Best Ever Vegan Kit Kat Bars Recipe! (2024)

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What happened to vegan KitKats? ›

Nestlé has announced that its vegan KitKat V is making its long-awaited comeback after it disappeared from supermarket shelves earlier this year. Following its successful launch in the UK in 2021, KitKat V will now be launching in 15 additional countries across Europe.

“Although all ingredients are certified as being vegan by the Vegan Society, the product is made in a factory that also manufactures milk chocolate products,” they said. “Because food safety is of the highest priority to us, the product packaging features the 'may contain milk' statement.”

We removed all dairy ingredients to be certified Vegan, but to ensure the great taste we replaced them with new ingredients like rice syrup and more cocoa content that require additional transport adding slightly more carbon impact.

Retail Pricing

In less welcome news during the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, KitKat V is likely to cost more than the regular version. This is because it's more expensive to produce, due to pricier ingredients and the need for stringent cleaning measures on production lines, Nestle said.

Nestlé has fought off investor proposals that would have forced the world's largest consumer goods company to cut back on high levels of salt, sugar and fats in its food and drinks.

Vegan milks are made from a variety of plant foods. The most common sources are soy, almond, and oat. They can also be made from rice, coconut, potato, hemp, cashews, and much more.

All KitKats in regular stores are made with dairy as a standard ingredient in Japan.

The chocolate of these Kit Kats is made with milk from Hokkaido. It's also mixed with crushed black biscuits for that special adult texture.

Fortunately, loads of candies are vegan, so we can indulge our cravings (mostly) guilt-free. Most dark chocolate is vegan, as are popular sweet treats such as Smarties (known as Rockets in Canada), Oreos, Airheads, Jujubes, and Swedish Fish (some Swedish Fish contain beeswax, so be sure to check the label).

This product contains 4 ingredients that are not vegan and 6 ingredients that may not be vegan.

Are white Kit Kats vegan? ›

Are KitKat^® 4 Finger White Chocolate bars suitable for vegans? Unfortunately, our KitKat^® 2 Finger White Chocolate bars are not suitable for someone who follows a vegan lifestyle. You can now enjoy a Vegan break with KitKat^® V, our first plant-based break. Find the full list of products suitable for a vegan diet here.

Other Kit Kat fans speculate that the name is an acronym for “Keep In Touch, Kappa Alpha Theta.” The wife of Kit Kat inventor Joseph Rowntree was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, according to Mental Floss. All kids of myths and legends about the Kit Kat name exist.

Occasionally, our manufacturing equipment will experience a momentary malfunction that results in some KIT KAT bars to make their way through without a wafer.

The new vegan KitKat will be produced at Nestlé's confectionery site in Hamburg, Germany and sold in 15 countries across Europe including Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Poland, Hungary, and the Netherlands.

You asked, we listened. Introducing the KitKat^® Vegan 4 Finger bar. Enjoy our first ever plant-based break made with a rice-based milk alternative to create an indulgent-tasting, vegan chocolate and crispy wafer combo.

Nestle Canada has issued a nationwide recall(opens in a new tab) of mini KitKat bars over the risk of plastic in the candies, which could pose a choking hazard.

With the promotion of alternative products, the Kit Cat brand decreased and was eventually discontinued.