The best sustainable Easter eggs to add to your basket in 2023
Easter is a time filled with spring, new life & of course, chocolate. Here at Green Salon, the team has sprung into action this year to find the best tasting & sustainable chocolate Easter eggs for any little people in your life, as well as egg-hunting for some more sophisticated options for the grown-ups around the Easter table.
With the days getting longer and the daffodils blooming, we thought we’d get you in an Easter mood by generously doing some chocolate Easter egg research, including our favourite part, taste-testing, to find the most delicious sustainable chocolates on the market. So why not indulge this year in some chocolate that passes our taste-test and our sustainability test too?
MONTEZUMA’S*
The Taste Test
The classic milk chocolate flavour Easter Egg we tried at Green Salon was one of our favourites: super velvety & the perfect amount of sweetness. Montezuma’s definitely gained the team’s approval.
The Sustainability Ranking - 5/5
Scoring the highest on our criteria, we are hugely impressed with Montezuma’s chocolate. They are certified organic, GMO, palm oil & plastic-free in all of their products. They’re one of the few chocolate brands we looked at who measure and track all of their carbon emissions. Montezuma’s have high ethical, environmental & food safety requirements for all their suppliers, and an impressive vegan range with some superlative puns, Like No Udder.
TONY’S CHOCOLONELY*
The Taste Test
When it came to flavour, Tony’s Chocolonely pipped the competition at the post. Their milk chocolate had that classic, creamy and sweet milk chocolate taste we all know and love. No kid is going to say no to their box of egg-stra special milk chocolate eggs on Easter day. Or you can get them a personalised Easter themed bars in a variety of milk chocolate flavours.
The Sustainability Ranking - 4.5/5
As a certified B Corp, who are mission driven to end modern slavery in cocoa farming, Tony’s Chocolonely is a great choice for an ethical egg this easter, without compromising on that creamy milk chocolate taste. They are also on a mission to end child labour in cocoa. In Côte d’Ivoire Tony’s Chocolonely provide school fee support, while in Ghana, where school is free, they help supply school kits and uniforms for students. Although they’re not certified organic, this was a Green Salon Team favourite in terms of taste (and mission).
MOO FREE
The Taste Test
Moo free really is the go-to chocolate for many vegans, and we can see why. They manage to replicate the milkiness of your usual dairy chocolates, while also being funky with their flavours (our personal favourite is the Fizzy Chocolate Orange Hammy).
The Sustainability Ranking - 4/5
As a soy, gluten & dairy free brand they are a great option for anyone with dietary requirements. They’re also B Corp certified, and all of their chocolate is Rainforest Alliance Certified & organic. What we really liked about Moo Free was the way their cocoa beans are shade grown in combination with citrus, banana & avocado trees, which improves soil biodiversity, and means no harsh pesticides need to be used. They also do a vegan alternative for your classic Malteser Bunny, which is filled with delicious cookies & cream truffle. Yum!
Looking for some Easter decor inspo? We love these simple yet elegant golden-painted eggs and purple hyacinths.
CONSCIOUS CHOCOLATE* & THE RAW CHOCOLATE CO.*
The Taste Test
Raw chocolate does have a slightly different taste to most brands of chocolate you would have tried. It is more earthy, and the coconut sugar they use to sweeten does carry through. However, the creamy, truffle like hazelnut ganache inside the Raw Chocolate Co. egg we tried balanced this perfectly. It has a similar taste to the Kinder Bueno bar’s, which is a great vegan alternative. A strong win for us.
The Sustainability Ranking - 4/5
These two lovely brands are actually owned by the same company, meaning they both have equally high standards on ethics and sustainability. They are both B Corp certified, organic, vegan, and plastic-free. Their supplier, SierraOrganic, grow their cacao beans in a similar way to Moo Free, in that they are planted around existing native trees to conserve biodiversity, which is especially important for cocoa as it is grown in or near rainforest environments. Both brands are working with SierraOrganic to plant more trees to avoid deforestation, and all of their products are traceable to specific cooperatives in Peru. The perfect Easter gift for any raw chocolate fiends in your life.
PACARI CHOCOLATE
The Taste Test
Their chocolate is a very different vibe to the other brands we tried – their dark chocolate is more bitter than sweet, so a great option for someone wanting to try something different. Definitely one for the adults but it’s a top hit in terms of the taste and their mission.
The Sustainability Ranking - 4/5
We have added Pacari for those wanting a sophisticated alternative to an easter egg; they make chocolate bars which go up to 100% cocoa strength. Pacari go above and beyond to make sure that the people involved in the creation of their chocolate benefit from it. Their chocolate is processed as well as grown in Ecuador, meaning more money is kept in the local community, and Pacari train people in other stages of the chocolate making process, creating jobs in all stages of production. They offset all of their carbon, and are partnered with WWF Ecuador in local animal conservation, as well as in the teaching and spreading of indigenous knowledge in the areas they are based. Their chocolate is a bit pricey, but you can really see that this goes back into the local community and environment where it is grown and produced, making it the perfect Easter treat for everyone involved.
DIVINE CHOCOLATE
The Taste Test
If you’re wanting a sweet tasting chocolate egg, this may not be the one for you. This dark chocolate bar had the perfect amount of bitterness, but it was overly oily compared to other brands. It’s definitely for the adult taste buds, rather than for your little ones.
The Sustainability Ranking - 3/5
We are including Divine because of their work with the farmers growing their chocolate, they are a social enterprise of which 44% is owned by their farmer cooperative in Ghana. This is great to see, and means that the farmers have real impact on the company. They are also B Corp certified, and all of their packaging is plastic-free.
Booja Booja’s Hazelnut Crunch Truffles* are really rather delicious.
BOOJA-BOOJA*
The Taste Test
Booja-Booja’s chocolate truffles are seriously delicious. This was the best chocolate we tried, they were silky smooth and totally decadent. Booja-Booja’s chocolates went straight into our top 3 in our taste test (and in our tummies).
The Sustainability Ranking - 2/5
Booja-Booja is a popular brand who make some seriously delicious (tried and tested by us!) vegan chocolate. Their easter eggs in particular are utterly beautiful, hand painted in Kashmir and filled with chocolate truffles. Booja-Booja are one of the first organic and vegan chocolate brands in the UK, starting out in 1999. However, they don’t rank as high on the sustainability front as other brands we looked at as they are not as transparent about their supply chain or their carbon footprint.
We hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend and get to eat lots of chocolate. Tag us here in your pictures if you choose one of these yummy Easter eggs.
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