With chocolate lining the supermarkets shelves as far as the eye can see, one things for sure: Easter is coming.
Whether you’re looking to treat someone (or yourself) Good Housekeeping has revealed the results of its annual hunt for the best Easter eggs on the market – and, somewhat controversially, a white chocolate egg has been voted the best of 2019.
Lindt’s White Chocolate Egg with Lindor White Chocolate Truffles was voted the overall winner, coming out on top of the 226 Easter eggs tested by the dedicated (and very lucky) tasters. The winner was praised for its “balanced sweetness, subtle caramel flavour and creamy truffles”.
It’s so decadent you’ll definitely need a giant mug of tea to wash that down. The only downside? It costs a whopping £8.
If you don’t have nearly a tenner to spend on an egg that will be devoured in less than a week, then Aldi’s £4.99 Moser Roth Egg Box (currently only available in store) is the next best thing. Coming in second place overall, it took the top prize in the ‘Little Treats’ category, with its selection of dark, praline and salted caramel sweet treats.
Other top contenders included Heston from Waitrose’s Chocolate Teapot, costing an extortionate £20, which won in the ‘Novelty’ category thanks to its tea flavoured sugar cube truffles, if that tickles your taste buds.
The ‘Best Milk’ award went to Thorntons for its Hazelnut and Almond Easter Egg, £12.90, and Holdsworth’s Milk and White Chocolate Strawberry Popping Candy Egg, at £15, earned the number one spot in the ‘Boozy’ category for its Champagne truffles.
Is anyone else suddenly peckish?
Overall:
Winner: Lindt’s White Chocolate Egg with Lindor White Chocolate Truffles, £8 for 285g at ASDA. Score 85/100
Runner Up: Aldi Moser Roth The Egg Box, £4.99 for 180g. Score 81/100. In store only.
Best Milk:
Winner: Thorntons Milk Chocolate, Hazelnut and Almond Easter Egg £12.90 for 321g. Score 78/100
Runner Up: Lindt Milk Chocolate egg with Lindor Mint Truffles, £10 for 285g. Score 76/100
Best White:
Winner: Lindt’s White Chocolate Egg with Lindor White Chocolate Truffles, £8 for 285g at ASDA. Score 85/100
Runner Up: Aldi Moser Roth Hand Decorated White Ripple Egg, £4.99 for 200g. Score73/100. In store only.
Best Kids Character:Winner: By Sainsbury’s Bunny with Carrot, £3 for 150g. Score 76/100
Runner Up: M&S Chicky Chicky Bang Bang, £10 for 370g. Score 73/100
Best Showstopper:
Winner: Cocoba Milk Chocolate Toffee Easter Egg, from £11.95 for 250g to £49.95 for 2kg. Score 78/100
Runner Up: Cocoa et Co. Milk Chocolate Hollow Egg with Splatter Decoration, £16 for 400g at Sainsburys. Score 75/100
Best Free-From:
Winner: Booja-Booja Almond & Sea Salt Caramel Chocolate Truffles, £24.99 for 138g at Ocado. Score 72/100
Runner Up: Moo Free Easter Bunnycomb Egg, £3.99 for 110g at Sainsbury’s. Score 71/100
Best Novelty:Winner: Heston from Waitrose Chocolate Teapot, £20 FOR 320g. Score 79/100
Runner(s) Up: Hotel Chocolat Cookie Dough & Ice Cream Egg Sandwich, £10 for 135g. Score 73/100
Runner(s) Up: Booths Hot Cross Bun Milk Chocolate Easter Egg, £8 for 195g from Amazon. Score 73/100
Best Kids:
Winner: KitKat Salted Caramel Fudge the Incredible Egg, £10 for 516g. Score 79/100
Runner Up: Morrisons Pineapple Egg, £12 for 300g. Score 73/100
Best Little Treats:
Winner: Aldi Moser Roth The Egg Box, £4.99 for 180g. Score 81/100. In store only.
Runner Up: Waitrose 1 Milk, Dark and White Chocolate Filled Mini Eggs, £6 for 138g. Score 79/100
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