New Christmas Penguin bar launches at UK supermarkets

The new Christmas Penguin bar is inspired by the popular McVitie’s Penguin biscuit.

Made of creamy milk chocolate, the seasonal snack features a chocolate cream centre and crunchy Penguin biscuit pieces.

New Christmas Penguin bar launches at UK supermarkets

The Christmas Penguin bar is available at Morrisons for £1 but is on special offer for just 70p until December 24 when ordered online.

The launch has sparked excitement among fans, with one shopper simply commenting: “Need!”

Another said: “These look good!

“Like [malteser] reindeer but [with] biscuit pieces in.”

McVitie’s Penguin bars are now labelled as “chocolate flavour” rather than “chocolate,” due to a reduction in cocoa content.

The change was made by parent company Pladis in response to rising chocolate costs linked to climate pressures.

The festive Penguin forms part of McVitie’s largest-ever Christmas range, which includes three further Christmas treats that the biscuit brand unveiled earlier this year.

These include the Tasties Festive Selection, a box of 33 biscuits in nine varieties, and the Victoria Classic Selection, a luxury assortment of nine different biscuits.

McVitie’s has also brought back its Gingerbread Flavour Milk Chocolate Digestives for a third year, offering a seasonal twist on the classic Digestive.

Rare Cadbury chocolate bar returns to UK supermarkets

In other festive food news, a fan-favourite Cadbury bar has also returned to supermarkets for the Christmas season.

The Cadbury Dairy Milk Winter Mint Crisp, a limited-edition favourite in the months leading up to Christmas, combines classic Dairy Milk chocolate with crispy mint pieces.

It’s now available in supermarkets once again, with Tesco selling the 350g bar for £5 or £4.50 with a Clubcard.

Morrisons is offering it for £6, or £4.75 with a MoreCard, while Ocado and Iceland are both selling it for £5.

Fans have welcomed its return, with one calling it their “fave of all time.”

Another said: “It’s a shame it’s not sold all year round but I think my waistband would be sorry if it was.”

The Winter Mint Crisp is part of Cadbury’s wider Christmas range, which also includes festive favourites like Dairy Milk Buttons Smash Baubles.

What is your favourite festive chocolate? Let us know in the comments.