10 Food Advent Calendars Worth Buying This Year, According to Our Editors

Here at Simply Recipes, we love the holidays. They’re filled with friends, family, and food—what more could you ask for? A whole month of treats, that’s what. 

Advent calendars get the party started early and keep it going all December long. It’s so fun to open up a little treat every day that I wonder why we don’t do this every month. If someone starts selling calendars that last 365 days, I’ll go bankrupt, but I’ll be happy.

While the wide variety of advent calendars available these days is very fun, it also makes it very hard to choose. To help you pick a delicious and beautiful advent calendar this year (whether it’s for you or to give as a gift), our editors shared their favorites. They’re all available now, so snag one while you can.

“Fortnum & Mason is such an iconic, alluring, quintessentially English brand, and its Tea & Biscuits Sharing Advent Calendar really caught my eye. It’s beautiful to look at with its smart gold ribbon and fun slide-out boxes, and I can picture it sitting on my sideboard, beckoning me to pause and enjoy a daily pairing of afternoon tea and biscuits. A tea break is a daily ritual I can (and should) get behind—a few moments to pause and savor a good cuppa with a little treat sounds like a welcome moment of peace during the busy holiday season.” —Senior Editor Afton Cyrus

While I love a daily treat of any kind, sometimes over the span of 24 days, the initial thrill of an advent calendar can start to fade. If all of the items are the same or similar, I sometimes forget to open those cute little doors by the second or third week. This Oliviers & Co. Advent Calendar solves that problem by offering a wide array of sweet and savory specialty ingredients inside. Herb salts, fancy oils, a chocolate truffle here or there—you never know what you’re going to get! I like that I can use lots of these bits and bobs to zhuzh up my cooking well beyond Advent season, too. —Senior Editor Afton Cyrus

I’m excited to try See’s Candies’ 2025 Advent Calendar because every window hides a little piece of chocolate bliss. The chocolate is always so smooth and rich. Twenty-four days of truffles, caramels, and chocolates sounds like the best holiday tradition I could ask for. —Associate Editor Haley Scarpino

I haven’t had an advent calendar since I was a kid, which is so sad. I’m going to change that this year with this 2025 Walker’s Shortbread Limited Edition Advent Calendar. I always buy Walker’s Shortbreads as gifts during the holidays, but I’m keeping this advent calendar all to myself! I love dunking these buttery biscuits into a hot cup of tea or coffee. —Associate General Manager Victoria Seaver

When my boys were growing up, we spent hours together every day reading, and the illustrations in the Compartés Winter Fox calendar take me right back to the magic of our picture books. The flavors of these treats, like chocolate orange, cinnamon bun, and salted caramel, are still some of my family’s favorites, and I know we’ll all be angling (in the friendliest way) to decide who gets to open the windows. —Senior Editor Elaine Johnson

I’m excited for Tillamook’s 2025 Countdown Calendar because it’s a fun way to discover new flavors of my favorite cheese. The calendar includes a combination of exclusive and limited cheeses as well as fun little gifts. I love the idea of unwrapping something delicious or unexpected each day—it’s a holiday tradition I can’t wait to start. —Associate Editor Haley Scarpino

Last year, the Tony’s Chocolonely advent calendar was a hit with my kids, but this year I’ll make sure to buy two so they each get their own tiny chocolates. I love the cheerful, bold branding and the mix of playful and educational messaging. Bonus: My daughter doesn’t love dark chocolate, so every few days I get a treat, too! —Senior Art Director Sarah Crowder

The Bonne Maman advent calendar is the only Christmas countdown I’ve bought more than once. I love opening the windows every day to discover which flavor of jam will go on my morning toast or oatmeal! It’s fun to share, too—there’s enough jam in each tiny, adorable jar for two people to smear on homemade biscuits. —Senior Editor Lara Eucalano

This year, my son, Jack, is finally old enough for his own advent calendar, and this 24 Cups of Cocoa K-Cup Advent Calendar seems perfect. I used to be a French press devotee, but these days I opt for the convenience of the Keurig. Jack loves helping me make my morning coffee by pressing the start button, so I can already picture his excitement making hot cocoa. —Associate General Manager Victoria Seaver

My most extra moment of the year is when I order my Dandelion Chocolate calendar. It’s not cheap, but it’s the nicest thing I buy myself, and I never, ever regret it. Dandelion makes my favorite chocolate, and its Advent calendars are truly a work of art. Inside are very special treats made by craft chocolatiers across North America, each tucked inside a beautiful ornament. Now my sister gets one, too, and we text back and forth about the day’s treat. —Associate Editorial Director Laurel Randolph