Healthy Chocolate Biscuits â Tried and Tasted
Who doesn’t love chocolate biccies for a tasty mid-morning snack? But they do tend to be quite high in calories, fat and sugar so not great when you're watching what you eat.
wlr Team to the rescue! We have checked out the lower sugar and calorie chocolate biscuits and chocolate chip cookies so you can still indulge without breaking the calorie bank.
Take a look at the results and see which took the biscuit.
~ The Best: Top Rated Biscuits ~
Tesco Chocolate Chip Digestive Biscuits
Very dunkable, these chocolate chip digestives are great for anyone who wants something sweeter than your average biscuit but doesn’t want too much chocolate. They’ve got a great light texture and are perfect with a cuppa.
Calorie and Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1 biscuit (16g)
Customer Reviews
"These are really nice digestives with a little chocolate added for extra enjoyment. Even dunkable!" Anon review on Tesco
"Really like these biscuits. I've never been a fan of chocolate chip cookies. The biscuit itself never appealed. Chocolate Chip in a digestive however is a great combo!" Anon review on Tesco
Gullón Zeroh! Sugar Free Choc Chip Cookies
Crunchy, tasty sugar free cookies. They really do exist! These cookies have lovely chocolate chips throughout and a brilliant cookie texture.
Calorie and Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1 biscuit (19g)
Customer Reviews
"Great, healthy, crunchy cookies and best when dipped in your favorite cup of tea or coffee." Anon review on ASDA
"Lovely with a cuppa tea!" Anon review on ASDA
Gullón Zeroh! Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Digestives
Deliciously dark and a great biscuit. They are not noticeably sugar free, and have a great texture to them.
Calorie and Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1 biscuit (14g)
Customer Reviews
"Nice chocolate biscuit with a hint of hazelnut." Anon review on ASDA
"Bought these to try and they taste lovely, you wouldn't think they were sugar free." Anon review on ASDA
Maryland Cookies Chocolate Chip Sugar Free
Maryland sugar free cookies are just as tasty as their full sugar alternatives. The sweetness is a little different, but they have a perfect crunch accompanied with melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chips.
Calorie and Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1 biscuit (11g)
Customer Reviews
"Just as good as normal cookies, and vegan! Very happy." Mathew in a review on Sainsbury's
"So nice better then the real thing! I’m pre diabetic so trying to cut back and these are unreal will never buy real ones again even after I’m back to normal." Missdiabetic25 in a review on Sainsbury's
~ OK: Medium Rated Biscuits ~
Sainsbury's Dark Chocolate Chip Digestive
A great biscuit, full of smooth chocolate chips. The texture of the biscuit is spot on, but be careful dipping in a drink, the chocolate chips means that the biscuit breaks easier than others!
Calorie and Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1 biscuit (12g)
Customer Reviews
"Amazing. These are really tasty. amazing value too." Dogship in a review on Sainsbury's
"Recently tried, instead of my usual choc digestive, and it’s been well received. Cheaper per g too!" Dadof3 in a review on Sainsbury's
McVitie's Dark Chocolate Digestive Thins Biscuits
With a dominant dark chocolate flavour (due to the thinner biscuit) these are great, quick chocolatey treats. The biscuit really is thin though – so if you’re in it for the biscuit not the chocolate, these aren’t for you.
Calorie and Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1 biscuit (6g)
Customer Reviews
"This biscuits are great for those who want a crunchy chocolate treat. Other reviews complain that they are not comparable to a normal digestive biscuit: indeed, they are not. The base is thin and the chocolate flavour is dominant. But if you like dark chocolate but you just feel like 'something more' these are great!" Sugarbug in a review on Sainsbury's
"I was very disappointed with these, as someone else said they were like cardboard and not a patch on the original. I thought it would be a treat with less calories. I would rather go for the originals but eat them less often." Chrissie in a review on Sainsbury's
~ The Worst: Bottom Rated Biscuits ~
Mcvities Thins Milk Chocolate
Love chocolate digestives but trying to be good? These biscuit thins have a very satisfying crunch. Just make sure you don’t dip them in your tea for as long.
Calorie and Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1 biscuit (6g)
Customer Reviews
"Disappointing. The chocolate is OK but the biscuit has a strange flavour." Anon review on Tesco
"Simply delicious!!!" Anon review on Tesco
Free'ist No Added Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sweetener
These cookies are a little soft, and you can tell that they’re the healthy alternative – but they still have a a good taste, and avoid the artificial taste which often accompanies products with sweetener.
Calorie and Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1 biscuit (23g)
Customer Reviews
"These cookies are very soft, almost stale in texture and have a horrible after taste. I would not recommend. Very disappointing!" MrsP in a review on Sainsbury's
"As a diabetic I was looking forward to something which feels naughty after months on vegetables and salads. They aren't bad and certainly have lots of choc chips in." Looby54 in a review on Sainsbury's
Mcvities Light Milk Chocolate Digestives
Whilst the texture of these reduced fat digestives gives them away as a healthy alternative, everything else about them makes your tastebuds tingle. They’re a great way of fulfilling your chocolate needs without overloading!
Calorie and Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1 biscuit (17g)
Customer Reviews
"These are perfect for when your on a diet and Craving something sweet, as they are not as high in fat and taste good! I would highly recommend these, I think they taste amazing:-)" Anon review on Tesco
"Horrible.. The texture in nothing like a digestive, rock hard." Anon review on Tesco
Calories in Reduced Sugar Chocolate Biscuits and Cookies Comparison
We've compiled a list of all of the biscuits above so you can make your choice based purely on calories if you want to. The list starts with the lowest and going up to the highest:
| Product | Cals per biscuit |
|---|---|
| McVitie's Dark Chocolate Digestive Thins Biscuits | 31 |
| Mcvities Thins Milk Chocolate | 31 |
| Sainsbury's Dark Chocolate Chip Digestive | 59 |
| Gullón Zeroh! Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Digestives | 61 |
| Tesco Chocolate Chip Digestive Biscuits | 78 |
| Mcvities Light Milk Chocolate Digestives | 78 |
| Gullón Zeroh! Sugar Free Choc Chip Cookies | 85 |
| Maryland Cookies Chocolate Chip Sugar Free | 94 |
| Free'ist No Added Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sweetener | 104 |
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