Fairtrade Easter egg taste test

Easter Sunday is only a few weeks away – so for the second Co-operative News taste-test we looked at Easter eggs! Without knowing which was which, out taste-testers...

Easter Sunday is only a few weeks away – so for the second Co-operative News taste-test we looked at Easter eggs! Without knowing which was which, out taste-testers scored the eggs on aroma, texture and taste, and let us know what they thought of each…

Premium Egg 2016+PThe Real Easter Egg Luxury milk chocolate special edition (280g)

realeasteregg.co.uk

Fairtrade ingredients: Sugar, cocoa (77%)

Extras: Olive wood holding cross keyring from Bethlehem, pull-out Easter story, orange milk chocolate bar

RRP: £9.99

We say: The milk chocolate egg with the strongest aroma, and a soft, creamy texture.


Divine raspberry 70% dark chocolate egg (vegan, 100g)

divinechocolate.com

Fairtrade ingredients: Sugar, cocoa, vanilla (96%)

RRP: £5

We say: Dark cocoa and tangy fruit combined for a beautiful aroma and distinctive flavour – the raspberries offset the bitterness perfectly and made it another favourite with our tasters.


 

The Co-operative Truly Irresistable milk chocolate honey bee egg and trufflesThe Co-operative Truly Irresistible milk chocolate honey bee egg (320g)

co-operative.coop

Fairtrade ingredients: Sugar, cocoa, honey, vanilla (72%)

Extras: Four milk chocolate and honey truffles (made with Fairtrade Chilean honey)

RRP: £7

We say: Lovely aroma, and the honeycomb pieces within the shell gave a brilliant texture and a balanced sweetness.


 

Cocoaloco Marbled ChickenCocoa Loco organic marbled chocolate chicken (200g)

cocoaloco.co.uk

Fairtrade ingredients: Sugar, cocoa, vanilla (84%)

RRP: £9.99

We say: Delicious flavour – the marbled white chocolate made this one of the sweetest samples in our selection.  


 

green and blacks dark choc collectionGreen and Black’s organic dark collection (365g, vegan)

greenandblacks.co.uk

Fairtrade ingredients: Cocoa, sugar, molasses and vanilla (93%)

Extras: Two large dark chocolate bars (one crystallised ginger, one butterscotch)

RRP: £10.99

We say: A smooth dark chocolate with a bitter-sweet, lingering aftertaste.


 

Green and Blacks organic butterscotch (165g)

greenandblacks.co.uk

Fairtrade ingredients: Cocoa, sugar, molasses, vanilla (72%)

RRP: £6.59

We say: The contrast of soft chocolate and butterscotch pieces were hugely popular, another firm favourite – and the one everyone went back to for more.


 

You can watch how the tasting went here:

Cocoaloco Mr FunnyfaceCocoa Loco organic milk chocolate Mr Funny Face (225g)

cocoaloco.co.uk

Fairtrade ingredients: Sugar, cocoa, vanilla (78%)

Extras: Jumbo chocolate buttons

RRP: £11.99

We say: This was one of the chunkiest eggs we tasted. Munchable thick chocolate with a great lingering taste.


green and blacks milk choc collectionGreen and Black’s organic milk collection (365g)

greenandblacks.co.uk

Fairtrade ingredients: Sugar, cocoa, vanilla, molasses (72%)

Extras: Two large milk chocolate bars (one butterscotch, one Anglesey sea salt)

RRP: £10.99

We say: An excellent quality, smooth, melt-in-the-mouth milk chocolate.


The Co-operative Loved by us milk chocolate cookie egg (185g)

co-operative.coop

Fairtrade ingredients: Sugar, cocoa (excluding that in cookie chunks) (71%)

RRP: £5

We say: Really creamy chocolate offset by crunchy biscuit pieces – the texture made this a huge hit with our tasters.


Divine Toffee & Sea Salt Milk Chocolate EggDivine toffee and sea salt milk chocolate (100g)

divinechocolate.com

Fairtrade ingredients: Sugar, cocoa, vanilla (79%)

RRP: £5

We say: A great flavour and texture, with the sweet toffee and tangy salt providing a lovely contrast to the smooth milk chocolate.


The Co-operative Truly Irresistable dark chocolate eggThe Co-operative Truly Irresistible dark chocolate egg (80g)

co-operative.coop

Fairtrade ingredients: Sugar, cocoa, vanilla (99%)

RRP: £3

We say: Smooth and bitter with fruity notes and a lovely flavour – definitely one for dark chocolate lovers.


Dark Egg 2016+PThe Real Easter Egg Luxury dark chocolate egg (vegan, 165g)

realeasteregg.co.uk

Fairtrade ingredients: Sugar, cocoa (99.5%)

Extras: Easter story booklet and three dark chocolate mini squares

RRP: £5.50

We say: A deliciously dark chocolate, with a taste that delivered on the strong cocoa aroma. And at 99.5%, this wins the most Fairtrade ingredients awards!


  • What’s the co-op connection with our Easter egg providers? Find out here.
  • You can find more of our Fairtrade Fortnight coverage, including a Fairtrade coffee taste test, here.
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