from Saga, 20 03 28, The best Easter eggs, tried and tasted

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

How different, if at all, is this from the piece posted last year, on 10
April? I suggest a fair amount, you judge and come back with constructive
comments.

Did any of you make use of the posting from last year? I hope some of you
might make use of this year's offering, tempted, though I am, I dout I'll
purchase any easter eggs, my diabetes causes me to be extremely careful
these days!

We've tasted the top chocolate Easter eggs for 2026. Can anyone beat
Cadbury? Are expensive eggs better than cheaper ones? We reveal the best and
the worst.

By Kate Randall | Published - 20 Mar 2026

The joy of a well-presented, perfectly crafted Easter egg never gets old.
Whether you want tiny chocolate eggs for a hunt in the garden, a showstopper
for a loved one or a tasty treat to indulge in yourself, there's a wide
array of eggcellent delights out there.

Our sweet-toothed tasting team sampled this silky-smooth bunch to determine
which Easter egg is right for your needs this year and equally importantly,
which ones to avoid.

Does the viral £20 pistachio egg from M&S really taste that much better than
a £4.99 offering from Aldi? We crack open the truth.

How we tested

Our panel of 16 testers at Saga HQ discussed packaging, pricing, taste, the
quality of the contents of the egg and the thickness and flavour of the
chocolate.

The best Easter eggs to buy in 2026

From Waitrose's Blonde Chocolate Almond Croissant egg to the classic Lindt
Bunny, competition was fierce this year. 2025's victorious egg, the
Toblerone Edgy Egg, put in yet another strong performance, coming runner-up
but it was the salted caramel egg from luxurious chocolatier Neuhaus that
took the top spot this year, despite it being on the pricey side at £25.50.

M&S, Cadbury, Lindt and Aldi also had some great offerings at a variety of
prices and there were also vegan options, although those didn't go down too
well with our tasters.

Here are our full results.

1. Neuhaus Gourmand Easter egg

RRP: £25.50 / 200g

Yes, it's expensive but it overwhelmingly won in our taste test, with the
majority of our testers declaring it their favourite (without seeing the
price tag). It's hard to give five out of five to such a pricey product but
we were impressed with the packaging in which it came and, most importantly,
how good it tasted.

It is a hollow egg made from smooth, creamy milk chocolate with salted
caramel, caramelised almond and butter biscuit pieces, which helped give it
"an excellent crunch" and "moreish flavours". One taster exclaimed: "It's
like a delicious posh rice Krispie cake!" and it seems a good description.

As well as the price, one other drawback was that the egg was placed in a
cardboard carrier, meaning once you got it out of the box, you couldn't
really wrap it up again. But judging by the comments, there soon wouldn't be
much left once it was cracked open! Ideal as a splurge or a present for
someone special but it may be wasted on kids, who often want quantity over
quality when it comes to Easter eggs.

4.5/5

2. Toblerone: The Edgy Egg

RRP: £14 / 258g

Like last year, this egg won rave reviews from the Saga team and managed a
close second this time. Not only does it look and taste good, but we were
very impressed with the foil packaging in which the egg came, it was good
quality, easy to unwrap and allowed you to wrap the egg back up.

Its packaging was described as "delightfully angular" and "classy", but it
was the taste which really won us over and reviewers now feel this egg has
become a staple for Easter. "High quality chocolate and flavour, what you'd
expect," said one, while another wrote, "Very dependable, creamy chocolate
and has kept its quality".

And full marks for the six Toblerone truffles which came inside the egg too,
the perfect size for your pocket (and mouth), with the creamy chocolate
spreading across your tongue as it melted. A great size for an Easter snack.

4.2/5

3. M&S Collection pistachio filled shell egg

RRP: £20 / 416g

With the craze for Dubai chocolate not going away any time soon, stores are
still cashing in on pistachio's popularity and we have to say M&S have done
it the best. Not only is this egg visually beautiful, it actually looks like
it's worth more than the £20 price tag, it was described as a "taste
sensation".

Other comments included, "This was spot on, not too creamy or sweet, a good
hit of cocoa and the salty nuttiness adds a zing," and "Very tasty, great
presentation and high quality".

However, others said it was a bit too rich to eat a lot of and wanted more
pistachio as they couldn't really taste it until they got to the cream
filling.

4.1/5

4. Cadbury Dairy Milk Lotus Biscoff chocolate egg

RRP: £15, 368g

When it comes to Easter, you know you can always rely on Cadbury and their
new egg this year is a collaboration with biscuit-maker Biscoff. The main
large egg has crunchy Biscoff pieces throughout and it comes with eight
Dairy Milk Biscoff-filled chunks, so you can get your hit of Biscoff in two
different ways.

Understandably it may be too much if you don't like Biscoff but chances are
if you buy this you're already a fan and you won't be disappointed. Our
reviewers were impressed with the thick and crunchy egg, "different from a
normal Cadbury egg" and described it as "delicious" and "excellent".

Some testers found it too sweet and over indulgent, however and actually
preferred the more traditional Cadbury eggs such as the Twirl and Creme Egg
offerings. In those cases the eggs were simple Dairy Milk chocolate and each
contained either two Twirls or two Creme Eggs.

And as one taster claimed, "It's not Easter without a Creme Egg and takes me
back to my childhood. It's just a shame they no longer come with the free
mug!"

4/5

5. Waitrose No1 The Blonde Chocolate Almond Croissant

RRP: £15.00 / 275g

An Easter egg disguised as a croissant could go either way but in Saga HQ,
it went down pretty well. Described by the retailer as being made from a
"luxuriously creamy blonde chocolate with crunchy almond pieces", crafted in
a croissant shape, the "amazing" presentation was incredible and certainly
stood out from the others. No doubt it would look lovely on an Easter table.

But what about the taste? Well, it won a lot of praise with comments such as
"delicious and different", "very flavoursome" and "layers of flavour".

Some found it "too sweet", though and one of our reviewers just wasn't
impressed with the concept, saying, "Not Easter like, feels too try hard".

3.9/5

6. Lindt Nocciolatte milk chocolate Easter egg

RRP: £12 / 245g

The Lindt bunny is now an integral part of Easter but do their eggs deserve
the same status? Well, you can't really go wrong with anything Lindt thanks
to the high standards of the Swiss chocolate company, but their Nocciolatte
egg did split opinion.

While everyone agreed it was good quality, the smart blue packaging and the
contents looked great and the six accompanying truffles were "very moreish",
half of our testers felt the hazelnut in the egg was overbearing.

"All I could tase is nut and it took away what you normally get with Lindt,
which is the silky smoothness," said one reviewer.

But others enjoyed it and preferred the hazelnut bits in the egg to the nuts
on their own.

3.6/5

7. Aldi white chocolate, strawberry and granola egg

RRP: £4.99 / 170g

Aldi never fails to deliver when it comes to affordable and taste-filled
treats at Easter and they've done it again this year with a whole range of
eggs, all at different price points. We tried their luxurious white
chocolate, strawberry and granola one, which looked so much more expensive
than its £4.99 price tag.

As many chocoholics will know, white chocolate is the sweetest of the lot
and if you add in strawberries it becomes even sweeter, so it was something
of an acquired taste. But it got a lot of love due to its cost and how good
it looked, "this wouldn't be out of place in somewhere like Hotel Chocolat,"
said one Saga tester.

While some said it was too sweet for them, others raved, describing it as
"lovely", "indulgent", "pretty" and "fantastic if you like white chocolate".
It's definitely an upgrade from a plain milk chocolate egg.

3.5/5

8. Ferrero Rocher hollow egg

RRP: £3.75 / 100g

Perhaps we were expecting more from this because of how good Ferrero Rochers
are, but we were left a bit disappointed. There were no Ferrero Rocher
chocolates inside this particular egg (though other versions from the
company do contain them), just the chocolate egg itself enriched with
hazelnut inclusions. To be honest, it didn't really do the job.

There was also no packaging apart from the foil it was wrapped so it "doesn't
feel main egg worthy" and is perhaps more suited to being the last prize in
an Easter egg hunt.

While it tasted "nice", the overall consensus was that the best bit about a
Ferrero Rocher is the hazelnut filling so we felt we were missing out.

2.9/5

9. Reese's Easter Egg

RRP: £1.99 / 92g

The USA isn't exactly known for its great chocolate and despite the growing
popularity of Reese's peanut butter and its treats, this egg failed to win
us over. Although very reasonably priced, there are far better eggs out
there for the same prize that won't leave quite such a nasty taste in your
mouth.

The egg chocolate was very thin and cheap-tasting and there was only "one
tiny" Reese's peanut butter cup inside, so there didn't seem much point in
getting this. You'd be better off buying the smaller filled eggs to get your
PB hit.

2.3/5

10. NOMO (No Missing Out) creamy choc egg

RRP: £8.50 / 154g
Gluten intolerant

If you are Coeliac or gluten intolerant many Easter eggs are also suitable
for you. Coeliac UK has a comprehensive list.

We always include a vegan/dairy-free option in our taste tests and quite
often they come up trumps, but sadly this wasn't the case with this one.
Although a couple of tasters liked the dairy-free alternative, the majority
said it tasted synthetic and you could tell it wasn't "real" chocolate.

At £8.50, it was also quite pricey for what you get, the four chocolate bars
included were very small.

It seems a shame this didn't do well as vegan snack offerings have come a
long way, but we wouldn't recommend this one. There are much better vegan
options out there

2/5

A Freddo Easter egg still in its foil and an open Smarties Easter egg with
Smarties inside, probably great value and good for kids

While the above easter eggs are more luxurious, there are plenty of more
economical versions about if you want to pick up bargains for the children
in your life.

The small Smarties and Freddo eggs are great value for £1.99, ample enough
for kids and both passed the taste test. You can also never go wrong with a
Lindt bunny whatever the size and we loved Lindt's mini pistachio eggs.

These are fantastic for easter egg hunts, as are the Biscoff and
caramel-filled eggs (basically variations on the traditional creme egg).
Cadbury mini eggs still taste delicious too and we loved the new orange
version.

Written by: Kate Randall

Kate Randall is Saga Magazine's Digital News Editor. Kate has more than 20
years experience in print and digital journalism and specialises in news,
entertainment and lifestyle.
In her spare time, she loves trying out the latest exercise trends and
fitting in as many holidays as she can.


Colin Howard, living in Southern England.