The WLR Tried and Tasted Team set out to find chocolate treats which satisfy those chocolate cravings without too many calories being used.
Chocolate Treats on Trial
The chocolate cravings have kicked in and your willpower is waning even though you know chocolate is high in calories. The WLR team are on hand to give you some ideas of low calorie chocolate treats available in supermarkets. Not easily pleased, the team wants to know which product satisfies the chocolate cravings without blowing your calorie allowance.
Chocolate Treat Comparison:
| Brand | Overall Rating | Calories per serving (kcal) | Comments | |
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Waitrose Reduced Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies |
 WE LOVE IT |
1 Cookie/75kcals | A cookie which will satisfy your chocolate cravings. Light yet filling with a crunchy texture, everyone agreed you wouldn’t know there were a lower calorie/educed fat option. Lovely! |
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Rosemary Conley’s Belgian Chocolate Low Fat Mousse | WE LOVE IT |
1 Pot/122kcals | A noticeably good-sized pot which was chocolately enough to satisfy a craving for something sweet. A light texture accompanied by a great taste meant this was a hit. |
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Marks & Spencer, COU, Chocolate Muffin Dessert |  |
1 Pot/130kcals | A creamy flavour and reasonably chocolately, this dessert is more like a pudding! A substantial dessert |
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Asda GFY Chocolate Mousse | |
1 Pot/70kcals |
A light but very chocolately mousse that left the team wanting more. We love it but the small pot (60g) meant it would be gone in seconds. |
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Cadbury Highlights Trifle | |
1 Pot/130kcals | Creamy with a pleasant taste, the team weren’t really sure about a chocolate taste of any kind. Not unpleasant but nothing to really write home about. |
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Cadbury Highlights Mousse | |
1 Pot/60kcals | A good chocolate hit from Cadbury. Light and fluffy for some of the team meant too airy for others. Either way it is a good treat but it won’t fill you up. |
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Tesco Healthy Living Chocolate Sponge Pudding with Chocolate Flavoured Sauce | |
1 Pot/230kcals | Not obviously low calorie pudding, the team loved the appearance and agreed its chocolate taste was enough and the taste pleasant. A couple of the team claimed it was stodgy. |
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Shapers, Boots Double Chocolate Bar | |
1 Bar/94kcals | The ‘double chocolate’ description is a little misleading as the team agreed the bar was distinctly lacking in any chocolate taste or flavour. Texture and the chocolate coating was deemed acceptable |
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Marks & Spencer COU Double Chocolate Sundae | |
1 Pot/182kcals | As you might expect from M & S, this Sundae looks delightful – you want to dip in and taste it. The team did taste it and were disappointed – flat and without flavour was the best they could offer. |
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Waitrose Chocolate Sponge Pudding | |
1 Pot/208kcals | Although the sponge is light with a good texture, the pudding was not deemed ‘good chocolate value’ for the calories consumed. Many felt it had a bitter after taste. |
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Aunty’s Chocolate Fudge Steamed Pudding | |
1 Pot/329kcals | Aunty’s, a new brand for the T & T team to savour did not make a great initial impression. This pudding was heavy and stodgy to eat. Too sweet and no sign of chocolate agreed the team. |
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Weight Watchers Chocolate Mini Roll | |
1 Roll/87kcals | Like eating soot.’ The team were unanimous in their disapproval – dry, bland with a horrible after taste. Leave these on the shelf |
There are chocolate treats available to buy which will not ruin your weight loss progress. Check out the team’s top favourites! Whatever your fancy, you can have your chocolate. Check the calories and enjoy!
Guide to Our Ratings:
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