Taste test: the best Easter eggs for 2018

The great thing about this egg is the fact that each of the flavours seem to come in waves – first rich milk chocolate, then sweet caramelised nuts and finally a good whack of salt at the end. The egg itself is nice and thick, so you get plenty of chocolate for your money. Make sure you save the crushed nuts and white chocolate for yourself; it’s the best bit.

£10, Booths supermarkets

Dark chocolate and sweet crunchy honeycomb is a match made in heaven, and this egg from Buttermilk has it in droves. The shell contains little shards and chunks of honeycomb for textural contrast, and there’s even a pack of dark chocolate-coated honeycomb inside, for once the egg is all gone.

£11.99, Waitrose supermarkets and buttermilk.co.uk

A beauty of an egg from Marks and Spencer that’s half milk, half dark – for those that just can’t decide. The truffles are rich in caramel thanks to the dulce de leche, and the actual chocolate is decent quality too.

£15, Marks and Spencer

OK, so this isn’t technically a chocolate egg (it is in fact made of wood with a velvet lining and painted by an art collective in Kashmir, India), but it’s egg-shaped and the truffles inside are a real knockout. Intensely rich, full of crunch thanks to the almonds and gently sweetened by the salted caramel, they’re by far the nicest tasting thing that was on the table. Best of all? The truffles are suitable for vegans.

£24.99, Ocado

As he’s one of the UK’s best chocolatiers, it’s no surprise that Paul A Young’s Easter egg is one of the tastiest we tried. It’s simple in its appearance, with just some hundreds and thousands sprinkled on top for a bit of fun, but the chocolate is of the highest quality and it really comes through in the flavour. Inside you’ll also find a packet of Paul’s chocolate buttons, which are perfect for baking with, making into hot chocolate or just devouring at will.

£25, Paul A Young stores across London

This was probably the most beautiful egg we had on the table – the stunning blue marbled effect and ostrich feather make it almost too pretty to smash into pieces. While you only get half an egg it’s made of very thick chocolate, so there’s plenty to work through. The flavour is strong and rich and you get a definite hit of fruity cacao.

£25, choconchoc.co.uk