24 best vegan Easter eggs for 2024, tried and tested by vegans

Discover our pick of the best vegan Easter eggs you can find in the UK, from mini eggs and cream eggs to dark and milk chocolate options.

The Easter bunny has been busy stocking supermarket shelves in the UK full of creative vegan Easter eggs for 2024.

Whether you enjoy a dark chocolate Easter egg or a creamy vegan milk chocolate egg, there’s a vegan chocolate egg to please every palate.

What’s more, manufacturers have been hard at work removing plastic from their packaging to make Easter eggs more sustainable than ever before. Now it’s easy to find plastic-free Easter eggs on the high street that are kinder to animals and the planet.

If you love to treat yourself to a dairy-free Easter egg in the spring, then you’re sure to find your perfect pick with our guide to the best vegan Easter eggs in the UK for 2024.

Best vegan Easter eggs we tasted tested in 2024

We’ve done the hard work taste testing to help you find the best vegan Easter chocolates, whether you prefer:

• Vegan milk chocolate Easter eggs
• Vegan white chocolate Easter eggs
• Vegan dark chocolate Easter eggs
• Luxury vegan Easter eggs
• Filled vegan Easter eggs
• Vegan Easter eggs for kids

Vegan milk chocolate Easter eggs

If you like your vegan chocolate sweet and creamy then look out for these melt-in-the-mouth vegan milk chocolate eggs this Easter.

1. Ombar Oat M’lk Chocolate Easter Egg: Creamy Tasting, Planet Saving

• Price: RRP £12.99
• Packaging: 100% plastic-free
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Available to buy from Amazon, Ombar.com and independent health food shops nationwide.

2. Butterm!lk Honeycomb Blast Choccy Egg & Bar

I adore honeycomb, so Butterm!lk’s vegan milk chocolate egg with crunchy honeycomb flakes ticks all my boxes. It even comes with a generously sized Honeycomb Blast bar that is super chunky – far bigger than a certain non-vegan chocolate bar!

The creamy chocolate egg is generously studded with good-sized pieces of honeycomb throughout that peek through the chocolate and give it a great crunch. The chocolate itself is very sweet with a hint of honeycomb, and I loved the hint of real sea salt which made the honeycomb flavour pop.

One thing I love about Butterm!lk’s egg is that it comes without the inner plastic case you often find. However, this did mean my egg sadly didn’t survive the post (one half was broken) as the chocolate shell varies in thickness with some parts being quite thin. The delicious taste wasn’t affected, but it’s something to consider if you’re planning on gifting it to a lucky recipient.

Tested by Rachel

• Price: RRP £7.50
• Packaging: 100% recyclable (the Honeycomb Blast bar is packaged in plastic, but the rest of the egg is plastic-free)
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Available in Tesco & Sainsbury’s now and via Amazon

3. H!P Cookies No Cream Easter Egg

I love the vibrant, bold packaging of H!P’s products, and the brand’s latest Easter offerings really stand out. This year, H!P has launched two new eggs – a salted caramel one, and this Cookies No Cream Easter Egg.

H!P’s oat milk-based milk chocolate contains 41% cocoa so is richly flavoured and superbly smooth. With plenty of crunchy cookie pieces mixed through the chocolate, it gives this chocolate strong cocoa notes and a flavour just on the edge of mellow dark chocolate.

This year, H!P are saying ‘no’ to shrinkflation, and have included an extra 10g of chocolate compared to last year’s Salty Pretzel egg, adding in a bag of its classic creamy oat milk chocolate buttons without increasing the price.

The Cookies No Cream chocolate was so delicious, and I certainly wouldn’t have said no to getting a little more of that instead, but the chocolate drops are a nice extra touch.

4. Asda OMV! Choc Orange & Caramel Crisp Easter Egg

This Easter, Asda is ensuring everyone has a very ‘hoppy’ Easter with the launch of two new vegan Easter eggs in its OMV! range: Espresso Martini and Choc Orange & Caramel Crisp.

As a huge fan of chocolate orange, I leapt at the chance to try the Choc Orange & Caramel Crisp – and boy does it deliver on both texture and flavour!

Each bite is filled with crunchy pieces of caramel, with some areas packing in extra crunchy pieces for added fun. It makes such a welcome change to standard supermarket eggs which don’t

The zesty combination of orange and chocolate absolutely sings in this truly scrumptious egg. It’s sweet, fruity and the rice-milk chocolate is creamy and smooth with a good cocoa flavour to balance out the sweetness.

The shell varies in thickness, with some parts being satisfyingly chunky while other parts are so thin you can see the light shining through from the inside.

What’s even more impressive is the thoughtful packaging Asda has used. The egg is nestled in a cardboard box with no foil or plastic in sight. It’s the most eco-friendly packaging of any Easter egg we’ve reviewed this year and we were impressed to see a supermarket leading the change on this front.

Asda’s vegan Easter egg is utterly delicious, plastic-free, and at an affordable £5 you can’t go wrong.

Tested by Rachel

• Price: RRP £5
• Packaging: 100% plastic-free
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Available online and in Asda stores

5. MELT Vegan Oat Milk Egg

Master chocolatiers MELT, who handmake their products in London’s Notting Hill, have two luxury vegan Easter eggs to choose from this year, including the brand new oat milk egg.

Everything about this egg screams luxury, from the sturdy box wrapped up with a ribbon to the superb quality of the chocolate itself. Perfectly tempered, it has a mirror-like sheen and is speckled with glistening copper so glimmers when it catches the light.

For me, you know an Easter egg is going to be deliciously decadent when you need to give it a good whack to break into it! In fact, the shell of this superb vegan Easter egg is so thick I had to use a knife to crack it apart along the seam as sheer brute force was not enough!

But don’t think that means this chocolate is rock solid – quite the opposite! It has a pleasing snap and is one of the smoothest vegan chocolates I’ve tried, melting quickly on the tongue to fill your palate with its slightly earthy notes. The oat milk gives it a real milkiness that some vegan chocolates lack, but it’s still rich in flavour as it’s made from 43% cocoa solids.

This egg feels like a real treat too as it arrives in a beautiful, sturdy box tied up with a ribbon, and there’s no plastic in sight. Instead, MELT has created a clever cardboard holder inside which keeps the egg safe from damage without using lots of excess packaging.

Tested by Rachel

• Price: RRP £29.99
• Packaging: 100% plastic-free
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Available to buy online at meltchocolates.com

6. NOMO The Ultimate Egg

If you haven’t tried NOMO’s vegan milk chocolates yet, where have you been? One of my favourite things about NOMO (besides the sweet and creamy milk chocolate flavour) is how easy it is to get my hands on this tasty choc.

Even the little local supermarket in my rural town has a range of NOMO bars available in all sorts of wonderful flavours.

If, like me, you struggle to choose your favourite NOMO bar, you won’t have to with this Ultimate Egg.

Featuring a 110g milk chocolate egg, eight assorted mini bars and two cookie dough-filled bunnies, this box is bursting with chocolatey goodness.

The cookie dough bunnies have always been a personal favourite of mine but I was particularly excited to find that the box contained two bars of mint chocolate mini bars, which I thought I’d sadly seen the last of after Christmas.

Priced at £10, this egg offers a great variety of flavours so it feels like you’re getting a lot for your money.

Tested by Helen

• Price: £10
• Packaging: Foil-wrapped egg and plastic-wrapped mini bars, in a fully recyclable cardboard box. 
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, the NOMO website or buy on Amazon 

7. Cocoba Vegan Milk Chocolate Sprinkle Egg

Adorned with a shiny red bow and wrapped up like a present, Cocoba’s colourful vegan milk chocolate egg makes for a most attractive Easter gift for vegans.

Made from Cocoba’s vegan-friendly alternative to milk chocolate, the chocolate itself tastes just like milk chocolate made from dairy. It’s sweet without being overly sugary and has a really nice, creamy texture. I think you’d have a hard time telling it was dairy-free if you didn’t know.

The egg stands at 18cm tall weighs 250g, making it satisfying large with a good weight so you can be sure you’re getting a good deal for your money.

For me, the star of the show is the dusting of sprinkles which not only give it an attractive pop of colour but also add a pleasing crunch to the experience. The combination of the sprinkles with the chocolate is reminiscent of Jazzies sweets which makes this egg feel wonderfully nostalgic.

However, I would’ve loved to have seen the sprinkles go all the way around so you got a bit of crunch from the sprinkles with every bite. Nevertheless, with its playful appearance and delicious tastes, this egg is certainly one both kids and adults will enjoy.

Tested by Rachel

• Price: RRP £12.95
• Packaging: Wrapped in cellophane
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Available to buy online at cocobachocolate.com

Vegan white chocolate Easter eggs

Got an insatiable sweet tooth? You’ll love these super sweet vegan white chocolate Easter eggs!

8. Kakoa Iconic Vegan White Chocolate Easter Egg

The moment you see the packaging for Kakoa’s vegan white chocolate Easter egg it becomes obvious why they’ve dubbed it the ‘iconic’ Easter egg.

Presented in a striking black pyramid-shaped box that’s entirely biodegradable, this impressive geometric egg stands at 15cm tall and a chunky 1cm thick so it really has the wow factor! You need both hands to break off a piece which feels so deliciously decadent.

Many have tried to capture the creamy texture and flavour of white chocolate when making a vegan version, but few have succeeded. They’re often overly sweet with an almost waxy texture. Kakoa’s egg, however, has the perfect amount of sweetness and isn’t cloying on the tongue.

The vegan white chocolate is made using rice and oat milk so it melts with ease, filling your mouth with a buttery sweetness and creamy vanilla flavour.

But the fun doesn’t stop there because nestled inside the two generously sized halves are 10 vegan chocolates including cookies & cream truffle eggs, champagne and white chocolate truffles, and pretzel chocolates. The chocolates are a joy to devour and each is more delicious than the last – I particularly enjoyed the mix of salty pretzels with milk and white chocolate.

Kakoa’s egg is sophisticated but fun and unlike anything else available on the vegan market. If you love white chocolate, it’s a must-buy this Easter.

Tested by Rachel

• Price: RRP £29.99
• Packaging: 100% plastic-free and biodegradable 
• Gluten-free: No 
• Where to buy: Available to buy online at Amazon

9. Goupie White Chocolate Bunnies

These three individually-wrapped vegan white chocolate bunnies are the perfect Easter treat for kids and adults alike.

The wrapping film is fully compostable, so it’s winning on the eco stakes, and the bunnies themselves are very cute, and a good size for a chocolate treat.

Vegan white chocolate can sometimes be a bit hit and miss, but Goupie has really got it right here.

The chocolate is beautifully sweet, as all white chocolate should be, and perfectly smooth and creamy. It’s got a lovely vanilla aftertaste too.

As well as being a great Easter novelty at a good price, I think it’s really hard to tell it’s vegan. I could eat a lot of these!

Tested by Sally

• Price: RRP £1
• Packaging: 100% recyclable/compostable
  
• Gluten-free: Yes
  
• Where to buy: Goupie

10. Moo Free Strawberry Sundae Easter Egg

Moo Free are the go-to brand for fun, allergy-friendly chocolates for children, but these new eggs feel a bit more grown-up – great for an older child or young-at-heart adult.

When I first opened the packaging, I was hit by a strong strawberry milkshake scent which filled me with nostalgia from my Strawberry Nesquik-fuelled childhood.

However, the strawberry flavour of the egg itself was quite subtle and tasted a little artificial. Moo Free’s white chocolate is lovely and creamy, but it can be rather sweet. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, I found this overpowered the flavour of the whole egg.

This wasn’t helped by the fact that the only ‘strawberry’ part of the egg was a thin oval of pink chocolate on the front of the otherwise fully white chocolate egg. The vegan marshmallows nestled within added a nice textural touch, but added to the cloying vanilla flavours which drowned out the strawberry I was so hoping to taste.

It’s worth noting that while the egg is ‘naturally flavoured’, there is no actual strawberry listed in the ingredients on this egg, and it would have been lovely to see some real freeze-dried strawberry or strawberry purée used to flavour the white chocolate.

Overall, this egg would make a suitable gift for a younger white chocolate fan who would appreciate a slightly more sophisticated Easter gift than a standard white chocolate bunny, but would perhaps leave a more discerning chocolate fan wanting.

HAPPi has introduced three flavours of chunky oat milk chocolate egg bars for 2024, Plain Milk, Salted Honeycomb, and White Raspberry.

I was particularly excited to try the white chocolate raspberry flavour as I’ve found fruity vegan chocolate options a little lacking in the past, and this creamy bar did not disappoint.

Firstly, this egg bar is incredibly thick which makes it feel high quality and worth the relatively hefty price tag.

In fact, it’s almost too hard to break into. I certainly wouldn’t be expected to share my chocolate after the way I had to manhandle it to break off a chunk!

The chocolate itself is beautifully creamy and just sweet enough to balance out the tart raspberry flavour, which comes from a little natural flavouring and real freeze-dried raspberry pieces embedded generously throughout.

The egg bar is beautifully presented in a bold orange box, with the egg bar clearly visible through a compostable film protective layer, which is a nice touch.

The packaging is covered in information about the brand’s ethics, including being slave-free, palm oil-free, and single-use plastic-free.

Plus, these dairy-free chocolate eggs boast 35% less sugar than some other mass-market brands, while still tasting incredible.

• Price: £6.49
• Packaging: Recyclable box with a compostable film
• Gluten-free: May contain
• Where to buy: Buy it now from Amazon and Waitrose

12. Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates Matcha White Casholate ‘Luigi the Bunny’

Luisa makes bean-to-bar vegan chocolates in her Nottingham-based ethical chocolate shop, offering a range of luxuriously tasty milk, dark, and white chocolates.

The small-scale chocolate maker offers an impressive variety of flavour infusions, and ‘milk’ chocolate made from an array of substitutes including almond, oat, and creamy cashew chocolate.

As an ex-student of Japanese tea ceremony, I was drawn to the Matcha ‘casholate’ bunny, and it certainly didn’t disappoint!

The melt-in-your-mouth cashew milk chocolate is incredibly creamy, and the earthy flavours of the matcha balance beautifully with its vanilla notes. I’ve found some matcha products I’ve tried in the past a little on the bitter side, but this is delightful.

Despite being a pretty thick slab of chocolate, the smooth casholate was easy to break or bite into. In fact, it was almost too easy to eat as it didn’t last me long!

The artisan Luigi bunny is beautifully presented on a bed of shredded paper ‘hay’ in a box made from cacao shells.

This intricately designed bunny would make a lovely gift, and is also available in Soloman Islands 75% dark, white casholate, milk casholate or almond milk chocolate.

Luisa’s offers nationwide delivery, or chocolates can be collected from its Sneinton Market store.

Tested by Helen

• Price: £11.50
• Packaging: Compostable cacao shell box, with clear plastic lid.
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates

Vegan dark chocolate Easter eggs

Deliciously dark and decadent, these vegan dark chocolate Easter eggs are a treat for those who love cocoa.

13. Coco Chemistry Dark Chocolate Honeycomb Crunch Easter Egg

The prize for the most creative and innovative packaging this year has to go to Coco Chemistry. To keep the egg in pristine condition, it’s cleverly concealed inside a cone of cardboard resembling a bee’s hive. It’s very apt for an Easter generously dotted with crunchy honeycomb pieces.

As well as looking visually striking, it cleverly concertinas up like a fan so is super easy to tuck away in the recycling bin.

Standing at 15cm tall and with glimpse of honeycomb peeking temptingly through the shiny shell, it’s lavishly thick and tricky to break into. A good sign that this is a high-quality Easter egg I always think!

Handmade in the UK using the brand’s signature ethically-sourced 54% dark chocolate, chocolate itself is glossy and smooth with a great cocoa flavour that’s rich without being bitter. The honeycomb pieces give it a lovely sweetness without being too sugary. Coco Chemistry didn’t skimp out on them either – each bites delivers a generous helping of crunchy pieces – perfect honeycomb lovers.

Tested by Rachel

• Price: RRP £25
• Packaging: 100% recyclable and plastic-free
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Online at Coco Chemistry

14. Montezuma*s Frizzle Dark Chocolate Hen with Cocoa Nibs

When it comes to dark chocolate, you know you’re in safe hands with Montezuma*s – and this is certainly the case with this Easter hen.

Offering a fun alternative to a traditional Easter egg shape, this chunky chicken is a decent size at around 17cm high, 12cm wide and 11cm deep.

It’s 70% dark milk chocolate, so has all the intensity and rich flavouring that you expect from 70% chocolate, but isn’t quite as bitter, which is where the ‘dark milk’ comes in.

The chocolate has a deeply satisfying snap when you break a piece off, and the taste is on the rich, earthy side of the flavour spectrum, with woody tobacco notes. It’s just bitter enough to know that it’s a good quality dark chocolate but doesn’t dry out your mouth too much.

But what I enjoyed the most about this (apart from the cute shape!), was the addition of the cocoa nibs.

To begin with, I wondered if they were hiding inside the hen, but they’re actually incorporated into the chocolate shell to give a really interesting texture.

The chocolate itself is very smooth, but once that has dissolved in your mouth you’re left with very tiny flakes of cocoa nib. Not too much, not too little, just enough to set this Easter treat apart from the rest.

Even though this ‘egg’ box has a transparent window, all packaging is 100% recyclable, so it ticks the eco-friendly box too.

Tested by Sally

• Price: RRP £25
• Packaging: 100% recyclable with a plastic window
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Online at Montezuma*s

15. Love Cocoa Maldon Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Easter Egg

Ethical chocolate brand Love Cocoa, which was created by the great-great-great-grandson of the original Mr Cadbury, has a real treat for dark chocolate lovers this Easter.

This Easter, the brand has transformed its popular Maldon salt chocolate bar into a delectable handmade dark chocolate Easter egg.

Packaged in a sleek and stylish cardboard tube, the fragrant cocoa smell bursts out as soon as you open the lid.

The chocolate itself is perfectly tempered with a great snap, and the flavour is sublime. Made with 70% cacao Peruvian dark chocolate, it’s incredibly rich and fruity with a bitterness that allows the cocoa flavour to be the star of the show.

Love Cocoa has sprinkled flakes of Maldon sea salt throughout which add a delightful crunchy element and really make the chocolate flavour pop. A true celebration of cocoa, this is dark chocolate at its very best.

Priced at £15 for 150, it is at the pricier end of the scale, but the ingredients are all sustainably sourced and slave free.

Plus, they plant a tree for every egg sold this Easter so you can enjoy your purchase safe in the knowledge that you’ve made a truly ethical choice.

Tested by Rachel

• Price: RRP £15
• Packaging: 100% plastic free
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Available to purchase from Amazon

Luxury vegan Easter eggs

If you’re looking to indulge this Easter, these luxurious vegan Easter eggs are a special treat.

16. Cutter & Squidge Cookie Filled Easter Egg – Editor’s Choice

Oftentimes, when a non-vegan company makes an Easter egg, they’re somewhat lacking in the decadent department. But we vegans love an indulgent treat just as much as the next person! Thankfully, bakery company Cutter & Squidge has gone all out with its truly spectacular Vegan Cookie Easter Egg.

Although the egg is only half a shell, it more than makes up for it with its luscious fillings. Truthfully, if I could design my dream Easter egg, this would be it.

This is the type of Easter egg you dream of as a child, filled to the brim with thick layers of gooey caramel sauce, whipped chocolate ganache, cookie pieces and crunchy honeycomb for added texture. As if that wasn’t enough, it’s topped with crumbled cookies and seven mini caramel-filled dark chocolate eggs!

If you’ve had enough of the salted caramel craze, this caramel sauce will make you fall in love with caramel all over again. Make no mistake – this is proper caramel that’s buttery and not too sweet, with a hint of burnt sugar.

You’d be forgiven for thinking with all these elements that it would be overly sweet and sickly, but the clever use of high-quality dark chocolate really helps to balance the elements to make something truly special.

It’s an impressive spectacle that’s so fun to eat – it really makes you feel like a kid all over again.

I was also impressed with the price point. Weighing in at 500g and brimming with creativity and joy, you get a lot of bang for your buck. Not to mention the fact it’s entirely plastic-free!

Quite simply, this is the best vegan Easter egg I have ever tried, and one I will certainly be repurchasing next year too.

17. Hotel Chocolat Extra Thick Unbelievably Vegan Easter Egg

Nothing says luxury quite like an extra thick Easter egg stuffed full of tempting truffles and chocolates! Dubbed the Extra Thick Unbelievably Vegan egg, Hotel Chocolat’s luxury Easter egg delivers what it promises.

With a lavishly thick chocolate shell that takes sheer brute force to crack and measures in at a girthy 1cm, this is one satisfying egg.

The chocolate itself is made using the brand’s stunning Nutmilk chocolate which uses finely milled hazelnuts instead of milk to give it a silky smooth texture.

It also gives it a subtle hint of hazelnut flavour that makes the vegan chocolate taste really decadent, a little like a praline.

For me, this chocolate is a great option for both milk and dark chocolate lovers because it contains 45% cocoa so is both creamy yet ultra-rich and chocolatey too.

As if the super thick egg wasn’t enough, it’s filled with a generous selection of sumptuous truffles and chocolates too.

The Peanut Butter Jelly Nutmilk and Salted Caramel & Nutmilk truffles were particularly delicious, but in total, you have six delicious flavours to relish.

Plus, the egg is packaged in a chic tin which you can reuse once you’ve devoured the chocolates to store biscuits or small items.

Priced at almost £30, this egg is on the luxury end of the scale –  but you certainly get your money’s worth as you’ll be munching on this one for weeks!

Tested by Rachel

• Price: RRP £29.45
• Packaging: Comes with a plastic egg stand
• Gluten-free: Yes but it may contain trace amounts as it is not manufactured in a dedicated gluten facility 
• Where to buy: Available to buy online at hotelchocolat.com

18. Booja-Booja Easter Egg with Salted Caramel Truffles

If you’re looking for an extra special easter gift this year, look no further than Booja-Booja’s luxury Easter egg.

This egg is genuinely stunning, the unique out casing is hand-painted in India, and each flavour has its own distinct floral design. Inside, the egg is lined with fabric and filled with Booja-Booja’s legendary organic vegan truffles.

There are 5 decadent truffle flavours available: Hazelnut Crunch, Fine De Champagne, Chocolate Orange, Honeycomb Caramel, and Chocolate Salted Caramel (this is the flavour that we tried).

These truffles really are pure indulgence, the bitter cocoa powder coats a gooey ganache centre that is studded with chewy pieces of caramel which melt in your mouth. All of these rich flavours may sound like a sugar overload, but the bitter cocoa and salt in the caramel balances the flavours perfectly.

It’s worth noting that while these Easter eggs are a thing of beauty, they do cost a pretty penny. The large easter egg with 12 truffles costs £24.99, while the smaller egg which comes with 3 truffles is priced at £11.99.

Tested by Molly

• Price: RRP £11.99 – £24.99
• Packaging: Hand-painted wooden egg casing, truffles come in a plastic packaging
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Available to buy on Amazon

Filled Vegan Easter eggs

If you love your Easter eggs filled with a gooey centre, these fun-sized eggs are a must-buy this spring.

19. Mummy Meegz Chuckie Egg

If you’re craving a Cadbury’s Creme Egg but don’t want to eat dairy look no further than Mummy Meegz’s Chuckie Eggs.

The Chuckie Eggs are made with ethically-sourced creamy oat milk chocolate and are filled with a gooey fondant. These are a real treat and are identical to the dairy alternative.

They are available individually and in packs of 3, although you will need someone to share these eggs with as they are very sweet. One Chuckie Egg will give you your chocolate fix for the day!

Chuckie Eggs are wrapped in 100% recyclable foil and come in a recyclable cardboard box.

Tested by Molly

• Price: RRP £6.99
• Packaging: 100% recyclable 
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Available to purchase via Amazon

20. Prodigy Salted Caramel Chocolate Eggs

British chocolate brand Prodigy’s beloved salted caramel eggs are making their long-awaited return this year, and we couldn’t be happier about it!

Nestled inside a plastic-free egg carton, these eco-friendly Easter eggs are vegan, palm-oil free and made from ethically sourced ingredients.

The chocolate shell is the perfect thickness and Prodigy has cleverly designed them so you can bite the top off before digging into the caramel centre inside, savouring the chocolate shell until last.

And what a treat the centre is! The caramel is not gooey like your typical caramel egg – instead it’s lusciously thick and silky with a velvet-like texture. They’ve got the amount of salt spot on too so that the caramel flavour really sings.

What’s most surprising is they’re free from refined sugar, with only 7g of sugar per serving (a Cadbury’s Caramel Egg has 19g by comparison). Not that you’d know if because they’re perfectly sweet and feel every bit as indulgent as more sugar-laden options.

Because they’re free from refined sugar, the flavours of the single-origin cocoa are allowed to shine and the salted caramel filling is indulgent without being sickly sweet.

The fun doesn’t stop there because the clever chocolatiers have infused the recipe with 10g of prebiotic chicory root fibre, so these tasty treats contribute to overall good gut health too. That means there’s no sugar crash awaiting you and won’t feel sluggish after you dig in.

We were thoroughly impressed by Prodigy’s innovative approach to chocolate making and their creativity in making chocolate eggs that do good while making you feel good.

Tested by: Rachel

• Price: RRP £1.59 for a single egg and £9.49 for a carton of six
• Packaging: 100% recyclable and plastic-free 
• Gluten-free: Yes, although they are produced in a factory that handles wheat
• Where to buy: Available at Morrisons and Wholefood stores throughout the UK, Amazon, and from the Prodigy website

21. Conscious Chocolate Filled Luxury Easter Egg

If you want to cut down on your sugar consumption but don’t want to miss out on the Easter fun, Conscious Chocolate has the solution – refined sugar-free eggs sweetened with coconut sugar.

These superb filled eggs have a beautifully thick and perfectly tempered chocolate shell that is a dark chocolate lover’s dream. Made from 85% cacao, it’s incredibly rich and beautifully bitter with a very pleasing snap when your teeth sink into it.

Inside, they’re generously filled with a silky hazelnut ganache that tastes surprisingly similar to a certain popular chocolate hazelnut spread.

The smooth centre is sweeter than the chocolate, but not overly sweet so that the flavours are over-powered. Instead, both the hazelnut and cocoa flavours sing in these small but mighty eggs.

One thing I loved about Conscious Chocolate’s eggs is that they come in two halves so you can enjoy the whole thing at once, or save the rest for later. Because the chocolate is so deliciously rich, I found one half was enough to thoroughly satisfy my chocolate cravings.

Conscious Chocolate makes its eco-friendly chocolates in Sussex, and I was impressed with their transparency around where their ingredients are sourced. This is a company that truly cares about the planet, as well as many high-quality chocolates that are better for you too.

Tested by: Rachel

• Price: RRP £3.99
• Packaging: 100% recyclable and plastic-free 
• Gluten-free: Yes 
• Where to buy: Available to purchase at therawchocolatecompany.com

Vegan Easter eggs for kids

These kid-friendly Easter eggs will be a bit hit with kids and grown-ups alike, but their sweet flavours make them ideal for little ones.

22. Mummy Meegz Chickee Eggs

I can’t tell you how excited I was at the prospect of vegan ‘milk’ chocolate Mini Eggs, and these dupes by Mummy Meegz did not disappoint.

They really look the part with the vibrant yellow bag hiding the soft pastel-coloured eggs within. Some were a little misshapen, but they would still look great as a topping for an easter cake.

The smell of Mini Eggs is an important part of Easter for me, and for years I’ve found myself green with envy when a non-vegan friend or family member opens up a bag near me. But no more, as these Chickee Eggs smell almost exactly the same, although not as pungent.

When it comes to flavour, Mummy Meegz has got it down to a tee. The slightly dusty sugar coating tastes exactly as I remember, with a satisfying crunch to it.

Underneath, the dairy-free chocolate is sweet and creamy. Perhaps not quite on par with Dairy Milk, but certainly one of the better vegan alternatives.

One downside to these eggs is the packaging which, although technically recyclable, is fully made from plastic and won’t just go in my home recycling bin.

Overall, these make a great substitute for Mini Eggs and will be perfect as a sweet snack or as decoration for Easter treats. The taste and aroma of these eggs filled me with nostalgia and I’m looking forward to not feeling like I’m ‘missing out’ this Easter.

And, if Mummy Meegz’ Chuckie Eggs are anything to go by, these should still be available to buy long after the dairy-based Mini Eggs have disappeared from the shelves. What a time to be a vegan!

Tested by: Helen

• Price: RRP £2.75
• Packaging: Polyethylene bag
• Gluten-free: Yes, but carries ‘may contain’ warning.
• Where to buy: In independent retailers, and online through Amazon

23. PLAYin Choc Individual Rabbit ToyChoc Box

Although these aren’t technically Easter eggs, the new Rabbit collection from PLAYin Choc is a special release for Easter, and they do make a very appealing treat for both children and young-at-heart adults.

I think they’d work particularly well as an alternative Easter egg hunt, as the little boxes are the perfect size for hiding in small places.

You might not get the most chocolate with this option, but then it is only priced at £2.25 for two 10g bars of chocolate and a little cardboard figure. And the chocolate itself is lovely.

The shape always reminds me of a domino piece, which adds to the fun.

The chocolate contains just four ingredients – cacao solids, coconut sugar, creamed coconut and vanilla pods – but those ingredients combine to create a really interesting flavour combo.

It’s an incredibly smooth milk chocolate that melts beautifully in your mouth. The first hit you get is definitely coconut, which gives way to leave a lingering taste of cacao. This is not the usual chocolate that’s reserved for kids. It’s really, really good.

The cardboard 3D puzzle that comes with the box is simple to put together and a nice little keepsake. There are 6 different rabbit designs to collect (from English Spot to Lion Head), and each puzzle comes with a fact sheet to tell you about that type of bunny, which adds a gently educational element.

As all the contents are made from either recycled board or home compostable film, this is certainly one treat you can give to the kids with a clear conscience.

Tested by: Sally

• Price: RRP £2.25
• Packaging: 100% recyclable and plastic-free 
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Amazon
  

24. Romney Marshmallow

Packaged in a reusable nest, this is probably our smallest vegan Easter egg, but in my opinion, it’s one of our cutest.

The egg itself forms the body of Romney sheep, with four mini marshmallows making up the legs, and half marshmallows dotted all over the body for the fur. The face is made from a chocolate panel fixed onto the pointed end of the egg. This had sadly snapped in half during transit for me, but it was easily fixed with a little extra melted chocolate.

The chocolate egg is made from dark chocolate, which is really rich in cocoa and leaves the comforting taste of sweet cocoa powder in your mouth. It’s the kind of flavour you get with a mug of really good dark hot chocolate.

Although the dark chocolate on its own might usually be a little too intense for kids, when it’s teamed with the marshmallows the sweet, sugary marshmallow takes the edge off the cocoa in the most perfect balance. They’re really good marshmallows too.

Romney isn’t particularly big, so this is on the more expensive side for an Easter treat, but for fans of both dark chocolate and marshmallows, it’s a must.

Tested by: Sally

• Price: RRP £6
• Packaging: 100% recyclable
• Gluten-free: Yes
• Where to buy: Goupie

How we tested

When it comes to spending your hard-earned money on an Easter egg, you want to make sure you choose the most delicious one. But with so many vegan Easter eggs now available, it can be hard to know which to choose!

So, to find out which vegan Easter eggs are worth the money, the VF&L team has put them to the test.

Firstly, we looked at which eggs deliver on their promise of giving us a rich chocolate flavour and a melt-in-the-mouth texture. Bonus points were given to those who included some extra goodies along with the egg!

Then we looked at how they are packaged. As consumers, we’re always looking for ways to cut out plastic waste, so the sustainability of the packaging has been considered to help you make an informed choice this Easter.

Finally, no one should have to miss out at Easter. So we’ve also noted which Easter eggs are gluten-free to accommodate those with dietary allergies too.

Put a spring in your step this Easter with our hand-picked selection of indulgent vegan Easter recipes.