Best Easter eggs for kids 2024 - all taste-tested by kids
The best Easter eggs for kids this year include new offerings from Cadbury, Lindt, Thorntons, and more
The best Easter eggs for kids this year include a striking geometric chocolate bunny, a caramel milk chocolate chicken and - wait for it - a jurassic-inspired Easter egg with an edible dinosaur concealed inside!
It's tricky to choose the best Easter egg to buy for kids when the shop shelves have been heaving with endless options for months. Chances are, most kids have already sampled one or two by the time Easter weekend rolls around. So, how do you possibly choose the best Easter egg for your little one when there's so much to choose from?
The key to picking the perfect Easter treat for youngsters lies in carefully considering their usual taste preferences when it comes to chocolate. Opt for familiar flavours that you know the recipient already loves, and don't be tempted to stray too far from their favourites. Milk chocolate is usually a much safer choice than dark chocolate which kids tend to find too rich, and younger children usually love a creamy white chocolate. Steer clear of nuts, of course, unless you know for certain there are no allergies in the household, and be sure to check for dietary restrictions. There are heaps of vegan and dairy-free Easter eggs to choose from nowaways, so no-one needs to miss out.
When it comes to choosing the best Easter egg for kids, keep in mind how important packaging is. Children are naturally drawn to playful designs, so an Easter egg box that features their favourite movie or TV character can be even more exciting to a child than the actual chocolate treat inside. For an extra special treat, consider a personalised Easter egg to impress your little chocolate lover. Finally, don't get too hung up on sugar content vs. cocoa content - Easter is not the time to get het up about nutrition!'
Best Easter eggs for kids: at-a-glance favourites
No time to read the whole list? Choose from our top three Easter eggs for kids:
- Best Easter egg for kids: Cadbury Fingers Ultimate Easter Egg, £12 at Tesco
- Best personalised Easter egg: Milk Chocolate Bunny Easter, £10 Thorntons
- Best for teens: Toblerone The Edgy Egg Milk Chocolate, £12 at Cadbury Direct
Best Easter eggs for kids 2024
We've taste-tested every single Easter egg in this roundup so you can take our word for it when we say that these are the best Easter eggs to buy for kids in 2024 - our ten-year-old tester agrees!
Best overall
This hollow Cadbury milk chocolate egg is studded with delicious shortcake biscuit pieces and it comes with two packets of nibbly fingers. The perfect choice for little ones (ok, and not so little ones...) who love a Cadbury's Finger.
Our verdict: It's tricky to overstate how tasty this Easter egg is - the chocolate shell is remarkably thick and the chunks of Cadbury Fingers biscuits add a truly scrumptious and satisfying extra crunch.
Best for kids 4+
This thick hollow chocolate egg has micro pieces of Cadbury Mini Eggs embedded throughout, plus it comes with a bag of Mini Eggs so it's a total treat for kids (and anyone...) who spends all year waiting for Mini Eggs to hit the shops.
Our verdict: My ten-year-old daughter is a huge fan of the Cadbury Inclusions range and this egg scored especially highly with her. It's a delicious twist on the standard chocolate egg with a super satisfying texture.
Best for older kids
Brand new from Cadbury for Easter 2024, this thick-shelled Easter egg is a delicious blend of creamy marbled Cadbury Dairy Milk and White chocolate and comes with individually wrapped milk and white chocolate chunks.
Our verdict: Scoffing a whole Easter egg made from white chocolate can be a bit much so this combo is the perfect mix for kids who like both milk and white chocolate.
Best for teens
A thick milk chocolate egg with honey and almond nougat is a bit of an acquired taste for kids but Toblerone fans will love the cool and quirky shape, and it comes with six cute mini chocolate Toblerone bars.
Our verdict: This is a distinctive Easter egg that catches the attention of kids because of its unusual shape. The actual egg is a geometric design but also the box looks like a triangular chunk of a giant Toblerone bar - clever!
Best value
For kids who love caramel-flavoured chocolate, this is a brilliant value Easter egg at just £3 for 183g. It's (just about) big enough to enjoy over a day or two rather than scoffing in one sitting, and it comes with a bar of delicious Caramilk too.
Our verdict: Creamy and delicious, this is quite a different taste to a standard bar of chocolate so it's not one to buy unless you're sure the recipient is a fan - but we're absolutely hooked.
Best personalised egg
Ok, it's not technically an egg but kids are sure to love this super cute milk chocolate Easter bunny - and we love that you can have the recipient's name hand-iced on it a personalised and thoughtful Easter chocolate gift.
We say: We tested the milk chocolate version of this easter bunny. My 10-year-old daughter thought the flavour was 'a little bit too strong' although she found the bunny very appealing. It lasted ages as she only nibbled little bits at a time.
Best for wow factor
Handcrafted with 47% Colombia-origin chocolate, this is a rich Easter egg with wow factor - the outside has a striking mottled finish and the inside is studded with white and dark chocolate dinosaurs and ammonite shapes.
We say: All the kids in our taste test were desperate to crack this one open. Some found the flavour a bit rich compared to their usual chocolate of choice but this definitely got the biggest reaction - it's a very cool design.
Best salted caramel egg
Salted caramel is a distinctive flavour that not all kids are into but this smooth milk chocolate egg will definitely appeal to older kids and teens who love all things salted caramel. Or buy it for a kid and hope there's loads left over!
We say: Creamy, delicious, and with just the right amount of salt to caramel zing, this egg is smaller than we expected it to be, based on the size of the box. But you do get a salted caramel Lindt Gold Bunny too.
Best for toddlers
Meet Elizapeck, Woolliam, and Rabbert; cute little characters cast from high-cacao chocolate. The perfect size for little hands to hold, each hollow character is made following the Hotel Chocolat principle of more cocoa and less sugar.
We say: My ten-year-old daughter hasn't stopped talking about Elizapeck and her 'scrumptious' caramel milk chocolate flavour. Her only complaint was that she'd eaten her too quickly! A great choice for toddlers.
Best for sharing
This is a box of sixteen bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Easter Bunnies - wearing bow ties, no less - made of solid caramel chocolate with a malty and not-too-sweet flavour.
We say: The grown-ups in our taste test scoffed these bunnies alarmingly quickly but when the 10-year-old got her paws on one she was very happy. They're pretty rich for kids so one or two were plenty - but scrummy!
Best honeycomb egg
Made in small batches by hand, this chocolate egg has honeycomb shards running through the shell and is filled with chocolate honeycomb made with real honey, which is then enrobed twice with the finest Columbian chocolate.
We say: A brilliant choice for teens or kids who love honeycomb and chocolate but love a slightly more sophisticated flavour than your average chocolate bar.
Best sustainable egg
Another showstopper, this 47% Colombia-origin milk chocolate bunny is made exclusively for Chococo and beautifully hand-decorated with natural colours. It's sustainable, ethical and slave-free and comes in 100% plastic-free packaging.
We say: Older kids and teens who care about the origins of their chocolate will love this quirky Easter bunny. The flavour is delicious but delicate and its real wow factor is the cool shape and pattern. Almost too good to eat!
Best for Twix fans
What kid doesn't love gooey caramel and crunchy biscuit wrapped in smooth milk chocolate? This is a delicious hollow milk chocolate shell plus you get one original TWIX chocolate bar included.
We say: This Easter egg carton is fully recyclable, which we rate highly, and the egg itself was a huge hit with our Twix-obsessed 10-year-old taste tester. Sometimes fancy eggs are over-rated!
Best for jelly sweets
The perfect Easter egg for kids who love Rowntree's Randoms, this is a hollow milk chocolate egg studded with fruit flavoured jelly and marshmallow pieces, plus you get a bag of Rowntree's Randoms included.
We say: Our ten-year-old tester isn't a huge fan of these sweets but the Easter egg version was a big hit. There are no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives in Rowntree's sweets so it's a good choice if healthier choices matter.
Best for orange chocolate fans
This smooth and creamy hollow chocolate egg is infused with orange and has an exploding candy chocolate orange inside. You need to be a fan of orange-flavoured chocolate to like this but for kids who are, it's basically the best Easter egg ever.
We say: My ten-year-old daughter recently discovered she loves orange-flavoured chocolate so this Easter egg option pretty much blew her mind. Her only complaint is that it's not available all year round!
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