8 food advent calendars that are really worth buying

This French chocolatier’s advent calendar is visually stunning thanks to its three-dimensional snowflake-shaped packaging that features an equally attractive array of treats inside. Inside, you’ll find the brand’s beloved chocolates, plus plenty of delicious pralines and cute shaped chocolates.

Do you have a coffee nerd at home? Onyx Coffee’s favorite advent calendar will let you savor 24 different coffees throughout December, from holiday blends to Costa Rican honey black coffee and a staggering number of single-origin options. Each bag contains enough coffee for a full brew, making it an ideal morning ritual for two until Christmas Day arrives.

Whether you’re just learning to cook or consider yourself an expert in the kitchen, this spice-filled advent calendar from Williams Sonoma is a great way to bring a little variety to your dishes and maybe find a new staple or two. Curated by Parisian spice purveyor Le Comptoir Colonial, this 24-day calendar includes premium staples like crushed peppercorns along with more extravagant embellishments like saffron sea salt, a sweet Speculoos spice blend, and green curry. spicy.

This French jam company’s advent calendar is a perennial favorite, and with good reason. It’s reasonably priced, contains 24 different jam and honey flavors including pineapple ginger and lemon yuzu, and you can reuse all those adorable tiny jars all year round.

Instead of buying another chocolate-filled advent calendar, why not opt ​​for cheese instead? This 12-day calendar from beloved New York cheese purveyor Murray’s is packed with cheddar, DOP Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses, crackers, jams, and other cheese board add-ons. Enjoy a bite each day starting December 12, then make an impressive Christmas Day spread with all the cheeses.

Amid the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, this 24-day advent calendar from Palais des Thes is packed with teas that will encourage you to take a moment and relax throughout December. Inside the fully recyclable packaging, teas like Tahitian rooibos and genmaicha await, along with plenty of seasonally appropriate blends like Joyeux The, a maple-lemon infused oolong.

For advent calendar enthusiasts, this Vosges offering is an ideal holiday splurge. The calendar itself is a whimsical recreation of a Nordic chalet, with twinkling lights and refillable drawers that can be used year after year. Inside those drawers, you’ll find 24 different chocolates, cookies, and other treats, along with a 25 that’s “packed” with treats to share on Christmas Day.

Not really a fan of sweets? This collection from Fly By Jing includes 12 different savory sauces, spices, and other pantry staples, including new offerings developed by founder Jing Gao in Chengdu. You can probably expect the brand’s famous chili crisp, along with hard-to-find spices and other goodies, all packaged in 2-ounce jars that are perfect if you’re flying home for the holidays and need something. to give life to your mother-in-law’s kitchen.

New Orleans-based Cocktail & Sons is known for its unique, bold-flavored cocktail mixes and syrups, and this advent calendar will help you enjoy festive cocktails for the full 12 days of Christmas. The calendar includes 12 syrups in flavors like Sugar Cookie, Spiced Korean Melon, and Bananas Foster, plus a recipe book full of ideas for cocktails and mocktails perfect for the season.

The advent calendar from Los Angeles chocolatier Compartes is both indulgent and visually stunning. This year’s calendar, inspired by an “enchanting and magical Christmas night under the Northern Lights,” features beautifully decorated seasonal chocolates in flavors like apple pie, maple pecan pie, and cookie butter.

At $179, the Bokksu Japanese Market Advent Calendar is definitely on the splurge side, but it’s also packed with 41 different snacks, cakes, and cute knick-knacks, all imported from Japan, opening throughout the month of December.