The Best Budget-Friendly Sweet Treats to Help Beat the Winter Blues

Summer is great and all, (hello sun and beach days!), but thereβs something inherently soothing about being warm and toastie indoors when itβs cold or raining outside, donβt you think? And have you noticed how what we eat changes with the seasons too? Instead of eating fresh salads, we naturally turn to more comforting foods like carbs and chocolate to warm us up and fight away the winter blues. If you canβt park yourself on the couch watching Netflix with a mug of hot chocolate and a handful of cookies in the midst of winter, when can you?
If youβre looking for a little sweet treat to lift your spirits that wonβt break the bank, let us suggest some affordable goodies that youβll find at your local Coles and Woolies. All have been tested by a range of experts (and meβ¦many, many times) and were voted on by over 50,000 Aussies through the Product of the Year Awards,
Nutella BiscuitsΒ
If youβre working late this winter,Β then you’re likely looking for a tasty treat to pick up onΒ theΒ way home.
Filled with hazelnut chocolate spread, pair Nutella Biscuits with your favourite tea or coffee forΒ theΒ perfect sharable treat.Β The crunchΒ ofΒ theΒ biscuit mixed withΒ theΒ creamy heartΒ ofΒ Nutella Spread, makes forΒ theΒ perfect go-to treat before a night in.
RRP $4.80 at ColesΒ
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Nescafe Original Choc Mocha Inspired by Tim Tam
When that 3pm slump hits and youβre considering your second (third) coffeeΒ ofΒ theΒ day, try mixing it up with a ready-to-go Mocha.
TheΒ Nescafe Original Choc Mocha inspired by Tim Tam can warm you fromΒ theΒ inside out and fight awayΒ theΒ chill. Available in a rangeΒ offlavours, this drink tastes likeΒ theΒ Australian chocolate biscuit, but finishes with a layerΒ ofΒ velvety froth atΒ theΒ top and a kickΒ ofΒ chocolate mocha underneath. It will keep you warm and trudging along until you can clockΒ off.
RRP $7.60 at Woolworths
Coles Finest Belgian Dark Chocolate Range
If youβre in needΒ ofΒ a chocolate fix, but arenβt into sweet chocolate, a quality dark chocolate with upwardsΒ ofΒ 70% cocoa isΒ theΒ move.
Crafted by master chocolatiers,Β theΒ Coles Finest Belgian Dark Chocolate bar is premium dark chocolate available in a rangeΒ ofΒ flavours including mint, hazelnut, and almond. SnapΒ off a piece while watching your favourite show and getΒ theΒ perfect, not too sweet treat.
RRP $3.00 at Coles
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Coles Ultimate Gluten Free 40% Choc Chip Cookies 252G
For those who have dietary restrictions, it can be difficult to find a little treat that will truly satisfy your cravings.
A first to marketΒ product,Β theΒ Coles Ultimate Gluten Free Choc Chip Cookies are made with 40% choc chips, a gluten free dough, but tastes likeΒ theΒ real thing. Your taste buds and sensitive tummy will be satisfied!
RRP $7.20 at Coles
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Coles Gluten Free Ultimate Choc Chip Cookies Baking Mix 500G
Sometimes we want to work for our little treat. If you have more time on your hands, baking is a great winter activity to help passΒ theΒ time indoors and delivery tasty goodies forΒ theΒ whole home
Your next self-care night in, bakeΒ theΒ Coles Gluten Free Ultimate Choc Chip Cookies to experience a freshly baked, packed with real choc chips, delicious treat. Even if youβre not a world class baker,Β these cookies are easy to throw together for any nighttime craving.
RRP $5.70 at Coles
Coles Joyful Protein Bar range
With less than 2g of sugar per bar, these gluten free protein bars are the perfect guilt-free pick me up.
RRP $4.50 at Coles
AboutΒ ProductΒ ofΒ theΒ YearΒ Australia (POY):
Product of the Year is theΒ worldβs largest consumer-based awards, with over 5,000 Australian shoppers voting forΒ their favourite supermarketΒ products.Β TheΒ POY awards recognizeΒ productΒ innovation and serves as a shortcut for shoppers, savingΒ them time and money when findingΒ theΒ rightΒ products. Shoppers can be confidence when buyingΒ ProductΒ ofΒ theΒ YearΒ category winners asΒ they undergo a rigorous testing process. A panelΒ ofΒ judges, composedΒ ofΒ various industry experts, first testedΒ theΒ products for quality, credibility, and innovation.Β TheΒ resultingΒ productfinalists wereΒ then reviewed and voted on by 5,000 Australians.