by The Chocolate Salon Comment Closed

We are proud to present the results of the 2026 VEGAN CHOCOLATE AWARDS Competition.

The International Chocolate Salon Awards for the 2026 VEGAN CHOCOLATE AWARDS are based on the combined total number of votes received by each entrant from the Judging Panel.

The Judging Panel consists of National and Regional Magazines, Newspaper and Blog Editors, plus Topic Experts, Local Chefs and Food Gurus.

The award winners below have the honor of being able to display and use the Official Award Winner title and award logos, as well as use items (such as the Award Winner lapel pin), as well as use Custom Award Certificates, and logo award merchandise.

2026 VEGAN CHOCOLATE AWARD RESULTS

 

Best Ingredient Combinations

GOLD

  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Maple Balsamic Fig Solo

SILVER

  • Delysia Chocolatier Apple fritter chocolate truffle
  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier The Hiker

BRONZE

  • Wild West Chocolate Wild West Huckleberry Cashew Oat milk Chocolate Bear Claws

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Chocolats Passion Strawberry Shortcake Chocolate

Best Taste

GOLD

  • Chocolats Passion Blackberry Almond Chocolate

SILVER

  • Delysia Chocolatier Apple fritter chocolate truffle
  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier The Hiker

BRONZE

  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Maple Balsamic Fig Solo
  • Wild West Chocolate Wild West Huckleberry Cashew Oat milk Chocolate Bear Claws
  • Chocolats Passion Strawberry Shortcake Chocolate
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto by Mabel 62% Dark Chocolate
  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Toasty Hazelnut Solo
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto By Mabel 70% Alulosa Sugar Free Dark Chocolate

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier Orange Teuffled Fig
  • Playin Choc ltd Playin Choc Organic Peruvian Dark Chocolate
  • Playin Choc ltd Playin Choc Organic Peruvian M.lk chocolate

Best Texture

GOLD

  • Chocolats Passion Blackberry Almond Chocolate
  • Delysia Chocolatier Apple fritter chocolate truffle
  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Maple Balsamic Fig Solo

SILVER

  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier Orange Teuffled Fig
  • Delysia Chocolatier Fig balsamic chocolate truffle

BRONZE

  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier The Hiker
  • Wild West Chocolate Wild West Huckleberry Cashew Oat milk Chocolate Bear Claws
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto by Mabel 62% Dark Chocolate
  • Playin Choc ltd Playin Choc Organic Peruvian Dark Chocolate

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Chocolats Passion Strawberry Shortcake Chocolate
  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Toasty Hazelnut Solo
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto By Mabel 70% Alulosa Sugar Free Dark Chocolate
  • Playin Choc ltd Playin Choc Organic Peruvian M.lk chocolate
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto By Mabel 78% Alulosa with Cocoa Nibs Sugar Free Dark Chocolate

Most Unique

GOLD

  • Delysia Chocolatier Apple fritter chocolate truffle

SILVER

  • Delysia Chocolatier Everything bagel chocolate bark

BRONZE

  • Adams Chocolates Pistachio and Gojiberry

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Maple Balsamic Fig Solo
  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier Orange Teuffled Fig
  • Wild West Chocolate Wild West Huckleberry Cashew Oat milk Chocolate Bear Claws

Best Dark Chocolate

GOLD

  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier The Hiker
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto by Mabel 62% Dark Chocolate

SILVER

  • Playin Choc ltd Organic Peruvian Dark Chocolate

BRONZE

  • Delysia Chocolatier Everything bagel chocolate bark
  • Wild West Chocolate Wild West Huckleberry Cashew Oat milk Chocolate Bear Claws
  • Delysia Chocolatier Fig balsamic chocolate truffle
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto By Mabel 78% Alulosa with Cocoa Nibs Sugar Free Dark Chocolate

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Adams Chocolates Pistachio and Gojiberry
  • Chocolats Passion Blackberry Almond Chocolate
  • Chocolats Passion Toasted Oats & Nibs Mini Bar
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto By Mabel 70% Alulosa Sugar Free Dark Chocolate

Best Vegan Milk Chocolate

GOLD

  • Playin Choc Organic Peruvian M.lk chocolate

SILVER

  • Wild West Chocolate Wild West Huckleberry Cashew Oat milk Chocolate Bear Claws

BRONZE

  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier The Hiker

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto by Mabel 62% Dark Chocolate
  • Adams Chocolates Pistachio and Gojiberry
  • Chocolats Passion Toasted Oats & Nibs Mini Bar
  • Delysia Chocolatier Apple fritter chocolate truffle
  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Maple Balsamic Fig Solo
  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier Orange Teuffled Fig
  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Toasty Hazelnut Solo
  • The Toffee Merchant Vegan Ginger Pineapple Toffee

Best Flavored Chocolate

GOLD

  • Delysia Chocolatier Apple fritter chocolate truffle
  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Maple Balsamic Fig Solo

SILVER

  • Wild West Chocolate Wild West Huckleberry Cashew Oat milk Chocolate Bear Claws
  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Toasty Hazelnut Solo
  • Chocolats Passion Strawberry Shortcake Chocolate

BRONZE

  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier The Hiker
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto by Mabel 62% Dark Chocolate
  • Chocolats Passion Toasted Oats & Nibs Mini Bar
  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier Orange Teuffled Fig
  • The Toffee Merchant Vegan Ginger Pineapple Toffee
  • Delysia Chocolatier Fig balsamic chocolate truffle
  • Chocolats Passion Blackberry Almond Chocolate

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Adams Chocolates Pistachio and Gojiberry
  • Delysia Chocolatier Everything bagel chocolate bark
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto By Mabel 78% Alulosa with Cocoa Nibs Sugar Free Dark Chocolate
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto By Mabel 70% Alulosa Sugar Free Dark Chocolate

Top Vegan Chocolate

GOLD

  • Wild West Chocolate Wild West Huckleberry Cashew Oat milk Chocolate Bear Claws

SILVER

  • Delysia Chocolatier Apple fritter chocolate truffle
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto by Mabel 62% Dark Chocolate
  • Chocolats Passion Blackberry Almond Chocolate

BRONZE

  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Maple Balsamic Fig Solo
  • Chocolats Passion Strawberry Shortcake Chocolate
  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier The Hiker
  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier Orange Teuffled Fig

HONORABLE MENTION

  • Delysia Chocolatier Fig balsamic chocolate truffle
  • Adams Chocolates Pistachio and Gojiberry
  • Playin Choc ltd Playin Choc Organic Peruvian Dark Chocolate

5 STARS

  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto by Mabel 62% Dark Chocolate
  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier The Hiker

4.5 STARS

  • Painted Turtle Chocolatier Orange Teuffled Fig
  • Wild West Chocolate Wild West Huckleberry Cashew Oat milk Chocolate Bear Claws

4 STARS

  • Delysia Chocolatier Fig balsamic chocolate truffle
  • Delysia Chocolatier Apple fritter chocolate truffle
  • The Toffee Merchant Vegan Ginger Pineapple Toffee
  • Chocolats Passion Blackberry Almond Chocolate
  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Maple Balsamic Fig Solo
  • Chocolats Passion Strawberry Shortcake Chocolate
  • Lohcally Artisan Chocolates Toasty Hazelnut Solo
  • Chocolats Passion Toasted Oats & Nibs Mini Bar

3.5 STARS

  • Playin Choc ltd Playin Choc Organic Peruvian Dark Chocolate
  • Playin Choc ltd Playin Choc Organic Peruvian M.lk chocolate
  • Delysia Chocolatier Everything bagel chocolate bark
  • Adams Chocolates Pistachio and Gojiberry
  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto By Mabel 70% Alulosa Sugar Free Dark Chocolate

3 STARS

  • Grupo Cima Dorada SRL Chocopunto By Mabel 78% Alulosa with Cocoa Nibs Sugar Free Dark Chocolate

JUDGES' COMMENTS

FAVORITES

  • Chocolats Blackberry Almond Truffle
  • Chocolats Passion Strawberry Shortcake Chocolate.
  • The Wild West Huckleberry Cashew Oat Milk Chocolate Bear Claws looked and tasted great with its unique flavor combination. It was creamy with a berry tanginess. Loved it.
  • Delysia Apple Fritter Truffle..fabulous.. Chocolate Passion-strawberry shortcake
  • Painted Turtle (everything!) and Lohcally
  • Delysia's Everything Bagel was surprisingly good. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did.
  • Delysia Apple Fritter truffle
  • Painted turtle orange ganache fig + Delysia truffles + Toffee Merchant toffee is delicious! yummy
  • Wild West Chocolate Bear Claws.

COMMENTS

  • Sugar free chocolates still have a weird/bad aftertaste to me from whatever fake sugar additive. They leave a weird taster in my mouth.
  • Delysia: Your Chocolate Bark Everything Bagel bar is truly unique with its great chocolate base and bagel seed crunch. The hint of salt and onion (!) was surprising and fun, but might limit its appeal only to the most devoted bagel lovers. Maybe a tie-in with a bagel chain such as Einstein's or Noah's could work well for this bar?
  • Delysia's Everything Bagel was surprisingly good. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did.
  • It’s great many donate to environmental causes, are organic and non-gmo verified.
  • Delysia the Apple fritter truffle was fantastic. I want more! Chocolate Passion, while I liked the Strawberry shortcake, it did. not remind me of Strawberry Shortcake. Your "My Gawd" mixture was full of flavor. Wild West, your W.W Huckleberry Cashew Oatmilk was so easy to eat and enjoy.
  • I enjoy gluten free vegan chocolates! Less sugar is great!
  • To Wild West: I love the nostalgic bear-claw concept, that perfect size and shape, and I love the little footprint on each piece. This is highly personal, but the footprint and the packaging remind me of a fabulous summer I spent working at Grand Tetons National Park. Also, cashews are my favorite nuts, yet they appear so rarely in chocolates. ... To Painted Turtle: The truffled fig is a brave venture -- and a successful one! I've seen lots of fruit-choco combinations, but chocolate w/ figs is unique!

ADDITIONAL FROM JUDGES

    • Chocolats Passion: beautiful and tasty chocolate truffles - hard to believe they're vegan!
    • Chocolate Passion: Your emphasis on texture was most appreciated.
    • Delysia: As ever, your packaging and finish promise the quality of your chocolates, and you always deliver!"
    • Nothing specific, but often times on the label one can find words that may not be understood by the average person. Coconut butter, substitute sweetener, inverted sugar and lucuma are examples.
    • Love citrus or fruit flavor profiles, healthy options, less sugar, but no compromise on flavor, love Toffee Merchant toffee! Favorite!
    • To Painted Turtle: I would recommend a different packaging for the truffled fig which affords higher visibility. Proudly display this luscious treat!

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