Easter eggs unboxed: how much chocolate do you get inside?
What's inside 38 different eggs and what it costs per gram of chocolate - we test eggs from Cadbury's, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Aldi, Waitrose, M&S, and more
We've unboxed, price checked and taste-tested some of the best Easter eggs for children out this year.
If you're not sure which egg to buy for your child - we've covered options from major supermarkets including Tesco, M&S and Waitrose, budget options from Aldi, B&M, Lidl and Sainsbury's, dairy-free alternatives and offerings from well-loved chocolate brands such as Cadbury's, Kinder and Nestle.
In other words, team MFM have done the hard work, so you don't have to ?
(P.S. We did a live Easter Egg unboxing on Facebook - which is why some of them are seriously cracked in the pics.)
Here's what's inside and how much chocolate you get on these top-selling Easter Eggs 2018...
1. B&M Premium (Giant) Chocolate Bunny, £6.99
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Total chocolate weight: 600g = 1.1p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 600g hollow milk chocolate bunny
Things to know: If you're looking to make a big splash on Easter Sunday morning - for a purse-friendly price tag - this might be a winner for you.
Available from: B&M
2. Ferrero Roche Easter Egg, £8.99
Total chocolate weight: 275g = 3.2p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 Ferrero Roche egg and 8 Ferrero Roche chocolates
Things to know: The chocolate egg does have hazelnut inside, just like the sweets. Yum yum.
Available from: B&M
3. Holland & Barret Dairy Free Alternative Egg, £3.99
Total chocolate weight: 85g = 4.7p per g chocolate (generally, free from products cost more than others)
The contents: 1 hollow dairy free chocolate egg
Things to know: The chocolate is made of cocoa solids, sugar and rice powder. Chocolate also organic and fairtrade. Suitable for vegans. Packaging made from 95% recycled material.
Our resident dairy-free chocolate-eater loved the flavour of the Holland & Barrett egg, and thought it tasted the most like 'real' chocolate. It's definitely got a sugary aftertaste, too.
Available from: Holland & Barrett
4. Nestle Smarties Orange Mini Eggs, £4
Total chocolate weight: 245g = 1.6p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow orange chocolate egg, with a small bag of mini orange Smartie eggs inside
Things to know: This egg has been super popular this year - given the world's widespread love for orange Smarties!
Available from: Sainsburys and Ocado
5. Taste The Difference Chocolate Bunnies, £5 each
Total chocolate weight: 440g = 1.1 per g chocolate
The contents: 1 tall, hollow chocolate bunny - comes in either milk, white or dark chocolate
Things to know: These are delicious, and nice and thick!
Available from: Sainsburys
6. Kinder DC SuperFriends Egg, £4.99
Total chocolate weight: 100g = 4.99p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 egg made of Kinder chocolate, plus one toy inside. Think a normal Kinder egg, but slightly bigger.
Things to know: The taste of Kinder is milky and delicious - and Kinder eggs are always good if your child prefers trinkets and toys to sweets. However, if you're after loads of choc, this particular might not be the best value for money,
Available from: B&M
7. Plamil Organic Milk Chocolate Alternative Egg, £3.99
Total chocolate weight: 85g = 4.7p per g chocolate (generally, free from products are a little pricier than others)
The contents: 1 hollow free-from chocolate egg
Things to know: This egg is milk free, gluten free, nut free, and is suitable for vegans. The choc is organic and fairtrade.
Available from: Plamil Foods, or Holland & Barrett shops
8. Iceland Luxury Smooth Milk Chocolate Egg with Sparkling Bronze Lustre with Prosecco Truffles, £10
Total chocolate weight: 440g = 2.2p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 shimmery milk chocolate egg, with a separate tub of prosecco truffles
Things to know: The truffles come wrapped separately - so if you're just after a luxury egg, you can always pass 'em on. The truffles do have that alcohol-chocolate taste, so keep that in mind if you like a really sweet truffle.
Available from: Iceland
9. Peter Rabbit Toy and Easter Egg, £6.99
Total chocolate weight: 72g = 9.7p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 small Dairy Milk egg, plus a Peter Rabbit soft toy
Things to know: We really like this option for very small children - you're not getting a massive amount of chocolate to eat, the real draw is the adorable toy.
Available from: Cadbury Gifts Direct, Tesco and Ocado
10. Dairy Milk Freddo Faces Egg, £1.50
Total chocolate weight: 122g = 1.2p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 medium-sized Dairy Milk egg, plus a small bag of Freddo faces chocolates
Things to know: Not too big, not too small. Lovely for Freddo fans who don't want to over-spend or overindulge this Easter.
Available from: Tesco
11. Dairy Milk Ultimate Daim with Sharing Bar, £12
Total chocolate weight: 570g = 2.1p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 large Dairy Milk chocolate egg, plus 1 sharing bar of Dairy Milk with Daim pieces
Things to know: This one was a big hit with our mum testers - the best part is you can save the sharing bar for a later date!
Available from: Cadbury Gifts Direct, Tesco and Morrisons
12. Tesco Free From Egg with Coins, £3
Total chocolate weight: 115g = 2.6p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 milk, gluten and wheat free chocolate egg, along with x gold-wrapped coin chocolates
Things to know: A nice, brightly-designed free from egg, that we hope will help little ones with allergies feel less left out at Easter time!
Available from: Tesco, in stores (it appears to be sold out online)
13. Decorate Your Own Cheeky Chick, £4
Total chocolate weight: 161g = 2.5p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 milk chocolate egg, with 6 small white/colourful chocolate pieces (shaped like eyes, a mouth, a nose and a tuft of hair), plus a small tub of chocolate chips to melt
Things to know: There's no instructions on the pack - but we reckon you simply melt the choc chips, and use the melted choc to stick the decorations on to the Easter egg. Simple!
Available from: ASDA
14. ASDA's White Chocolate Lucy The Lamb, £4
Total chocolate weight: 200g = 2p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 white chocolate Easter egg, shaped like a lamb, with milk and dark chocolate facial features
Things to know: ASDA are doing 3 for 10 on their Easter eggs - from what we can see online, anyway. Ideal if you've got multiple little ones to buy for...
Available from: ASDA
15. Kinnerton Crayola Decorate Your Own Egg, £5
Total chocolate weight: 180g = 2.7p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 smooth milk chocolate egg, plus 2 icing pens - one red and one white
Things to know: This one's just a bit fun and silly. Ideal for younger children. P.S. This was the drawing we did live on camera in about 10 secs - which is why it's not very good ?
Available from: Ocado
16. Thorntons Milk Chocolate Bunny (Harry Hopalot), £4
Total chocolate weight: 200g = 2p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 medium-sized milk chocolate bunny
Things to know: Big bunnies seem to be a 2018 trend. We like this one for those wanting a bunny rather than an egg - but aren't after anything giant. Also, Thornton's always tastes great ?
Available from: Ocado
17. Lidl Favorina Belgian Mlk Chocolate Egg, £2.99
Total chocolate weight: 200g = 1.4p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 medium-sized Belgian milk chocolate egg, with sweets embedded into the front of the egg
Things to know: Great for mums on a budget, the sweets are an added extra and are yum, and 25p of each egg sold will go to the NSPCC schools service. Also available in white chocolate.
Available from: Lidl
18. Lidl Favorina Henrietta Hen With Eggs, £2.99
Total chocolate weight: 250g = 1.1p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 medium-sized milk chocolate hen, with a bag of wrapped up chocolate eggs, and a milk chocolate nest
Things to know: This is one of the cheapest Easter choc buys in our test.
Available from: Lidl
19. M&S Swiss Chocolate Bennet Bunny, £20
Total chocolate weight: 900g = 2.2p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 rather large milk chocolate bunny!
Things to know: Our testers thought this work as a splurge purchase for the whole family to enjoy. The choc's nice and thick, plus you do get your money's worth with 900g.
Available from: Marks & Spencer
20. My Little Pony Pinkie Pie, £7
Total chocolate weight: 210g = 3.3p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow white chocolate (with raspberry and strawberry) Pinkie Pie-shaped chocolate 'egg'.
Things to know: This one's very, very sweet and tastes more like a sweetie than chocolate - you can't miss the strawberry!
Available from: Marks & Spencer
21. M&S Burrowing Bunny, £15
Total chocolate weight: 320g = 4.6p per g chocolate.
The contents: 1 hollow milk and dark chocolate egg, featuring a bunny burrowing into the chocolate
Things to know: This is one of the more expensive eggs, but we do like the character - we're sure it'll make little one's laugh! We also love Laid Back Lamb, M&S' similarly lovely (and similarly-priced) Easter offering.
Available from: Marks & Spencer
22. The Solid Chocolate Company Belgian Dark Choc Solid Egg, £24.99
Total chocolate weight: 750g = 3.3p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 solid Belgian dark chocolate egg (55.5% cocoa solids).
Things to know: The egg comes in 42 'bitesize' pieces - but we'd actually say they're pieces you can nibble on. So, though it's the priciest egg we tested, it's going to last you a long time. You need not buy another chocolate bar for weeks, if not months!
Available from: The Solid Chocolate Company
23. Cadbury's Mini Eggs Gift Box Easter Egg, £6
Total chocolate weight: 286g = 2.1p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow milk chocolate egg and 1 90g bag of Mini Eggs
Things to know: Although there's a lot of empty space in this big gift box, the egg is pretty big. The mini eggs are a full 90g size (ie, the bag you usually pay £1 for at the checkout).
Available from: Asda
24. Waitrose Ollie The Owl, £5
Total chocolate weight: 200g = 2.5p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow milk chocolate egg
Things to know: We found the chocolate was thick and the egg felt heavy. Tastes great, but it is a bit more expensive. Waitrose offers a white chocolate version (Izzy The Owl), and there a few woodland creature egg options to choose from. You can also get 2 eggs from the range for £9.
Available from: Waitrose
25. Aldi DairyFine Rubble Mallow Egg, £2.99
Total chocolate weight: 200g = 1.5p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow milk chocolate egg, with marshmallows and blackcurrant-flavoured jellies built into the chocolate.
Things to know: 2 of our team rated this Aldi egg as their fave when it comes to taste - the sweets were a nice touch. However, the sweets do contain gelatin, so this one isn’t suitable for strict vegetarians. The Aldi DairyFine popping candy egg is though!
Available from: Aldi, in stores
26. Tesco Finest Belgian Milk Chocolate Hidden Egg, £15
Total chocolate weight: 650g = 2.3p per g chocolate
The contents: 2 large hollow Belgian milk chocolate eggs, one inside the other. The inside egg has a bronze shimmer while the outer egg has a cut out design to reveal the inner egg.
Things to know: This egg recently won a blind Good Housekeeping taste test, and it’s easy to see why! It'll last a while, too...
Our particular egg arrived completely smashed in the post - so for such a pricey egg you might want to visit your local store to purchase, instead!
Available from: Tesco
27. Chokablok Titchy Paradise Punch Easter Egg, £2.50
Total chocolate weight: 95g = 2.6p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow milk chocolate egg with sweets built into the chocolate
Things to know: The egg’s not completely smooth inside - you can see where the sweets have been built in.
Available from: Tesco
28. Nestlé Milky Bar Bluebell, £4
Total chocolate weight: 160g = 2.5p per g chocolate
The contents: A Milky Bar cow hollow white chocolate figure with a white chocolate egg.
Available from: Waitrose
29. Thorntons Gruffalo Egg, £3.50
Total chocolate weight: 161g = 2.2p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow milk chocolate egg featuring a Gruffalo design on the front
Things to know: This chocolate was really thick. There are also nice bookmarks to cut out on the box. One of our MFM mum testers said this was her favourite.
Available from: Sainsbury’s
30. Tesco Doug the Dinosaur, £3.50
Total chocolate weight: 200g = 1.75p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow milk chocolate figure, shaped like a dinosaur, with touches of white chocolate for decoration.
Things to know: Like Rainbow The Unicorn, another from Tesco's egg range, we thought Doug the dino was made of lovely, thick chocolate.
Available from: Tesco
31. Maltesers Luxury Chocolate Egg, £6
Total chocolate weight: 265g = 2.6p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 milk chocolate hollow egg and 3 MaltEaster Bunny chocolates.
Available from: Morrisons
32. Sainsbury’s Free From Chocolate Egg & Discs, £3.50
Total chocolate weight: 125g = 2.8p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow chocolate egg free from dairy, gluten and wheat, plus 6 choc discs wrapped in gold paper.
Available from: Sainsbury's
33. Chokablok Popping Candy Heaven Egg, £5
Total chocolate weight: 300g = 1.7p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 Belgian white chocolate egg with dolly mixture, chocolate beans and popping candy embedded in the shell. So, remember some of that chocolate weight is in fact sweets.
Available from: Tesco
34. Haribo Chick 'N' Mix Gift Box, £3
Total sweet weight: 232g = 1.3p per g sweets
The contents: 1 packet of marshmallows, 1 packet of jellies, 1 packet of tangy chicks and 2 small bags of Starmix.
Things to know: No choc here!
Available from: Ocado
35. Kinnerton Peppa Pig Egg Gift Set, £5
Total chocolate weight: 125g = 4p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 small hollow milk chocolate egg, plus a Peppa Pig bowl, cup and spoon
Things to know: There’s not much chocolate here, but you do get value for money if you’re looking for a gift that isn’t just choc for your little one. There are also other cartoon patterns available including PAW Patrol and Thomas & Friends.
Available from: Iceland
36. Cadbury Roses Egg, £4
Total chocolate weight: 300g = 1.3p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow milk chocolate egg, plus a bag of 10 Roses chocolate sweets.
Available from: Morrisons
37. Sainsbury’s White Chocolate Easter Egg with Gummy Mix, £1
Total chocolate weight: 175g = 0.6p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow white chocolate egg, and 1 75g pack of gummy sweets like gummy bears and cola bottles
Things to know: The egg itself contains no sweets, they are in a separate pack and are not suitable for vegetarians.
This was the cheapest chocolate in our test.
Available from: Sainsbury’s
38. Celebrations Egg, £3
Total chocolate weight: 248g = 1.2p per g chocolate
The contents: 1 hollow milk chocolate egg and a 70g bag of celebrations – we had 8 sweets.
Available from: Sainsbury's
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