With the bar so high, it takes something truly special for an Easter egg to astonish these days. We’ve seen creative creations from the Torres chocolate egg with salty crisps to the extra thick pistachio egg from M&S. Now it’s Hotel Chocolat’s turn with its £90 everything ostrich Easter egg, which I’ve put to the test.
Hotel Chocolat’s chocolate ostrich egg, made from one kilo of chocolate, is truly mind-blowing. Inspired by the largest egg in the natural world, the chocolatiers measured a real ostrich egg to get the dimensions right.
One shell of this colossal chocolate egg is crafted from 40 per cent milk chocolate with crunchy cookie pieces and puffed rice, and the other half is a 50 per cent milk chocolate swirled with crispy feuilletine pieces.
The extravagance doesn’t stop there: inside the golden foil wrapped shells are the brand’s most popular chocolates, from truffles to pralines.
This year, the packaging is crafted from cacao paper shells, which use up parts of cocoa that would have otherwise gone to waste – plus they are fully recyclable and compostable at home.
I’ve been lucky enough to sample the egg so if you’re curious about the concept, or are considering the splurge, read on for my review.
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Hotel Chocolat 1kg everything ostrich Easter egg: £90, Hotelchocolat.com
The egg is mammoth to hold and take in – at almost 30 cm tall and 20 wide. Opening the white cacao paper packaging reveals a beautifully presented egg, wrapped in a thick gold foil that’s about the size of my head.
As you would expect, the attention to detail is high. A chocolate box style menu awaits inside to explain each chocolate that is bundled up in the luxe black tissue paper. The shells are ultra thick: one is densely studded with cookie pieces and puffed rice, the other has crisp wafer running through it.
Despite the solid feel, the puffed rice chocolate is soft and silky smooth – with a varied texture and moreish flavour from the rice and cookies. The other is a slightly darker chocolate that is richer and less easy-eating. The wafer is subtle, but adds an elevated taste and texture.
The best bit? The chocolates inside. Hotel Chocolat has included its most popular chocolates, with two of each so there’s no fighting over flavours. I tried the dizzy praline chocolate and it was delectably rich and smooth.
For those avoiding dairy, there’s a vegan ostrich Easter egg, and for more even more decadence, the patisserie ostrich Easter egg marries one brownie-inspired shell with a cookies-and-cream one.
But is the Hotel Chocolat 1kg everything ostrich Easter egg worth £90? The drama of the piece perhaps warrants a high price tag, but I would stick to its chocolate boxes to get the best chocolate tastes.
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