The Best Supermarket Easter Eggs From M&S, Aldi, Lidl, More

“Loved the contrasting textures (caramel-y, chewy, crispy, crunchy), and the flavour had a nice balance of sweet and salt. The size was a little smaller, but the quality was definitely there. However, I might have wanted a little more for £12.”

Flavour: 8.5
Texture: 9
Value: 8

Overall score: 8.5

“Incredible texture – crunchy, and chewy. The chocolate has a real flavour and bite too, and I love the salty bits. Bonus points: it’s massive for your money.”

Flavour: 9
Texture: 9.5
Value: 9

Overall score: 9

“This egg has a deliciously creamy finish – very smooth chocolate, perfect contrast of textures, and it’s very big. A great failsafe option.”

Flavour: 9
Texture: 9
Value: 9

Overall score: 9

“I was skeptical. I was wrong. This viral custard cream-shaped ‘egg’ smells amazing, and the clotted cream flavour of the inside is properly delicious; like nothing I’ve eaten. The crushed custard creams inside made a perfect texture contrast, too.”

Flavour: 9.5
Texture: 9.5
Value: 9.5

Overall score: 9.5

“The speckled eggs are reassuringly crunchy and creamy, but the main egg could have been a little thicker for my taste.”

Flavour: 7.5
Texture: 7.5
Value: 7.5

Overall score: 7.5

“This smelled amazing, and the buttons themselves were huge, creamy, and silky. Though the egg itself was quite thin, it made the chocolate even more meltingly delicious.”

Flavour: 8
Texture: 8
Value: 8.5

Overall score: 8

“I mean, just look at him: this is absolutely adorable. The chocolate, perhaps, wasn’t my favourite, but it was reasonably thick and quite creamy. Perfect for little ones or anyone obsessed with sloths.”

Flavour: 7
Texture: 8.5
Value: 8

Overall score: 8

“Another very, VERY cute choice, though I do have to say it had my least favourite taste. But none of the offerings from M&S are anything approaching bad, and this was so cute to look at I almost couldn’t bear to eat it.”

Flavour: 6
Texture: 7
Value: 7.5

Overall score: 7

“I like the double-layer idea, but this egg is still a bit on the small side, considering it costs £14. The flavour is really smooth, and very indulgent, but it’s a scooch too rich for me, with nothing to cut through it.”

“Another double-layer egg that’s a little on the small side, given it costs £14. But I always love a little salted pretzel situation, and the crunch of it all is satisfying. It helps cut through all the richness, too.”

Flavour: 8
Texture: 8.5
Value: 7

Overall score: 8

“Admittedly, chocolate orange isn’t my favourite flavour, so I recruited a pal and my husband to help test this one. They told me they thought the dark chocolate is smooth, but the flavour could be more orangey. Overall, the flavour is a bit flat.”

Flavour: 7
Texture: 7
Value: 5

Overall score: 6

“First up, this isn’t really an egg. It’s more like a flat slab of chocolate in an oval shape. This looks expensive (like something you’d get from a posh chocolatier), and it tastes it too. I loved the creaminess of the ruby chocolate juxtaposed with the tanginess of the cherries and raspberries. It’s not sickly, just a fruity slab of deliciousness – in fact, very moreish. The texture might feel a little odd to milk chocolate egg purists thanks to the addition of fruit, but the flavour more than makes up for it.”

Flavour: 9
Texture: 7
Value: 6

Overall score: 7.5

“Fans of almond croissants will enjoy this Easter egg, which is certainly the most eye-catching of the bunch thanks to its unique croissant shape. The almond flavour is there, but it’s subtle. I like the crunch of the nutty bits buried among the rich blonde chocolate. This is an extravagant one for sure, but also quite sickly, so it’ll last you a good few weeks.”

Flavour: 8.5
Texture: 9
Value: 6.5

Overall score: 8

“I think this is my favourite as it’s not too sickly and it’s the one I find myself coming back to whenever I walk past the kitchen. The egg itself is smooth milk chocolate with a decorative section of crunchy salted caramel pearls on the front. The chocolate also has bits of salted caramel pieces within it, so even when you’ve polished off the delicious pearls, you still get that caramel hit in amongst the rest of the chocolate. This isn’t trying too hard, and IMO, that’s the best way to be. It’s also the best value Waitrose egg at just over a fiver.”

Flavour: 10
Texture: 10
Value: 9.5

Overall score: 10

“This is a really solid egg with a failsafe flavour combo – who doesn’t like salty pretzel, caramel, and honeycomb? Unfortunately, I taste-tested it at the same time as another caramel, pretzel and honeycomb flavoured egg that blows this one (and most of the other eggs I tried) out of the water.”

“I’m a big-time coffee-lover, so this egg went right to the top of my favourites list. It’s crunchy, the coffee flavour is really nicely balanced with the chocolate, and it’s very moreish. It kept me constantly coming back for more.”

Flavour: 9.5
Texture: 9.5
Value: 9

Overall score: 9.5

“With 70% cocoa and sea salt on top of that, this egg is a scooch too bitter for me. If you like your chocolate strong and your sweet tooth is weak, this could be the egg for you.”

Flavour: 6
Texture: 7.5
Value: 9

Overall score: 7.5

“Now this egg is great if your sweet tooth knows no bounds. For me, it’s a little too much, between the layers of chocolate and the thick caramel sitting at the bottom. But the crunch is very satisfying, and it’s one I’m sure I’ll plug away at one bite at a time.”

Flavour: 6.5
Texture: 9
Value: 8

Overall score: 8

“This one’s good – the filling is fun, but the chocolate flavour is quite weak.”

“The caramel is the best part about this egg: it’s rich, velvety, and not too sweet. The chocolate isn’t the star of the show IMO, but it’s still tasty.”

Flavour: 8
Texture: 8
Value: 7

Overall score: 7.5

“Creamy, crunchy, chewy, thick: I loved the little fudge chunks.”

Flavour: 8.5
Texture: 8.5
Value: 7.5

Overall score: 8

“Even with the salt, this egg is a bit too sickly sweet for me, so it’s not moreish like lots of the other eggs on this list. The pistachio flavour is also very subtle. If you’re really into white chocolate, this is the egg for you.”

Flavour: 5
Texture: 6.5
Value: 10

Overall score: 7

“This is quite possibly my favourite ever Easter egg. Sizeable, moreish, crunchy, and oh so delicious, I kept coming back to this sweet and salty egg even though the pile of eggs I still had left to taste was staring me down from the dinner table.”

Flavour: 10
Texture: 10
Value: 10

Overall score: 10

“This vegan egg was another firm favourite of mine – yes, even compared to all the other non-vegan/free-from eggs I tried. Granted, without the milk, the flavour of the chocolate was a little on the thin side, but I’ve always had a weakness for cherry bakewells, and this egg has the flavour and the texture down pat.”

Flavour: 9
Texture: 9.5
Value: 9.5

Overall score: 9.5

“Again, I’m not the biggest chocolate orange lover, but I did actually like the flavour of this egg. It’s giving more crunchy candy orange than actually fruity orange rind. Think Jaffa Cake more than Terry’s Chocolate.”

Flavour: 8
Texture: 9.5
Value: 8.5

Overall score: 8.5

“This is oddly my fave Aldi egg (although maybe it’s not that odd as I bloody love a biscuit). It’s visually a treat to look at, and the white chocolate is creamy and goes really well with the raspberry flavour layer. It’s not sickly – even my partner comments on how tasty it is. Big fan!”

“Expect Belgian milk chocolate with an extremely sweet biscuity centre where you’re hit with caramel, blond chocolate and fudge flavours with crunchy biscuit textures. There’s a lot going on – I’m not a huge fan of the milk chocolate, but the centre is tasty if you love all those sweeter ‘millionaire’ flavours. It’s sickly though (and I’m a sweet tooth!). It’s just as well there’s only half an egg in there, as it’ll take me weeks to get through this. One bite at a time is enough for me.”

Flavour: 5
Texture: 6.5
Value: 6.5

Overall score: 6

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“If you love pistachio everything, this is the egg for you. Expect a thick layer of smooth milk chocolate, followed by a white chocolate and pistachio inner layer. The pistachio is nutty and creamy, with a touch of sweetness thanks to the white chocolate. The flavours work well and don’t overpower each other. As the chocolate is thick, you might need a hammer to crack it open, but once you’re in, you won’t be disappointed.”

Flavour: 7.5
Texture: 9.5
Value: 7

Overall score: 8