FOOD + DRINK
Easter Eggs WITH EDGE
FORGET YOUR BASIC CHOCOLATE EGG SITTING ON TOP OF A MUG, THESE DAYS EASTER EGGS ARE A FAR MORE EDGY AFFAIR – FROM PAINSTAKINGLY HAND DECORATED TO SOLID( YES, FINALLY! A SOLID CHOCOLATE EGG!), OR FILLED WITH AROMATIC COFFEE BEANS, SOME OF THESE EGGS ARE ALMOST TOO GOOD TO EAT.
Luxury Dark Chocolate & Coffee Beans Egg. A luxury egg handmade from 67 per cent origin dark chocolate from Madagascar filled with dark chocolate covered roasted coffee beans from Colombia. £ 18, www. chococo. co. uk
Limited Edition Spring Bloom Egg. Made with eau-de-Nil coloured white chocolate and hand decorated with edible flowers, bumble bees and a butterfly. £ 30, www. bettys. co. uk
Trio of Filled Chocolate Eggs. A white chocolate egg filled with vanilla caramel, a pink egg filled with raspberry ganache, and an eau-de-Nil egg filled with champagne ganache. £ 10.50, www. bettys. co. uk
Luxury Milk Chocolate & Salted Caramels Egg.
A truly indulgent egg handmade from 43 per cent Venezuelan origin milk chocolate with award-winning sea-salt caramel mini dark chocolate cocoa pods inside. www. chococo. co. uk
Guylian’ s Flame Egg features an indulgent gold foil encased egg, filled with irresistible individually wrapped praline seahorses. £ 6, www. guylian. com
Unicorn Egg. Inspired by the mythical unicorn that was said to enjoy springtime frolics on the meadows overlooking Swanage beach, this unique egg is made from 43 per cent Venezuelan origin milk chocolate. £ 11.50, www. chococo. co. uk
Belgian Caramel Milk Chocolate Solid Egg. A solid 750g of high quality Belgian milk chocolate with caramel undertones in 42 bitesize chunks standing at 14cm high. Enough said.( Also comes in milk, white and dark.) £ 24.99, www. solidchocolateco. com
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