The easter egg oscars
The winning egg
By Theo Usherwood, Press AssociationGood news for those feeling the strain this Easter: the year's best chocolate egg is sitting in a supermarket near you.
The winning egg
The £8.99 Belgian triple chocolate egg from Tesco saw off competition from a number of luxury chocolatiers in a range of tests conducted by the Good Housekeeping Institute. More than 20 chocolate experts and tasters ate their way through 33 eggs to find the best buy this Easter. Whilst Hotel Chocolat, Thorntons and Prestat, all had luxury eggs costing £20 or more tested, it was the cheaper creation by Tesco that took first prize, with a score of 78 out of 100. As well as announcing an overall winner, the survey by the Good Housekeeping Institute to find the best Easter egg also awarded a number of runner-up places. Here is its selection of the best eggs on sale in the shops this Easter:
BEST DARK CHOCOLATE EGG
James Chocolates Easter Sundae Egg
Price: £9.00Verdict: As it is only a small egg, it lost points on value for money but the tasters rated its rich, cocoa flavour with a hint of coffee and nuts.
Available from: www.waitrose.co.uk
BEST MILK CHOCOLATE EGGS
Marks & Spencer's Surprise Egg
Price: £4.99Verdict: The judges particularly loved the extra thick chocolate in this egg, which measured nearly half an inch at its thickest point. The two halves of the egg are filled with Belgian white chocolate strawberries.
Available from: www.marksandspencer.co.uk
Thorntons' Love Toffee Egg
Price: £12.00Verdict: This egg tied for first place in this category, with the testers commenting on its crunchy toffee pieces embedded in the chocolate shell. It is a generously-sized egg and comes with two extra bags of toffee.
Available from: www.thorntons.co.uk
MOST GENEROUS EGG
Galaxy Minstrels Egg
Price: £5.29Verdict: At just over £5, this is one of the cheaper eggs on the market and you also get two large bags of Minstrels. But the judges said wanted to taste something with a bit more flavour.
Available from all major supermarkets.
BEST EGG FOR UNDER A FIVER
Green and Blacks Organic Butterscotch Egg
Price: £4.99Verdict: Another credit crunch option, at under £5 this egg has lots of flavour and scored highly in the texture category.
Available from: www.greenandblacksdirect.com
BEST FAIR-TRADE EGG
Burnt Sugar's egg
Price: £3.99Verdict: This egg consists of mild-flavoured milk chocolate and honeycomb. It comes from fair-trade Kenyan sugar and milk chocolate made from Peruvian cocoa.
Available from: www.burntsugar.co.uk
BEST HAND-MADE EGG
Betty's Faberge egg
Price £12.50Verdict: The judges found the glossy appearance attractive and the smooth texture appealing. The minimal packaging is described as pretty and allows you to easily see the egg inside.
Available from: www.bettysbypost.com
BEST ORGANIC EGG
Montezuma's Smooth Milk Free Range egg
Price: £12.95Verdict: Generously proportioned, this unusually patterned organic egg has a creamy texture. Its minimal packaging will appeal to those concerned about the environment.
Available from www.montezumas.co.uk
MOST INDULGENT EGG
Hotel Chocolat's Eggsibitionist Egg
Price: £20.00Verdict: The smart black and red box should appeal to the men. It opens out to reveal a dozen hand-decorated mini eggs with assorted soft centres.
Available from: www.hotelchocolat.co.uk
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