Easter is early this year, with the four-day weekend taking place from Good Friday (March 29) until April 1, which will be Easter Monday.
While there are still a few weeks to go until the first long weekend of the year, the hunt is well and truly on for 2024’s clutch of incredible Easter eggs.
Like Christmas, Easter is exciting for all ages. All-day gorging on mountains of chocolate eggs, hot cross buns, herb-crusted lamb racks, and carrot-themed foods is one of the best ways to celebrate the occasion and is a big signifier that spring has arrived. After the winter we’ve had, who isn’t looking forward to that?
There are plenty of Easter eggs to delight, no matter your taste or requirements. For children, eggs tend to be of the milk chocolate variety with a special treat squirrelled away inside, while vegans are well-catered for with plenty of free-from designs that let them join in the hunt.
Whether you’re looking for a chocolatey confection for friends, family or just to feast on yourself, there’s plenty of choice out there. Really, who needs the Easter Bunny anyway?
If this year is the one you want to push the boat out with a showstopper to anchor your Easter feasting table, say hello to the UK’s weirdest and wonderful Easter eggs.
From elegant orbs of chocolate and hand-painted eggs that belong on an art gallery plinth to eggs made from cheese instead of chocolate, there are gourmet creations designed to leave you gobsmacked in awe, rubbing your hands with glee or reaching for your phone to show off - as we must with all clever little morsels we’re about to shove in our gobs - on your socials. The best eggs will have you doing all three.
Get ready to dive in and shop our list of the wildest Easter eggs to buy before they sell out.
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Fortnums Hand-Painted Bunny Easter Egg, 500g
Almost too beautiful to eat, this Easter egg features a hand-painted bunny design that will rack up gasps of awe when unwrapped.
Ideal for gifting, the 500g piece of food art has been made from Colombian milk chocolate, cocoa solids and a white chocolate layer and then decorated using natural pigments by chocolatiers in Wales.
Buy now £100.00, F&M
Fortnums Easter Praline Scotch Egg, 130g
It's not all a case of triple-figure eggs over at Fortnums; they are some lavish designs that promise not to dent too big a hole in your wallet too. Snack-loving adults will be tickled by the royal grocer's sugary take on a classic Scotch egg. Crack through the roasted hazelnut and cocoa nib crust to get to the simnel-flavoured milk chocolate praline and orange ganache 'yolk' within. Indulgent for one, a treat for two.
Buy now £19.50, F&M
Hotel Chocolat Classic Ostrich Egg
Who can resist the sweet charms of Hotel Chocolat’s acclaimed chocolate? Easter presents an opportunity to gorge on the St Lucian cocoa with this egg. Designed to resemble an Ostrich Egg, it compares to the real thing size-wise and weighs more than - drumroll, please - 1kg.
A game of two halves, the thick shell is made up of solid caramel-milk chocolate with notes of dulce de leche and 40 per cent milk chocolate with cookie pieces, puffed rice and crispy feuilletine. Mouth watering yet? Us too.
If that's not enough, the egg comes with a selection box of delectable 20 premium truffles, pralines, caramels, and patisserie chocolates.
There is a vegan option also available.
Buy now £85.00, Hotel Chocolat
Gravity Drinks The Egg Royale
Indulging in Easter treats is not just reserved for the little ones. This very adult alternative comes from the brand behind the hugely popular Christmas Globe Gin Liqueur. The glass exterior resembles a chocolate egg but inside you’ll find a rich chocolate alcoholic cream liqueur that you can serve up throughout the Bank Holiday weekend.
Enjoy over ice, in a cocktail or as the finishing touch to add flair to your seasonal desserts.
Buy now £21.54, Master of Malt
M&S Extremely Chocolatey Biscuity Easter Egg
While not technically an egg, the shortbread biscuit pieces embedded in the shell of M&S's alternative confection are indulgent enough to earn it a place on our list. Made to delight adults, this is a thick milk chocolate shell that will give Easter tea breaks the upgrade they deserve.
Buy now £10.00, Ocado
Montezumas Orloff Milk Chocolate Speckled Hen
It’s the age-old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Montezuma takes the side of poultry with this Easter-ready treat, shaped like a plump hen. Made with rich milk chocolate, it’s one for adults with a taste for the finer things.
Buy now £14.00, John Lewis
Rococo Vegan Easter Chocolate Egg
Calling all vegans! You can get luxury plant-based chocolate, too.
Not only is the Rococo chocolate egg vegan, but each of the extra surprises inside is shaped like your favourite veggies (we’re talking carrots, spinach and sweetcorn), and is flavoured with them, too.
Your five-a-day never tasted so good.
Buy now £32.95, Amazon
Sweet Trees Cadbury Creme Letterbox Egg
If you're hoping to send Easter treats from afar, a letterbox version is one way to ensure your confection arrives intact. Sweet Trees has found a way to slip an Easter egg through the postbox with style, embedding popular candies into milk chocolate egg haves and personalising it for good measure.
Buy now £10.39, NOTHS
Cutter & Squidge Vegan Cookie Easter Egg
One of the most decadent options we’ve discovered, Cutter & Squidge’s gold-dusted egg is locally made in the UK and features ethically sourced dark chocolate. Inside you’ll find layer upon layer of thick caramel, cookie chunks and a generous lick of whipped plant-based chocolate ganache. As if that wasn’t enough, vegan honeycomb adds an element of texture while hand-baked chocolate chip cookie bites and caramel-filled mini eggs satisfy any remaining sugar cravings.
Buy now £23.99, Cutter & Squidge
Harvey Nichols Milk Chocolate Easter Egg with Pretzel Pieces and Caramel
Say hello to 300g of chocolately heaven with Harvey Nichols' egg. Presented in a cool pink and green tube, the handmade Easter egg mixes sweet and salty flavours for the ultimate sugar fix. Once you've seen to the shell, there are a further six salted caramel truffles to polish off inside.
Buy now £34.00, Harvey Nichols
ASDA Extra Special Raspberry & Marshmallow White Chocolate Easter Egg
Marshmallows get their moment to shine in Asda's opulent egg. Made from thick white chocolate and with freeze-dried raspberries and mallows in the shell, the hand-decorated piece looks far more luxe than the RRP suggests.
Buy now £8.00, ASDA
Ikea Flat Pack Bunny Easter Chocolate
Back for its fourth year, the precious milk chocolate bunny from Ikea comes flatpack in three-pieces for self-assembly. The delicious milk chocolate is made using cacao from certified and sustainable sources, so this bunny is not likely to stay on display for very long. Hop over to Ikea and grab yours before they’re all gone, as they’re only available to purchase in stores.
Buy now £3.75, Ikea
The Dorchester milk chocolate & hazelnut praline Easter egg
The legendary Park Lane hotel is more than just fancy restaurants and sumptuous bedrooms; its shop allows you to bring the brand home. Pick up this indulgent Valrhona chocolate egg, studded with hazelnut, pracine, caramel eclats and sea salt to heighten the sweet, creamy flavours. It's a sizeable confection with enough here to satisfy eight people. Faultless packaging too.
Buy now £60.00, Dorchester Collection
Wickedly Welsh Bryn The Dragon Egg
We're used to finding surprises inside our Easter eggs, but this one will make you - and everyone else - do a double-take. Snoozing peacefully inside one solid milk chocolate half is Bryn, a dragon made from white chocolate with details highlighted in edible gold shimmer. A fun idea from a small producer.
Buy now £8.99, Wickedly Welsh
Chococo Oat M!lk Chocolate Earth Easter Egg
Chococo’s collection of vegan chocolate eggs is truly admirable. From dinosaur-themed chocolate bites to oceanscapes encased within a hollow shell, the brand has an egg to suit every animal lover out there.
The Earth Easter egg is fairly self-explanatory. It contains absolutely no traces of palm oil or dairy and features natural ingredients only. The perfect plant-based alternative, this Easter delight is handcrafted from gluten-free oat powder to form the creamiest treat to devour.
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Buy now £15.00, Chococo
Laderach Egg of pralines milk 17cm
Death by chocolate seems like a good way to go when you set your sights on Laderach's half egg, overloaded with an assortment of praline treats. Made with milk and dark chocolate with a crust studded with crushed nuts, the whole lot is held together with a bow-tied green ribbon, making a very inviting proposition.
Buy now £67.00, Laderach
Chocolatician Dark chocolate and Bronze Cumberbunny
We very much hope BAFTA award-winning actor Benedict Cumberbatch is aware of this whimsical chocolatey take on his likeness from independent confectionery artist, Chocolatician.
The Imitation Game star’s face has been placed on a Belgian dark chocolate bunny body, complete with ears and a fluffy tail before being dusted in edible gold for good measure. The final detail of a bow tie ensures he’s ready to join in the festivities. The hand-moulded piece has a shelf-life of six months. And if you’re looking for a reason as to why, of all A-list actors, this company has decided to honour the Batch - well, it’s a mystery fit for Sherlock himself.
Available in milk, dark or white chocolate.
Buy now £55.00, Chocolatician
