I tried kids’ Easter eggs – my £4 winner has a tasty surprise that everyone will love
MANY children are already getting excited for Easter - mostly because of the chocolatey treats that might be bestowed upon them.
For most kids, there is little more thrilling than receiving a massive chocolate egg.
And these days, there is a huge variety available, from unicorn-themed treats to dinosaur eggs.
And while the Easter Bunny is on hand to help hand out, parents might want to know the best Easter eggs available too.
Here, I've shared my top 10 picks as a mum of three.
Thorntons Unicorn Easter Egg (151g), £3.48,
This is one of the best value eggs for kids, costing just £2.30 per 100g of chocolate.
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But you don't compromise on quality for the cheaper price tag, either.
The chocolate is creamy and smooth, tastes great and both the box and egg itself are appealing to little eyes.
The pretty unicorn decoration is made from pink-coloured and dark chocolate.
It's simple, but effective and a lovely sweet treat overall.
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Taste: 4/5
Value: 4/5
Overall score: 8/10
Bluey Milk Chocolate Egg (50g), £1.49,
You might think you are getting a bargain here, but be aware that the egg itself is very small, weighing in at just 50g.
The size is probably best suited to quite young children.
The Kinnerton chocolate tastes a little cheap, too, and it’s still pricey per 100g, coming in at more than the Thorntons egg.
However, the bright and colourful Bluey packaging will be a hit with kids who are fans of the hit TV show.
Taste: 2/5
Value: 2/5
Overall score: 4/10
Kinder Surprise Giant Easter Egg (220g), £17,
There are few childhood memories more exciting than opening up a Kinder egg to discover a toy inside, followed by the delicious taste of Kinder chocolate.
This is basically the same, but on a super-sized scale.
The egg is made from Kinder's classic milk chocolate and is lined with milky white chocolate, with one of three Harry Potter figurines inside.
It tastes good and isn't as sickly as some others.
Of course, this is much more expensive than some other eggs on offer, but it is a bigger egg and contains a decent toy too.
This is guaranteed to be popular among wizard fans.
Taste: 4/5
Value: 3/5
Overall score: 7/10
Chococo Dinosaur Egg (175g), £16.50,
The Chococo range is always full of surprises and inside this egg are six dark, milk and white chocolate dinosaurs.
It’s a beautiful white and dark chocolate mottled egg, made by a UK-based chocolate brand with 47 per cent Colombia origin milk chocolate.
Pricey, but it's definitely the stand out of the bunch if your budget can stretch this far.
Taste: 5/5
Value: 3/5
Overall score: 8/10
Maltesers Bunnies Easter Egg (207g), £5,
A great price from Ocado, this is a lovely treat from one of our favourite chocolatiers.
The Maltesers chocolate bunny offers a smooth blend of milk chocolate and malty biscuit and you get three of these crunchy, creamy bunnies with this Nestle milk chocolate egg.
Price wise it's one of the best, costing just £5 and working out the lowest per 100g of chocolate in this test."
Taste: 3/5
Value: 4/5
Overall score: 7/10
Cadbury Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Jelly Popping Candy Egg (202g), £4,
I was expecting this egg to contain popping candy but it was just a standard Cadbury chocolate egg - delicious, but nothing out of the ordinary.
It came with one bar of the Marvellous Creations, and I wouldn't have minded a bit more, but it did taste great - as you'd expect from Cadbury.
And even though this is one of the biggest brands, it's really good value - the best we tested per 100g of chocolate - so you aren't paying too much over the odds for this egg.
Overall, good value for a guaranteed tasty treat.
Taste: 5/5
Value: 5/5
Overall score: 10/10
Waitrose Easter Sunny Side Sam (100g), £7,
This is a unique twist on an 'egg'. Sunny Side Sam comes with a smiley face that will delight kids when they open it.
It's quite pricey at £7, but the Fairtrade chocolate that Sam is made from is delicious.
Plus, there is no plastic packaging so it's a great eco-choice.
The egg itself is hollow, but bigger than I'd expected.
If you or your child are a fan of Milky Bar or white chocolate, this is another level. It's a cute design and tastes divine.
Taste: 5/5
Value: 3/5
Overall score: 8/10
M&S Flossy the Highland Cow (155g), £7,
An Easter treat that is cute as a button, I was immediately impressed by the detailing on this adorable chocolate cow.
Flossy is made from a blend of milk and white chocolate, which gives him a lightish brown appearance and a sweet aroma.
She tastes sweet but she's not huge so I didn't worry too much about how fast the kids were tucking in. Cute packaging, too.
Taste: 3/5
Value: 3/5
Overall score: 6/10
Milkybar White Chocolate Egg (180g), £4,
This creamy and smooth white chocolate egg from Nestle has a very nostalgic feel.
The egg has a perfect snap and is decorated simply, with diamond shapes.
I missed the addition of a standard Milkybar in the box, but the mini eggs it came with made for a nice alternative.
They have a crisp sugar shell and actually I found them a bit too crunchy sweet, with an almost metallic flavour.
But I can't imagine kids would object.
Taste: 3/5
Value: 3/5
Overall score: 6/10
Aldi Dairyfine Curious Inventions Milk Chocolate Egg (180g), £3.99
When Aldi launched it's Curious Inventions bar, chocolate lovers went wild as it was a delicious dupe of the Cadbury Marvellous Creations bar.
Now, new for 2025, we have an egg.
This comes in either white or milk chocolate and is filled with a fun combo of popping candy and cherry jellies giving a surprise in each bite.
When you break down the cost, it's not actually as good value as the Cadbury egg per 100g, but it does have sweets through the egg itself which made it look appealing to young eyes and it tasted great.
A great egg option that will kids will love and it won't break the bank.
Taste: 4/5
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Value: 5/5
Overall score: 9/10
How to save money on your food shop
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save hundreds of pounds a year:
Odd boxes - plenty of retailers offer slightly misshapen fruit and veg or surplus food at a discounted price.
Lidl sells five kilos of fruit and veg for just £1.50 through its Waste Not scheme while Aldi shoppers can get Too Good to Go bags which contain £10 worth of all kinds of products for £3.30.
Sainsbury's also sells £2 "Taste Me, Don't Waste Me" fruit and veg boxes to help shoppers reduced food waste and save cash.
Food waste apps - food waste apps work by helping shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses shift stock that is due to go out of date and passing it on to members of the public.
Some of the most notable ones include Too Good to Go and Olio.
Too Good to Go's app is free to sign up to and is used by millions of people across the UK, letting users buy food at a discount.
Olio works similarly, except users can collect both food and other household items for free from neighbours and businesses.
Yellow sticker bargains - yellow sticker bargains, sometimes orange and red in certain supermarkets, are a great way of getting food on the cheap.
But what time to head out to get the best deals varies depending on the retailer. You can see the best times for each supermarket here.
Super cheap bargains - sign up to bargain hunter Facebook groups like Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where shoppers regularly post hauls they've found on the cheap, including food finds.
"Downshift" - you will almost always save money going for a supermarket's own-brand economy lines rather than premium brands.
The move to lower-tier ranges, also known as "downshifting" and hailed by consumer expert Martin Lewis, could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your food shop.
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