Chocolate advent calendars

Chocolate advent calendars: personalised and delicious

One of the most joyful ways to countdown to Christmas is with a chocolate advent calendar. Starting from the 1st of December, you open one door each day, and behind every door there is something sweet waiting for you. With YourSurprise you can personalised your very own chocolate advent calendar.

Pick a Kinder, Toblerone, Milka, Mars, Ritter Sport or Lindt advent calendar with your photo, name or message on it, or choose the calendar with a photo printed on each of its 24 chocolates.

To help you find the best advent calendar, we looked at what our customers ordered in the last year. We analysed a batch of over 6000 chocolate advent calendars. You'll find the figures in the sections below, wherever they help you choose.

Is a chocolate advent calendar a proper gift for a grown-up?

Yes, and most of ours go to one. Of everyone who ordered one of our advent calendars in the past year, 34.2% bought it for their partner, about twice as many as the 17.5% who ordered for a child. Across all 6,460 answers that have been analysed, 85.5% of the people receiving a calendar were 18 or older, and those aged 18 to 35 alone made up 39.3%. So if your calendar is for your boyfriend or your eldest at university, you're buying what most of our customers buy.

What does the extra money get you, compared with a supermarket calendar? The chocolate inside is the brand's own assortment, so the Kinder calendar holds the same kinder minis you already know. The difference is the calendar itself: on a calendar with your own design, their photo, name or message fills the whole front. We can also send it straight to their address, and the invoice comes to you by email, so they only see the gift.

Kinder, Toblerone or Milka: which calendar do people choose most?

Of all the chocolate advent calendars ordered from us in the last 365 days, 88.7% were Toblerone, Kinder or Milka. These figures show what people buy, so use them as a guide to the safe choices when you're unsure.

• The Toblerone advent calendar is the most chosen at 45.3% and comes with your own design or the Toblerone design.
• The kinder chocolate advent calendar accounts for 25.9%. Behind its doors are 24 kinder minis: Chocolate Mini, Schoko-Bons, Chocolate Mini Dark & Mild, Bueno Mini and Bueno White Mini, with your own design on the front.
• The Milka Favourites advent calendar makes up 17.6% and comes with your own design or the Milka design.
• The printed photo chocolate advent calendar accounts for 4.7%, with a photo on each of its 24 milk chocolates.
• The Mars miniatures advent calendar makes up 4.6% and comes with your own design.
• We also have two new calendars for this year: Ritter Sport and Lindt Lindor Assorti Mix advent calendar.

The easiest way to choose is to start with the chocolate they already reach for, since the Toblerone, Kinder, Milka, Mars Miniatures and Ritter Sport calendars all cost the same. For a Lindt fan, the Lindt Lindor calendar is the step up in price. The photo chocolate calendar is our most personal one, because their photos end up on the chocolates themselves.

Your own photo on the whole calendar, or the brand's design with your name?

You have two ways to make a calendar personal. With custom design, the whole front is yours to fill with a photo, a name, a message or one of the festive designs from our editor. With a brand design, such as the Toblerone design or the Milka design, the brand's own artwork stays and you add your personal touch to it.

Most people go for their own design: 71.3% of the chocolate calendars ordered in the last year. This gives you the freedom to add your own personal touch. Toblerone is the exception, with an almost even split.

When should you order so it arrives before 1 December?

Add up two things: the time we need to make your calendar and the time the carrier needs to deliver it. Each product page shows the expected delivery date for your country before you order, so that's the date to check.

These days count from the day your calendar is shipped. In November, delivery can take longer than usual, so check the date on the product page and order early. The photo chocolates keep for up to 10 weeks after they arrive when stored at 14–18 °C, so a photo calendar that arrives on or after 15 October still has its last chocolate in good shape on 24 December.

Is the calendar for someone who lives elsewhere, like a daughter at university? You can send it straight to their address. The invoice comes to you by email, and you can add your own message on the free gift card. In some countries you can also choose a pick-up point, and the basket shows whether that's possible for your address.

New for 2026: which chocolate advent calendars are new this year?

Two brands have joined our chocolate calendars for 2026: Lindt Lindor and Ritter Sport.

The Lindt Lindor Assorti Mix advent calendar comes in the Lindt design and is the step up for someone who always picks Lindt. Can you make your own Lindt advent calendar? Yes. You add your name and a personal touch to the Lindt design, and the Lindt calendar in your own design is new this year too.

Gave them Kinder or Toblerone last year? The Ritter Sport advent calendar comes with your own design on the front and costs the same as our Kinder, Toblerone and Milka calendars.

Want a photo on every chocolate, not just on the box?

Behind each door of the printed photo chocolate advent calendar is a square of milk chocolate with a white chocolate top layer, printed in full colour with edible ink.

• There are 24 chocolates, and you can give each one its own photo or use one favourite photo for all of them.
• Each chocolate measures 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm, and the box itself is 24 x 18 x 2.5 cm.

It’s a smaller, more personal choice, chosen for 4.7% of all the chocolate calendars ordered from us in the last year, and it scores 8.9 out of 10 from 24 reviews. Picture your parents finding a different family photo behind every door. Would you like photo chocolates outside December too? Have a look at our printed chocolate.

Ordering for a young child? What to check before you choose

The Kinder calendar in the list above is filled with real kinder minis, and that's exactly what buyers point out in their reviews: behind each door is the kinder chocolate children already know. The calendar scores 9.3 out of 10 from 928 reviews. Between them, the minis contain milk, soya and hazelnuts, the Bueno minis also contain wheat, and you'll find the full ingredients list on the product page.

Would your little ones love their own photos on the chocolates? The photo chocolate calendar contains milk and soya, plus egg in the edible print, and it may contain traces of nuts and gluten. Its product page lists every ingredient, so you can check everything before you order.

Questions about personalised chocolate advent calendars

How do I create my own chocolate advent calendar?

1. Choose a calendar and click "Start personalising".
2. Add your photo and/or text in the editor, or start from one of the festive designs.
3. Check your design and place your order. The price already includes the personalisation.

Is my advent calendar gift-wrapped?

Every calendar ships in festive packaging, so it's ready to hand over as it is or to send straight on to the person it's for. You can even add a free card along with your personalised message.

What happens to the photos I upload?

We use your photos only to make your gift and keep them to ourselves, without sharing them with third parties. When you place an order, we store your photos for up to 24 months; photos uploaded without an order are kept for up to 30 days. Would you like them deleted sooner? Ask our customer service team and they'll arrange it.