Top 5 Easter eggs
Country Life picks out this year's most delicious chocolate Easter eggs from an elegant egg from Bettys to an indulgent champage truffle egg from Prestat


The best Easter eggs: From truffle-filled eggs to a giant hamper full of chocolate treats, we have scoured the country for our five favourite Easter eggs this year.
If you're looking to find some of the best Easter eggs on the market, read the list of our top five here at Country Life.
Dark chocolate and geranium Easter egg £15 Bettys Flavoured with a hint of geranium and decorated with sugar-paste flowers, this egg will delight garden-lovers. (www.bettys.co.uk)
Organic Milk & Sweet Orange Eco Egg £7.99 Montezuma's Biodegradable outer packaging makes this tasty egg an environmentally friendly choice. (www.montezumas.co.uk)
Marc de Champagne truffle Easter egg £15 Prestat A very grown-up choice, this milk-chocolate egg is filled with Prestat's classic Marc de Champagne truffles. (www.prestat.co.uk)
G&B's ultimate Easter egg hamper £65 Green & Black's The whole family will be spoilt for choice with Green & Black's jumbo offering, which contains a selection of Fairtrade and organic chocolate eggs and bars. (www.greenandblacksdirect.com
'Superior Seagull' Salted Caramel Eggs Crate £7.50 Rococo Nautical but nice: scrumptious salted-caramel ganache covered in milk chocolate and encased in a fine sugar shell. (www.rococochocolates.com)
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Emma Hughes lives in London and has spent the past 15 years writing for publications including the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Evening Standard, Waitrose Food, British Vogue and Condé Nast Traveller. Currently Country Life's Acting Assistant Features Editor and its London Life restaurant columnist, if she isn't tapping away at a keyboard she's probably taking something out of the oven (or eating it).
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