Hands up if you’ve still got Easter eggs to buy! Us too… And with the big day just around the corner, you certainly won’t be alone in wondering which one to get for that special someone in your life, the kids – or even yourself. Well don’t panic, there’s still time to choose the perfect egg. And we’re here to help, having hand picked some of the best eggs of 2025, which are sure to delight this Easter. Happy shopping!
Best for… THE INDECISIVE
Cadbury Dairy Milk & White Half & Half Ultimate Egg, £15.50
Do you love milk chocolate or white chocolate the most… it can be like choosing between your kids, right? Until this egg came along, that is. A large specimen at 372g, as the name suggests one side is thick white chocolate, the other is milk. Underneath there are an assortment of white and milk mini chocolates to save for later.
Best for… CUTE
Marks & Spencer Flossy the Highland Cow, £7
If you don’t melt (pun intended) at the sight of Flossy the deliciously chocolatey Highland cow… I mean, you must be made of stone. A blend of white and milk chocolate, Marks & Spencer’s Flossy is a small ‘egg’ so a great option for kids, hollow inside and finished with a boopable pink nose.
Best for… OAT MILK
Chococo Plant-based Oat M!lk Chocolate Earth Easter Egg, £16.50
A truly delicious vegan and gluten-free option, this hand-decorated egg is crafted from 43% Colombia origin oat milk chocolate. It’s 100% palm oil-free too. As allergen-free and ethical as it is moreish – what’s not to love?
Best for… CHOCOLATE ORANGE
Lidl Deluxe Chocolate Orange Marbled Egg, £6.99
Lidl has absolutely nailed it with this one. Finished with an aesthetically pleasing marble effect, dark and white chocolate is infused with orange oil to create a grown up chocolate orange egg. It’s inexpensive too, at just £6.99 for 180g.
Best for… CRUNCH
Co-op Irresistible Pretzel Crunch Golden Chocolate Egg, £7
Fairtrade ingredients have been used wherever possible, including Fairtrade cocoa, to create a sweet and salty treat. The chocolate element of this 200g egg is Belgian white with caramel, and interspersed throughout are crunchy pretzel pieces.
Best for… WHITE CHOCOLATE
Hotel Chocolat White Nibbly Egg, £22.95
This is an egg for those who enjoy texture in their chocolate. Made from 36% white chocolate infused with granola, it’s sweet and creamy with a delightful crunch. And the best bit? Once you have devoured the main egg, underneath you’ll find six more strawberry and cream mini eggs to enjoy.
Best for… ALLERGIES
Tesco Free From Caramel Crunch Choc Egg With Sea Salt, £4.95
At less than a fiver for 180g, you get a decent amount of choc for your cash with this egg, which has been greeted free from allergens gluten, wheat and milk for a stress-free snack experience. What remains however, is the taste – creamy, caramelly chocolate, elevated with a smattering of sea salt.
Best for… FLAT EGG
Waitrose No.1 Milk Chocolate Flat Easter Egg, £12
Flat eggs are a lovely trend, and this one provides luxe in spades. It’s milk chocolate, with crunchy feuilletine (a crispy caramelised confection) and fleur de sel, finished with chocolate flakes and edible gold. 190g of pure delight.
Best for… VEGAN
OMV! Hoppily Vegan Cherry Bakewell Easter Egg, £4.90
Endorsed by both The Vegan Society and The Rainforest Alliance, this plant-based egg is created with creamy rice milk and contains biscuit and freeze-dried cherry pieces, alongside a bakewell flavour. It comes in at just under a fiver too – a bargain.
Best for… COFFEE LOVERS
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Belgian Milk Chocolate Tiramisu Egg, £10
Because coffee isn’t just for your morning cuppa… this delectable egg combines the coffee and cream of a tiramisu dessert, with rich Belgian chocolate. There’s caramelised biscuit in there too… because why not? A grown up egg you won’t want to share.
Best for… NON CHOC
Swizzels Squashies DrumChick Orange & Pineapple Flavour, £1
For something a little different this Easter, try these fruity squishy sweeties. Shaped like cute baby chicks, they harness the much-loved flavour of ye olde Drumstick lollies… and the squidgy moreish texture of Squashies. A big Easter win for just a quid. What’s not to love?
Best for… EASTER EGG HUNTS
Moo Free Easter Egg Hunt Kit, £4.95
This gorgeous little box contains all you need to set up a super fun Easter egg hunt. Inside are six hollow plant-based chocolate eggs. Moo Free is a great free-from brand, with chocs made without dairy, gluten, soya or palm oil, and packaging made from recycling plastic.
Best for… EASTER HYBRID
Prestat Hot Cross Bun Truffle Egg, £26
If the best foodie treats at Eastertime are Easter eggs, the second best has to be hot cross buns. And this generous offering combines the two, with an 170g milk chocolate embossed egg, containing three hot cross bun-flavoured truffles hidden inside.
Best for… REUSABLE
Melt Ben & the White Cloud children’s book, £24.99
For something a bit different, why not treat your little one to this book? With beautiful hand painted illustrations, it follows Ben the bunny on an adventure. And, at the end of the story, they’ll be delighted to find Ben himself, in milk chocolate form, to munch as they read the book again.
Best for… LOADED EGG
Morrisons The Best Loaded Milk Chocolate Half Topped Easter Egg, £7.50
It might be small, but this is a weighty 245g half-egg stuffed with all kinds of goodies. With a base of milk chocolate, you’ll also find rich caramel, crispy puffed rice, sweet chewy raisins, crunchy honeycomb and squishy sweet marshmallows. Delish!
Best for… BLONDE CHOCOLATE
Aldi Dairyfine Honey the Blonde Chocolate Golden Retriever, £3.99
Blonde chocolate is white chocolate that has been caramelised, giving it a golden color and a flavor of caramel and butterscotch. And what better animal to immortalise in it than a gorgeous golden retriever. He’s almost too cute to eat… almost.
Best for… BEAUTY
LookFantastic Beauty Egg 2025, £60
With goodies inside worth £205, who needs chocolate when you have a whole new beauty routine to play with? You’ll find a Color Wow leave-in conditioner, Medik8 vitamin C serum, Elemis night cream, Sol de Janeiro body butter, Rodial lip oil, Iconic London highlighter and Anastasia Beverley Hills mascara in there.
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