Growing up we pretty much ate anything and everything. Who would have thought there would be something in sweets that we couldn’t eat? However as we got older and more educated we realised there was a number of ingredients in some sweets that we as Muslim’s could not have…in particular in the chewy sweets.
Gelatine is a big issue….although with red food colouring carmine was also an issue.
In the olden days our parents did not realise about these ingredients but as mother who now knows, I am extremely careful about what sweets the children eat. It can sometimes be hard as when children give out sweets at school for their birthdays they often contain gelatine, which means Bee can’t eat them so she does get slightly upset.
She was extremely excited when she learnt that Swizzles had sent us a vegan hamper of sweets – which meant she could eat every single thing in it (in moderation of course!!)
Swizzels Vegetarian and Vegan Treats
As a child I was always a fan of rainbow drops and refreshers and now Swizzels have introduced Choos!
Choos your Flavour
Choos Your Feeling
There are two varieties of Choos – Drumstick Choos and Refreshers Choos
Drumstick Choos
- The Original Raspberry and Milk
- Strawberry and Cream
- Apple and Cherry
- Peaches and Cream
- Strawberry and Banana
Refreshers Choos
- The Original Lemon
- Strawberry
- Apple
- Pineapple
- Raspberry
If we had to pick a favourite out of them all it would be impossible as they are all incredibly moreish! The whole family have tried them out and all love them – I can’t see them lasting long!
Other products in the Swizzels range that are suitable for Vegetarians and Vegan’s are: Rainbow Drops, Love Hearts, Parma Violets, Fizzers, Fruity Pops and Double Lollies.
SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS AND VEGANS AND AVAILABLE IN TESCO, ASDA AND MORRISONS.
Disclosure: We were sent a selection of products to try out. All thoughts and opinions are our own. Please note that Swizzels are not halal certified but based on the ingredients we personally are happy to eat them.
wow such a lovely surprise to see these are now vegan so we can eat them! š
These were my fav as a child and was gutted when i learned about gelatin and it being haraam etc – it was really hard to resist the drumstick lolly in the multipacks but now i have stocked up mmmm
Yes it made my day when I learnt of these sweets!Not all of the Swizzels brand is though as far as I know so still always check
A lot of things are vegetarian or vegan but still contain alcohol. Has that been checked?
They don’t contain alcohol – well none mentioned on the ingredients list from what I can remember