Search "Maltesers Magic Stars" and you'll find a lot of confusion online, because the two aren't actually the same product. Magic Stars is its own Mars-owned brand, and the overlap in name — plus the shared parent company — is exactly why so many people assume they're a Maltesers spin-off.
A different recipe, not a Maltesers variant
Magic Stars are thin, star-shaped milk chocolate pieces, sold loose in a bag rather than as a filled centre. Maltesers, by contrast, are built around a malted honeycomb core wrapped in a thin chocolate shell. There's no malt centre in a Magic Star at all — it's a flat, solid chocolate button pressed into a star shape, closer in construction to a chocolate button brand than to Maltesers. The two products share a manufacturer and a certain family resemblance in marketing, but not a recipe.
Aimed at lunchboxes, not the sharing bag
Magic Stars has historically been positioned as a lighter, kid-friendly chocolate — smaller portions, a lunchbox-sized bag, and marketing that leaned on being an easier treat than a full chocolate bar. That's part of why the two get mixed up in searches: both brands, at various points, have marketed themselves as a "less indulgent" way to eat milk chocolate, even though the products themselves are built completely differently.
What we actually stock right now
We don't currently stock Maltesers Magic Stars directly. What we do carry, in the same Mars/Maltesers family and genuinely in stock, is the core Maltesers range: Maltesers Chocolate Treat Bag 68g and Maltesers Milk Chocolate & Honeycomb Bites Treat Bag 68g, plus the Maltesers Milk Chocolate Truffles Gift Box 200g and Maltesers Milk Chocolate & Honeycomb Gift Box 310g. If it's specifically the malted honeycomb centre you're after rather than a plain chocolate star, these are the closest and most genuinely available option from us.
FAQ
Are Maltesers Magic Stars the same as Maltesers?
No. Magic Stars are flat, star-shaped milk chocolate pieces with no filling. Maltesers have a malted honeycomb centre inside a thin chocolate shell. They're both Mars-owned but they're distinct products with different recipes.
Why do people search for "Maltesers Magic Stars" as one term?
Mostly name confusion — both are Mars-associated chocolate brands marketed as a lighter alternative to a solid chocolate bar, so shoppers often assume Magic Stars is a Maltesers product line rather than a separate brand.
Does Supreme Sweets stock Magic Stars?
Not currently, no — we're not going to claim otherwise. We do stock the core Maltesers range, including the treat bags and gift boxes linked above, if you want something from the same chocolate family that's actually available to order today.
What's inside a Maltesers Gift Box compared to the Treat Bag?
Both are the same malted honeycomb Maltesers — the gift box is simply a larger, boxed presentation format aimed at sharing or gifting, while the treat bag is the standard everyday bag size.