Let Us Eat Chocolate -- Flavoured Snacks That Are Also Secretly Healthy For Us!

You read that right. What we prayed for has manifested itself! Cheese puffs but in chocolate and healthy. Boy, are we going to burn through these Dark Choco Quinoa Puffs Canisters from The Green Snack Co. like nobody's business or what? Together with quinoa it has other super grains like ragi, soya and amarnath, is gluten-free and cholesterol-free, is roasted not fried and tastes like straight up chocolate.

Sounds healthy? We call it healthy indulgence. Granola can be notoriously not-so healthy in its other versions but Monsoon Harvest is giving us all the chocolate goodness without the worry. Full of ingredients coated with cacao powder, some of the stars are quinoa flakes, puffed amaranth, peanut butter, palm jaggery and a whole bunch of yummy-yum seeds. This with some yoghurt, dairy-free ice cream or cold milk -- as a snack, breakfast or dessert? Omnomnom. Like your granola the old-fashioned way with rolled oats and chunks of dark chocolate? Get this Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Granola from Grainola, instead!

Who doesn't love a good chocolate milkshake? We see one on any menu and we need to get glugging, but we hold ourselves back. For obvious reasons. But not anymore, aha! Brekkie's Protein Breakfast Instant Chocolate Shake is the new cool chocolate shake in town. Low-cal and gluten-free, these shakes (essentially to be had for breakfast, but hey, breakfast is a social construct) are also infused with protein, fibre and essential vitamins. It's also sweetened with stevia. We've going to carry these tiny bottles everywhere now!

No such thing as healthy chocolate cookies? Well, well, well, you have munched on these Ketofy Chocolate Cookies that have 50% more protein and fiber and 70% lesser carbs! That's right, Wellversed has managed to capture that chocolate cookie experience without tricking us into thinking we're eating something healthy, at least based on taste. These cookies are also sugar-free and gluten-free (could not tell at all). Since we're feeling cookie generous, here's a Sugarfree Beetroot & Dark Chocolate Cookie option from Mo's Bakery. Wacky but we promise it's addictive!

Dark chocolate and mint fans, we're looking at you! You may want to double down on this Mojo Thins Dark Chocolate Mint with Quinoa Crisps, because it is what it advertises -- a feel good snack! It's crunchy, minty, healthy, oh and vegan too. We wouldn't advise sharing these. Sorry. Don't like mint? Try Nutrezy's Spirulina Protein Mixed Fruit Chocolate.

We're going totally nostalgic on you because look, we found our after-school snack! Rich creamy chocolatey dip and deliciously crunchy little biscuit sticks, we're thanking our stars for finding Snackible. Best part? You can order these in packs of 12. Fair warning though, these aren't healthy but one pack, once in while will do you no harm, c'mon!

Hard to pick favourites when it has the word chocolate in it, but we may reconsider this or just put this Classic Dark Chocolate Fudge from Decadenz, right on the top of this list. Of course this isn't healthy by any means. But we wanted to throw in a couple of decadent options just for those days when you want to indulge and nothing else will do. Plus, who doesn't like eating fudge straight up, out of a can? Nobody. This is a gluten-free option too.

Doing two minutes worth of work for your chocolate snack is no biggie, wouldn't you agree? More if it yields this cup-lickingly good Instant Choco Mug Cake Mix from Plattered. This an entirely vegan mix too, so you can make it with dairy-free milk in a jiffy! Oh and it's wheat flour, so no maida nasties. Reserve this as a treat on days you've made small wins, or don't. We can't resist going back to this everyday, either!

Health goes out of the window, especially when a tough to make dessert such as this heavenly Spanish Churros with Chocolate Sauce and Cinnamon Dust comes ready to make from The Dessert Company. It takes all of 5 minutes to make and is an artisan made dish. So think, high-level chef skills. Now you know why this was such a hard pass for us and the reason we think of it as a snack more than a dessert. It. Is. Crazy. Delicious. 

Saved the best for the last there, didn't we? Just straight up chocolate in the form that we know it best. This Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Bar from Binge Bites is our chocolate snack stash staple. On days we're feeling adventurous, we open up this 70% Dark Cranberry & Chilli Chocolate from Darkins.

Please do not leave without checking out these awesome Homegrown Brands That Make The Best Chocolate. Oh, and you can continue to scroll for all things chocolate, here.