not taste as you used to remember them.

We're going to assume you're familiar with lemon sherbets, but you don't often see many different flavours outside of the traditional norm; this offering from Waitrose adds strawberry, lime, orange, and blackcurrent to the classic lemon to make a full assortment of fruit flavours.

Just like lemon sherbets, the other flavours also can have something of a mixed reception. While many enjoy the sweetly sharp taste and fizzing sensation, some people can be put off by the unique experience. At such a low price, though, it's well worth trying for yourself.

Just like the Dip Dab, which you'll find further down our list, the Sherbet Fountain contains a packet of sherbet and something which you dip into it; this time it's a piece of liquorice. Both ingredients are completely vegan friendly.

While we're glad to see that the packaging has improved from the old leaky paper, liquorice is a very divisive flavour. If you know you're a fan of it, and haven't tried the Sherbet Fountain we highly recommend it, but if you're picking up something for a child there are safer options below. 

Candy Kittens are a relatively new brand compared with most of our list, and are quickly gaining a reputation for making some of the best up-market vegan sweets around today. Available in many flavours including strawberry, mango, and watermelon.

As a self-styled gourmet sweet, Candy Kittens are a little more pricey than its contemporaries. Unlike other soft fruit chews, they're only available in packets of a single flavour, meaning you'll need to purchase all separately if you'd like to try them all.