If you’re looking to seek out eggs that are not only plastic-free, but offer some cracking ethical credentials this Easter, then look no further than our incredibly impressive ‘top five’ ethical Easter eggs.
The last few years have seen chocolatiers and supermarkets step-up when it comes to reducing all the unnecessary packaging around Easter eggs, and as a result it’s now far easier to find ethical easter eggs on the shelves. There is still a long way to go, with the average egg packaged not only in foil, but encased in plastic and then packed in a cardboard box. But retailers such as Waitrose are leading the way, having halved single use plastic on their own brand Easter eggs last year, by using packaging that is made from 80% recycled materials.
However, it’s not just packaging that matters when it comes to ethical Easter eggs. Factors such as palm-oil free chocolate, Fairtrade, organics and vegan ingredients are extremely important components, often overlooked by consumers. Ethical Easter eggs are now widely available in stores and online, at comparable prices with non-ethical Easter eggs, so there really is no reason not to sink your teeth into some of these with your family this Easter.
1.Tony Chocolonely Egg-stra Special Chocolate Eggs
If it’s Easter egg hunting you are catering for, or a neatly packaged great tasting gift for any age, you can’t go wrong with the completely plastic-free, Tony Chocolonely Egg-stra Special Chocolate Eggs! Colourful, quirky and egg-streamly ethical, this B Corp and Fairtrade brand produces some seriously sumptuous chocolate. Setting the bar when it comes to taste and flavour - and doesn’t come at the expense of any player in its supply chain - proving that chocolate eggs can be palm oil, GM, and artificial flavouring and preservative free - and taste amazing!
2. Divine Smooth Dark Easter Egg With Raspberries
If you are looking for ethical Easter eggs on a budget, look no further than Divine chocolate. A certified B Corp and Fairtrade producer, their Smooth Dark Easter Egg With Raspberries, amongst others, is helping to end exploitation in the chocolate industry. All Divine is certified organic and their flavour combinations are quite simply ‘divine’ - what more is there to say?!
3. Cocoa Loco Mr Moustache Milk Chocolate Easter Egg
Fun, filled with jumbo milk chocolate buttons made from the finest single origin beans from the Dominican Republic, Fairtrade, organic, vegetarian and palm oil free! Cocoa Loco’s Mr Moustache Easter Egg is sure to bring a smile to faces this Easter when he’s spotted peeking out of his cute plastic-free packaging!
4. Booja Booja Salted Caramel Easter Egg
Giving off some serious Fabergé vibes, the Booja Booja Salted Caramel Easter Egg is an object of beauty before we even get into its ethical credentials. Perfect for those who adore chocolates & beautiful things, this is definitely one for grown ups. Adorned with handpainted flowers, its reusable egg-shaped casing surrounds 12 award-winning organic and vegan truffles, free from palm oil, dairy-free, wheat-free, gluten-free, and free of any genetically modified ingredients.
5. Salcombe Dairy Easter Bunny Family
This elegant Mr & Mrs Bunny family Easter egg looks too good to eat! But it would be rude not to enjoy this organic, fairly traded and Devon-made chocolate classic, nestled in their compostable packaging. You can also support the International Disasters Committee with the purchase of every Salcombe Dairy ethical Easter egg too, as they are donating a percentage of Easter egg sales to help those affected by the war in Ukraine.