Best Easter eggs 2021: The woman&home taste test
Our expert food team have tested the best Easter eggs in the shops this year - see what made their list

The woman&home Taste Tests ensure that you buy the very best and our expert food team have spent many hours testing the best Easter eggs for 2021. Their favourites include showstoppers from the likes of Betty’s and Melt Chocolates as well as some must-buys from our favourite supermarkets.
Whether you’re looking to buy for loved ones, or you fancy a treat yourself, we’re sure to have an egg that fits your budget and needs.
Best dark chocolate Easter eggs
MELT DARK AND MILK CHOCOLATE ACORN EGG
Best novelty egg
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Strictly not just dark but a hybrid milk and dark chocolate egg. The judges were particularly taken with the whimsical design.
CHOCOCO DARK CHOCOLATE OCEAN STUDDED EGG
Best charity Easter egg
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A great egg that really impressed the tasters, this charity egg raises money for a marine conservation charity.
MOSER ROTH LOVERS DUO DARK CHOCOLATE EGG
Best supermarket dark chocolate Easter egg
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This gorgeous egg is great value for money and the delicious addition of nuts and salt give it a premium taste for a budget price tag.
See our full list of the best dark chocolate Easter eggs 2021
Best white chocolate Easter eggs
Aldi Specially Selected Exquisite Blonde Chocolate Beehive Egg
Our favourite white chocolate Easter egg
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We adored the design of this blonde chocolate Easter egg from Aldi and were as impressed with the flavours. The egg has sweet honeycomb pieces mixed throughout, the decorative bees have a salted caramel centre - and there’s even a drawer filled with hexagonal honey caramel truffles! This really is excellent value for money.
Hotel Chocolat Extra Thick White and Light Easter egg
Best Easter egg for gifting
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This egg is one of our top choices for gifting due to the attractive tin, which is perfect for storing homemade baked goods once the chocolate has been eaten. Hotel Chocolat’s white chocolate recipe uses 36% cocoa butter, which is noticeably higher than others on the market and delivers in flavour.
Chocolate Pomegranate Easter egg
Best Easter egg for unusual flavours
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This fun novelty Easter egg delivers punchy, unusual flavours. The caramelised white chocolate, also known as blonde chocolate, is brilliantly balanced with sharp pomegranate notes.
See what else made our round-up of the best white chocolate eggs 2021.
Best free-from Easter eggs
Strawberry Easter egg
Our favourite free-from Easter egg
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This unusual vegan egg was one of our favourites across all categories. The thick, hollow egg has a rich dark centre and a fruity outer layer - it’s simply phenomenal.
Divine's Deliciously Dark & Smooth Hazelnut Easter egg
Best Fairtrade Easter egg
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Budget-friendly, Fairtrade and made using 100 per cent pure cocoa butter, this Easter egg has a rich, nutty flavour that'll satisfy vegans and non-vegans alike.
Mummy Meagz Vegan Orange Choccie Easter Egg with Choccie Orange Bar
Best plant-based Easter egg
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This plant-based chocolate egg has a subtle but pleasant orange flavour. We like the bright, recyclable packaging and that the egg comes with an additional orange segment shaped chocolate bar.
See more in out our round-up of the best vegan Easter eggs 2021
Best milk chocolate Easter eggs
Bettys Hand Decorated Spring Flowers Milk Chocolate Egg
The milk chocolate champion egg
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Tasty and beautiful, this egg from Bettys has been hand-finished with beautiful spring flower decorations. It also comes in pretty packaging to finish it off with elegance.
No.1 Hidden Truffles nutty egg with salted caramel truffles
Best grown-up egg
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A delicious 49% milk chocolate egg with crunchy almonds. Once you've broken into it you will find explode-in-the-mouth salted caramel truffles that will blow you away. Divine!
Orloff Milk Chocolate Hen with Dark and White Chocolate Flecks
Best hen shaped egg
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Montezuma's spectacular chocolate has been crafted into a delightful hen shape, with flecks of dark and white chocolate mixed in the heavenly milk chocolate.
Divine Chocolate Speckled Mini Eggs
Best milk chocolate mini eggs
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A satisfying crunch encapsulates the smooth inside of these delicious Fairtrade mini eggs. These are great as an Easter treat or to decorate some show-stopping Easter baking.
Melt London Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Easter Egg
A heavenly handcrafted egg
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Forget salted caramel, this is all about salted chocolate! A really special egg hand made in the heart of Notting Hill.
Eggstremely Thick Chocolatey Biscuit Egg
The most moorish egg
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This is what Easter egg dreams are made of. Salty biscuits and sweet, smooth chocolate.
For more inspiration have a look at all of our best milk chocolate Easter eggs 2021
Best Children's Easter Eggs
Bettys Chocolate Buttons Egg
Cute as a button
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The quality of the chocolate is the real star of this egg, it’s not too sweet and the buttons add a lovely extra crunch.
Hotel Chocolat Easter Pen Pals
Cutest egg
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These are great for younger children and include a white chocolate sheep, Wooliam, a caramel-milk hen, Elizapeck, and a 40% milk chocolate rabbit named Rabbert.
Chococo Milk Chocolate Dinosaur Egg
The best dino egg
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Kids love dinosaurs and let’s be honest, most adults do too. This egg is full of fun and the chocolate is great too.
The Mini Ombles
Not just any children’s chocolate egg
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Perfectly sized for kids, these mini eggs are, in a weird way, pretty cute. They are also really delicious and coated in tasty chocolate flakes.
Montezuma's Milk Chocolate Clucky
The scrummiest children’s egg
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Silky smooth milk chocolate buttons accompany this super tasty chocolate hen.
For more inspiration have a look at all of our best kid's Easter eggs 2021
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