The best chocolate Easter eggs for 2017

Prestat Milk Chocolate Hot Cross Bun Spiced Easter Egg

Prestat, chocolatier to Her Majesty The Queen, has added a hot cross bun inspired egg to their collection. This lightly spiced milk chocolate egg is filled with a clutch of mini gold foiled eggs with distinctive hints of orange zest and clove. Wrapped in a simple ribbon and placed in a beautifully designed lidded box, this chocolate egg certainly has the royal seal of approval. £17.50/170g

Lindt LINDOR Stracciatella Easter Egg

Created by Lindt's Master Chocolatiers, this smooth and creamy white chocolate egg is accompanied by melting Stracciatella truffles. The truffles are encased in a hard chocolate shell with a soft white chocolate and cocoa nibs centre... a cookies and cream dream! £8.99/285g

Artisan Du Chocolat Balloon Egg

This balloon inspired creation from Artisan du Chocolat is a really quirky design and will leave you nostalgic for your childhood. The egg is made with fine milk chocolate and passionfruit flavouring, with hints of caramel. The edible liquorice laces are a really nice touch and add to the floating balloon effect. Mini eggs are also hidden in the packaging and flavours include ginger coulis and pecan caramel. £25.00/300g

Lidl Deluxe Fudge Feast

This one proved to be the cheapest egg of our taste testing, and great value for money it is too. A classic Belgian milk chocolate egg loaded with mini chocolate and vanilla fudge pieces, plus creamy white chocolate drops thrown in for good measure. This funky egg design will satisfy any sweet tooth and is hard to beat on price. £2.99/200g

Selfridges Selection Easter Egg

An eye-catching egg created exclusively for Selfridges by The Chocolate Society in Somerset - it's part of a limited edition range of only 200 milk chocolate eggs which have been hand-painted by a team of expert chocolatiers. Every design is unique and its spring colours and vibrant brush work give it a Monet inspired look. It's as pretty as a painting and its fine milk chocolate is really light and creamy. £29.99/230g

The Classic Raw Chocolate Easter Egg

A healthier alternative to most Easter eggs from The Raw Chocolate Pie Company, simply made with raw cacao, raw coconut butter, raw agave nectar and no added sugar. The egg shell has a wholesome and authentic cocoa taste, and inside is filled with unsweetened goji berries and cranberries. Beautifully presented in a gold foil and wrapped in a red ribbon. It's dairy free, gluten free, soya free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans. £9.95/150g

Harrods Milk Chocolate Caramelised Hazelnuts Easter Egg

This one had a really nice design and is part of the Harrods Easter collection. A smooth thick milk chocolate shell is encrusted with crunchy and sweet caramelised hazelnuts. Crack it open and you'll find a generous handful of Belgian chocolate crispy pralines hidden inside. £25/280g

M&S Dark Chocolate Quirky Bunny

Not exactly an egg, but a very unique creation from Marks & Spencer. A dark chocolate rabbit with a quirky golden dusted exterior. The chocolate is very fine and suitable for those who like their dark chocolate a little bit richer and not too sweet. £10/220g

Divine Milk Chocolate Popcorn egg

Divine Chocolate has teamed up with award-winning popcorn brand Joe & Seph's to create this luxurious Milk Chocolate Gourmet Popcorn egg. Divine's smooth milk chocolate is encrusted with Joe and Seph's gourmet salted caramel popcorn for the perfect sweet and salty treat. The first of its kind, this Fairtrade certified egg is made with Fairtrade ingredients and includes two extra snack sized Joe & Seph’s salted caramel popcorn sachets for sharing... or not. £11/232g

Bettys Saddleback Pig

This little farmyard fellow was so cute, we almost didn't want to eat him (but we had to for the purpose of research!). Made from fine Swiss milk chocolate, Bettys indulgent and creamy milk chocolate saddleback pig is hand-decorated with white chocolate and stands proudly on milk chocolate ‘mud’. His cocoa dusted coat adds that extra special farmyard touch. £9.95/130g

Michel Cluizel Origami Rabbit

Parisian chocolatier Michel Cluizel has created this striking and wonderfully delicious Origami Rabbit to help you celebrate Easter in style. Handmade using shades of milk and dark chocolate, this little bunny is finished off with a simple creamy white chocolate egg. £11.25/130g

Choc on Choc Belgian Chocolate Husked Coconut

Known for their unique chocolate creations, the folk over at Choc on Choc have done it again with this coconut themed Easter egg. On the outside it has the same grooves and ridges of a real coconut, but crack open that hard milk chocolate exterior and you'll find a smooth white chocolate layer, plus a handful of golden foil milk chocolate eggs hidden inside. A tropical twist on the traditional Easter egg, and the contrast of milk and white chocolate is always a good combination. £15/390g

Lily O’Brien’s Sea Salted Caramel Egg

This indulgent hand crafted milk chocolate egg from Lily O'Brien's perfectly balances the sweetness of the chocolate with subtle hints of sea salt. It also comes with a generous selection of milk and dark chocolate sea salted caramels. Our favourite is the smooth milk chocolate caramel topped with crispy toffee balls! £12/330g

Bettys Spring Flower egg

Bettys traditional spring flowers egg is beautifully decorated with royal icing bluebells and swirls of chocolate piping. The chocolate itself is smooth and not too sweet – as one of our tasters said, ‘it makes me happy!’ £25/350g

Lick the Spoon emerald egg

A pistachio milk chocolate egg (what a wonderful flavour combination) decorated like stained glass and accompanied by six pistachio caramel chocolates in a little pull out drawer. £25/220g

Chococo Dorset Dinosaur Studded Egg

We love the chocolate fossils buried inside this Dorset-made egg – can you find all four? The marbled dark and white chocolate egg is super sweet (great for kids) and lovely to look at. £10.95/175g

Oeuf Chocolat au Lait from PAUL

French artisan bakery and patisserie PAUL is known for its carefully crafted treats, and this Easter they have a collection of delights to suit most chocoholics. For those who love a classic, this rich milk chocolate egg is indulgent and creamy and the shell is not too fine. It's finished off with a delicate and pretty floral design. £9.95/250g

Green & Black’s Organic Butterscotch Egg

Crunchy, interesting and ‘a little surprising’ according to olive editor Laura Rowe. There’s a good flavour to this one, and the little butterscotch pieces make for a great texture. £6.59/165g

Godiva Small Dark Chocolate Egg

A shiny dark chocolate Easter egg with a satisfying 'snap' to it. We like the simple decoration and the four mini eggs inside (two milk chocolate; two white chocolate) are super smooth and creamy. £7.50/175g

Booja Booja Fine de Champagne Easter egg

12 handmade, dairy-free, fine de champagne truffles packaged in a papier-mâché egg made in Kashmir. Rich, boozy and divine, these two-bite truffles are spectacularly good. £24.99/150g

Pierre Hermé Paris - La 'Poule' d'apres François Pompon

Inspired by French sculptor François Pompon, the latest Easter creation from Pierre Hermé Paris is this smooth and delicate chocolate hen which is available in milk chocolate or the signature Grand Cru Pure Origin dark Madagascan chocolate. It is smooth and creamy and stands on a hollow chocolate perch, which contains an assortment of rich milk and dark ganache and praliné filled eggs. £36/250g

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