If Christmas means mince pies and gingerbread, Easter equals chocolate in all varieties. Here at olive we have tried and tested some of the best luxury eggs on offer – from coffee-chocolate delicacies to lavishly decorated smooth milk chocolate eggs. We focussed on their taste, texture and overall appearance to guide you on your perfect Easter chocolate this season.
If you are looking for more than an Easter egg to bring to friends and family, browse our carefully curated list of our best Easter gifts, or for more Easter egg inspiration check out our guide to the best supermarket Easter eggs.
If you have been designated chef this Easter, we have our list of the best Easter recipes to inspire you, whether you want to roast the perfect leg of lamb or make our easy no-knead hot cross buns for a simple but delicious brunch. Looking for the best hot cross buns? Check out our favourite supermarket hot cross buns to buy.
Best luxury Easter eggs to buy at a glance
- Best extravagant Easter egg: Hotel Chocolat extra-thick rocky road to caramel Easter egg, £30
- Best crowd-pleasing luxury Easter egg: Melt Acorn Easter egg, £38.49
- Best showstopping Easter egg: Venchi Gourmet caramel white chocolate and salted almond egg, £65.99
- Best nutty luxury Easter egg: Majani white chocolate flat Easter egg, £19.90
- Best grown up Easter egg: Betty’s vegan Venezuelan dark chocolate egg, £25
- Best miniature Easter eggs: Strazzanti pistachio cream-filled mini Easter eggs, £18
Best luxury Easter eggs to buy 2023
Best extravagant Easter egg
The walls of this Easter egg are extra thick, consisting of crumbled cookies and puffed rice encased in sweet and smooth 40% milk chocolate. The egg comes filled with an indulgent selection of dessert-inspired pralines, caramels and chocolates.
Available from:
Hotel Chocolat (£30)
Melt Acorn Easter egg
Best crowd-pleasing chocolate Easter egg
Made with incredibly silky chocolate, this best-of-both egg is perfect for those who can’t choose between dark or milk. It also comes embedded with shards of almond and a novel candied orange stem.
Available from:
Melt (£38.49)
Venchi gourmet caramel white chocolate and salted almond egg
Best showstopping Easter egg
Italian chocolatiers Venchi have created this blonde caramel Easter egg studded with crunchy salted Sicilian almonds. It is the perfect salty-sweet combination, rounded off with a hint of vanilla.
Available from:
Selfridges (£65.99)
Majani white chocolate & pistachio flat Easter egg
This chic egg twists the classic egg to a flat design, topped with crushed hazelnuts and pistachios that balance the sweet white chocolate base.
Available from:
olive shop (£19.90)
Betty’s vegan Venezuelan dark chocolate egg
Best grown-up Easter egg
This is an elegant-looking and complex-tasting dark chocolate Easter egg, with notes of cherry and coffee that linger on the tongue. A well-tempered geometric shell has a satisfying snap and smooth flavour.
Available from:
Betty’s (£25)
Other luxury chocolate Easter eggs we tried:
Muscovado caramel and lemon fondant gulls eggs, £18.95/130g, Fortnum & Mason. Buy now
Ferrero Rocher golden Easter milk chocolate and hazelnut egg, £16.99/275g, Selfridges. Buy now
Spring bloom egg, £40/315g, Bettys. Buy now
Find more Easter inspiration below…
Easter biscuits
Easter cookies
Easter dessert recipes
White chocolate Easter cake
Easter dinner recipes
Easter lamb recipes
