Gone are the times when Easter simply meant a easy milk or darkish chocolate Easter egg. In 2023, the world of Easter chocolate has exploded and we have seen extra wild and wacky creations than ever earlier than.
And it does not must be an Easter egg this 12 months — select between new chocolate turtles, chickens, pigs, and even slices of toast as an alternative. Chocolate overload? We examined our very first cheese Easter egg this 12 months, served with crackers and chutney. We have rounded up a few of our favourite uncommon and new Easter eggs and chocolate under – which one will you strive?
Nonetheless in search of Easter inspiration? Take a look at our Easter Grocery store costs for our greatest buys of eggs, sizzling truffles and extra, or browse our picks of one of the best Easter eggs to order on-line this 12 months, together with choices from Lindt, Tony’s Chocolonely, Divine and extra.
Essentially the most uncommon Easter eggs and chocolate price shopping for in 2023
Resort Chocolat ‘caramayo’ chocolate Easter egg sandwich
You possibly can belief Resort Chocolat to push the boat out yearly, and that is the primary time we have tried its chocolate ‘sandwiches’. The eye to element is exact, proper all the way down to utilizing 3D-scanned slices of actual bread to create the right form. The signature chocolate sandwiches are available in a wide range of flavours, together with biscuit dough, ‘lamb and mint’, chocolate unfold or toast & marmalade, but it surely was the ‘caramayo’ that caught our eye. White half eggs are sandwiched with creamy caramel milk chocolate for the sweetest sandwich you will have this Easter.
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Resort Chocolate (£11)
Chococo massive half milk, half darkish egg
Who says it’s a must to select between milk or darkish chocolate at Easter? For a very decadent deal with, this large 500g egg from Chococo is the final word indulgence. With one half made with 47% Colombian milk chocolate and the opposite 72% darkish chocolate from Ecuador, the egg is formed by hand and adorned with a novel design. And when you crack it open, inside you will discover a number of Chococo candies – Dorset sea salt caramels, honeycomb clusters, milk chocolate orange gems and extra.
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Chocolate (£37.50)
Amazon (£37.50)
Harvey Nichols ‘Let’s toast’ sourdough chocolate toast
One other interpretation of an Easter egg, this providing from Harvey Nichols is hand made and adorned in Somerset. The creamy milk chocolate toast is sprinkled with sourdough crumbs and a contact of salt for an actual ‘toast’ style, and topped with a white chocolate fried egg for further sweetness. It is fairly small at 160g however makes up for it with a cute impact!
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Harvey Nichols (£20)
Butlers cheddar cheese Easter egg
When you have extra of a savory than a candy tooth, this Easter egg with cheddar cheese is for you. The one savory egg we have tried is cheddar blended with delicate cheese for a barely delicate half-egg outcome—a centerpiece for an Easter cheese board that is certain to get friends speaking. It is also out there in a blue cheese selection, or deal with a fortunate liked one to an Easter basket from Cartwright & Butler that additionally contains crackers and chutney.
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Cartwright & Butler (Easter basket together with egg, £32)
Butlers Cheese (eggs solely, £6)
Gåva reusable Easter eggs
We love this extra sustainable strategy to Easter. Just like the idea of shopping for a material introduction calendar to refill with treats each Christmas, the Scandinavian model Gåva has a variety of reusable patterned steel Easter eggs stuffed with sweet or chocolate that you may hold and use 12 months after 12 months. Our vibrant pink leopard print ‘Lola’ egg was stuffed with bitter decide ‘n’ combine – a welcome change from low cost Easter chocolate. Additionally an ideal Easter present.
Accessible from:
Reward (from £12)
Selfridges (£19.99)
Cocoba blended Easter egg bombs
With Easter coming early this 12 months, we will not essentially rely on wonderful spring climate – a comfy sizzling chocolate may be simply the deal with. This blended trio of white, milk and darkish mini Easter eggs is full of marshmallows that seem because the chocolate melts open – a very decadent sizzling choc. There’s additionally a trio made with vegan chocolate and marshmallows.
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Not on the Excessive Avenue (£9.95)
Gloucester Outdated Spot sow and piglets
Perhaps too cute to eat? This uncommon Easter deal with consists of a chocolate pig and three small chocolate pigs wrapped in a straw nest. We weren’t certain if we must always strive the pig or the piglets first (each felt imply!), however we will affirm that the chocolate is scrumptious: clean milk chocolate hand-decorated with creamy white chocolate dots. As a bonus, the chocolate is sustainably and ethically sourced, with chocolate sourced from the Cocoa Horizons Basis, which helps coaching packages for girls in West Africa.
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Daylesford Natural (£12.50)
Waitrose & Companions ‘Take it simple Boe’
Persevering with the theme of branching off Easter chocolate into new animals, we had been gained over by Waitrose & Companions’ Easter turtle providing. The lovely Boe character gained the Greatest Youngsters Eggs class in our Easter Grocery store awards for its intricate, playful design paired with clean milk chocolate.
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Waitrose & Companions (£6)
Pump Avenue Bakery sizzling cross bun hen and eggs
Two basic Easter treats mix on this sizzling chocolate hen with cross buns. You possibly can depend on Pump Avenue Chocolate to get quirky flavors proper, and it greater than delivered. The hole chocolate hen is gently infused with spices, together with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, for a basic sizzling cross bun taste, with little bits of currants to chew on. Creamy milk and darkish chocolate foil wrapped eggs beneath had been additionally a deal with. We need to strive Pump Avenue Bakery’s croissant chocolate bar subsequent.
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Pump Avenue Bakery (£9.95)
Soften strawberry easter egg
For a style of summer season this Easter, Soften’s Fruity Strawberry Easter Egg isn’t solely designed to appear to be a large strawberry, but it surely’s additionally made with actual strawberries blended with 70% darkish chocolate. The posh packaging is totally plastic-free and as a remaining bonus, the egg can be vegan. We additionally liked the coconut Easter egg with a refined coconut design, coated in white chocolate and toasted desiccated coconut.
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Soften (£34.99)
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