Fox's Chocolatey Biscuit Selection: Bloom, Storage and Tea

Fox's Chocolatey Biscuit Selection: the all-chocolate box, in summary: A 355g box where every biscuit sits at the chocolate end, with milk, white and dark chocolate all on the label. Keep it cool and dry, skip the dunk and pour a strong, plain brew.

Last reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in September 2026.

The label on this box lists three kinds of chocolate, milk, white and dark, and there is no plain biscuit anywhere in it to reset the palate. That makes it a box for after a meal rather than for grazing all afternoon, and it means warmth, more than time, is the thing to guard against.

Three chocolates, one register

Milk chocolate heads the published ingredient list at 44%, ahead of the wheat flour, with white chocolate, a second milk chocolate and a dark chocolate further down. Read that way, the box is chocolate first and biscuit second; the bake underneath is a carrier, not the headline. Sweetness runs high across the whole selection, because nothing plain is there to pull the average down.

The label also shows wheat, milk and soya, and milk runs through every one of the chocolates listed, the dark included. There is real variety in the box, but all of it sits within one register. It is the selection for homes where the plain ones are always the last left in the tray, and one guest who does not want chocolate will find nothing here at all.

Chocolatey, Classic or Cookies

Fox's splits its boxes by occasion. The Classic Biscuit Selection, at 275g, is the tea-tray box, mixing plain and coated biscuits so there is contrast across an afternoon. This 355g Chocolatey box is larger and pitched entirely at chocolate. The 365g Chocolatey Cookies Assortment is a different thing again: a pack of cookies rather than chocolate biscuits.

Choose by who is at the table. If everyone reaches for chocolate first, this box settles the argument before it starts. If you are feeding a mixed group, or want the second biscuit to be a genuinely different choice from the first, the Classic box does that job better. If your household would rather have a cookie than a biscuit, the cookie assortment is the one.

Keeping the chocolate at its best

Almost everything that goes wrong with a chocolate box is a storage problem. Warmth softens and dulls the coating, and a warm spell or a sudden chill can draw fat or sugar to the surface as a pale grey film known as bloom. It looks alarming but is purely cosmetic, and cool, dry storage prevents it. Keep the box somewhere shaded and well away from the cooker.

The fridge is the wrong answer on two counts: it is damp, which softens a biscuit's snap, and the cold shock is itself one of the causes of bloom. Dunking is a poor idea too, because the chocolate lets go in hot tea well before the biscuit underneath gives in. Put the cup beside the plate and let a strong brew cut the sugar between bites.

The packs we stock

Fox's Biscuits Chocolatey Biscuit Selection, 355g (barcode 5010035001588)

What the label says

The published ingredient list for Fox's Biscuits Chocolatey Biscuit Selection, 355g says it contains wheat (gluten), milk and soya. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.

Ingredients, as published: Milk Chocolate (44%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk, Cocoa Mass, Whey Powder (Milk), Butter Oil (Milk), Vegetable Fats (Palm, Shea, Sal, Mango Kernel), Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin], Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), White Chocolate (8%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk, Butter Oil (Milk), Dried Whole Milk, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin; Flavouring], Palm Oil, Sugar, Milk Chocolate (6%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Mass, Whey Powder (Milk), Dried Skimmed Milk, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin], Dark Chocolate (6%) [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Butter Oil (Milk), Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin; Flavouring], Glucose Syrup, Palm Kernel Oil, Raising Agents: Ammonium Carbonates, Sodium Carbonates, Disodium Diphosphates, Cocoa Powder, Salt, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Dextrose, Dried Skimmed Milk, Cocoa Mass, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Flavourings, Milk Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 25% minimum, Milk Solids 14% minimum, Dark Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 49% minimum, White Chocolate contains Milk Solids 24% minimum.

Typical values per 100g	Per 100g
Energy	505 kcal
Fat	25.3g
of which saturates	14.4g
Carbohydrate	62.1g
of which sugars	42.9g
Fibre	1.1g
Protein	6.7g
Salt	0.32g

Ingredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.

What to drink with it

Yorkshire Tea Original Loose Leaf Tea, 250g: A strong, brisk pot with milk has the tannin to clear the palate between sweet chocolate biscuits.
Clipper Fairtrade Everyday Tea, 80 Pack 232g: A plain everyday black tea that never competes with the chocolate, only resets the mouth for the next biscuit.
L'Or Espresso Ristretto Coffee Pods, 10 Pods 52g: A short, intense coffee is the pudding-plate alternative to a pot of tea, and its bitterness answers the sugar.

Elsewhere in the Fox's range

The full range is on the Fox's brand page.

FAQ

What chocolate is in the Fox's Chocolatey Biscuit Selection? The published ingredient list shows milk chocolate, white chocolate and dark chocolate, with milk chocolate the largest single ingredient.

What is the difference between the Fox's Chocolatey and Classic selections? Chocolatey keeps every biscuit at the chocolate end, for a pudding plate. Classic mixes plain and coated biscuits for a tea tray.

Why do chocolate biscuits go white or pale? That is bloom, brought on by warmth or a sudden chill. It is cosmetic, and a cool, dry cupboard prevents it.

Should chocolate biscuits go in the fridge? No. The damp dulls the snap and the cold can cause bloom; a cool cupboard is better.

Is there milk in the dark chocolate too? Yes. The dark chocolate on the published ingredient list includes butter oil (milk), and the box as a whole lists wheat (gluten), milk and soya. Check the current pack before buying.

Curator's note: Put it out after Sunday lunch with a big pot of strong tea and the box does the rest. Just keep it well away from the oven while the roast is resting. Lee, teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.

In short: Fox's Chocolatey Biscuit Selection: the all-chocolate box

Field	Detail
Brand	Fox's
Packs we stock	355g
Category	Chocolate Biscuits
Allergens (as published)	It contains wheat (gluten), milk and soya.
Dunkable	No, the coating lets go first
Occasion	The pudding plate, not the tea tray
Store	Cool, dry cupboard, never the fridge