When my friend Kate asked me for a ‘recommendation for a simple milk chocolate egg’, I thought I was in for an easy task. But no. Simple chocolate eggs were once upon a time pretty much all you could get, milk or plain. But now it’s all adornment and inclusions. Nothing wrong with that (more of these in coming weeks), but if you want something that’s just milk chocolate in egg form, read on.
Pump Street’s offerings came top in testing, ‘These are just really high quality,’ said my testers. This year, PS launches its new ‘big’ Easter eggs, £44, in two milk permutations (we tested 58% Madagascar). But, actually, I prefer the bag of small Easter eggs, more fun and you can buy a few permutations – there are four – for less, £10.80 a bag. (Not milk, but we also loved the Sourdough and Sea Salt dark). The Togo Swiss Milk is the creamiest and closest to the milky Easter egg of childhood memories.
Bare Bones 60% Honduras, £21.95, was very popular with craft chocolate lovers: a glorious, punchy hit of cocoa. Purists really need look no further.
In terms of best all rounder, Chococo’s Nest egg, £16.50, did really well. A lot of this egg got eaten very quickly.
If you like your milk chocolate eggs very sweet and more commercial tasting, then check out those by Sam Joseph, £20, and Baravelli’s, £19.50 (with a little chick inside).
Lastly, Tempt Kitchen, which has relocated from York to Devon, has a good ‘milk’ vegan offering, a small gentleman bunny egg that has its own cute stand, £10.50.
