Caramel & Toffee

Sugar-free caramel and toffee candies are hard to get right, since caramel is basically cooked sugar, but a few brands have managed it. Werther's Original sugar free chewy caramels are the anchor of this category, and they're the ones customers come back for: soft, buttery and close enough to the original that nobody at the office will notice the difference.

Russell Stover's no sugar added toffee is the other mainstay, a crisp bite with a proper butter flavour. Both are sweetened with sugar alcohols, so the sugar grams on the label stay at zero. We also bring in sugar-free caramels and brittles from GoLightly and Curly Girlz Candy.

A word on portions. Sugar alcohols are best eaten in moderation, so two or three pieces is the sensible serving. Keep a bag in the car or a desk drawer for the afternoon when a craving turns up. They're also a decent sugar-free option for the Halloween bowl.