Cheap Easter egg beats top brands in taste test

A £5 SUPERMARKET Easter egg has beaten luxury rivals costing up to £70 in an annual taste test.

The Chokablok American Dreamcake egg sold at Tesco scored 84/100 to take the title of Good Housekeeping Easter Egg of the Year, impressing the judging panel with its “varying textures, enticing design and value for money”.

Among its competitors were the £70 Hotel Chocolat Half and Half Ostrich Easter Egg, which scored 80/100 and the Harrods Chocolate Brownie and Raspberry Egg, which costs £24.95 and scored 70/100.

Tasters sampled 193 chocolate eggs to decide the winners of four categories: eggs for kids, eggs for grown-ups, eggs for sharing and the overall winner.

Marks & Spencer’s £6 Colin the Caterpillar won the kids category with 80/100, while the £19.99 Lindt Heavenly Hazelnut Milk egg encrusted with roasted hazelnuts took the grown-ups title with a score of 84/100.