THE BEST ECO AND ETHICAL EASTER EGGS FOR 2023
Each year the selection of eco and ethically sourced Easter eggs gets better and better and this year is no exception.
From vegan to Fairtrade, plastic free to compostable packaging as well as those companies that ‘give back’, there has never been a better selection…
What’s more availability of sustainable eggs is improving, with most brands now stocked on the UK high street. The only issue now is how you’re going to hide them from the little ones this Easter!
Moo Free: Choccy Eggpolosion
£4.00 (£5 per 100g)
Free from: Dairy, soya, palm oil & gluten
Vegan: Yes
Packaging: Plastic free
Other info: Rainforest Alliance certified
Variety of flavours including honeycomb, chocolate orange and white chocolate. Some eggs have a bag of choccy buttons or a chocolate bar inside.
Tony’s Chocolonely: Egg-star special chocolate eggs
£4.49 (£2.99 per 100g)
Free from: Palm oil & gluten
Vegan: No
Packaging: Plastic free
Other info: Fairtrade, made in UK
Tony’s have a selection of bundles and pouches as well as this cute egg box and also personalised bars. The egg box has all their different flavours in from popping candy to milk pretzel toffee.
Booja Booja: Chocolate orange Easter egg
£12.49 (£36.74 per 100g)
Free from: Dairy, palm oil, soya & gluten
Vegan: Yes
Packaging: Unknown
Other info: Fairtrade, made in UK
Organic chocolate truffles made in Norfolk in hand-painted papier mache Easter eggs made in Kashmir, India
Divine: Milk chocolate mini eggs
£4.75 (£3.13 per 100g)
Free from: Palm oil, soya & gluten
Vegan: No
Packaging: FSC certified
Other info: Fairtrade
B Corp certified company which is co-owned by cocoa farmers.
Montezumas: Frizzle dark chocolate hen
£12.50 (£6.25 per 100g)
Free from: Palm oil
Vegan: No
Packaging: 100% recyclable
Other info: Fairtrade
Recyclable, compostable or biodegradable packaging and ethically sourced cocoa. Dairy free options available. They support the Children on The Edge charity
Sweet Lounge: Nutty mini eggs
£7.99 (£7.99 per 100g)
Free from: Gluten, dairy, palm oil
Vegan: Yes
Packaging: Plastic free, recyclable with compostable bag
Other info: Award winning confectionary brand, base dint Midlands.
Nomo: Cookie dough egg and bunny
£6.50 (£4.06 per 100g)
Free from: Gluten, dairy, eggs and nuts
Vegan: Yes
Packaging: Non-recyclable packaging
Other info: Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa
Happi: Oat milk chocolate egg
£12.00 (£7.06 per 100g)
Free from: Gluten, dairy, soya, palm oil
Vegan: Yes
Packaging: No single use plastic, inner film is compostable and cardboard can be recycled.
Other info: Happi donate 1% of its annual sales revenue to good causes and mental health charities.
Cocoa Loco: Little chocolate chicks
£5.49 (£5.49 per 100g)
Free from: Gluten, dairy, soya, palm oil
Vegan: No
Packaging: Plastic free
Other info: Fairtrade, Made in UK
Vegan products are available.
Hip: Salty pretzel oat milk chocolate Easter egg
£10.00 (£6.67 per 100g)
Free from: Palm oil
Vegan: Yes
Packaging: Plastic free, compostable at home
Cocoba: Vegan sprinkle Easter egg
£12.95 (£5.18 per 100g)
Free from: GM ingredients
Vegan: Yes
Packaging: Plastic free, compostable at home
Other info: Made in the UK
Plamil So Free: White Easter Egg
£3.99 (£4.33 per 100g)
Free from: Gluten, palm oil,
Vegan: Yes
Packaging: Plastic free
Other info: Made in the UK
Minimally packaged, comes in a paper pouch.