As more and more people turn their noses up at Cadbury’s forceful in-store marketing and ever increasing palm oil content, the game is open for other, palm-oil free chocolate brands to win customers this Easter.
Since Mondelez acquired Cadbury’s in 2010, the flavour we all knew and loved began to change. The spike in the price of cocoa beans in 2024 led to many large corporations swapping the more expensive cocoa for palm oil, and now, people are past the point of noticing the change, they’re actively avoiding palm oil chocolate. There’s a Reddit thread every other week on the disappointing downturn of Cadbury’s on subreddits like r/CasualUK, r/unitedkingdom; in Europe, Milka is going the same way (the EU have tougher standards on what constitutes as chocolate, so Milka’s cocoa solids content will never be as low as Cadbury’s).
It’s not just the taste turning people away, either: its production is environmentally damaging and, given it consists of 50% saturated fat, it’s not good for your cholesterol or heart health (Hello, high blood pressure!).
Even though the price of cocoa beans has decreased to pre-2024 levels, palm oil looks here to stay. So,in this article, I’m specifically looking for Easter eggs that are free from palm oil, have a good, full shape (we’ve all seen those eggs that are almost 2D), and are easily available at a reasonable price. Here’s what I found:
Which Easter eggs don’t contain palm oil in 2026?
Below, we’ll list how much chocolate each egg contains in terms of a cocoa solids percentage. For reference, the Cadbury’s Mini Eggs 181g egg contains a minimum of 20% cocoa solids; Nestle’s Kit Kat Chunky egg has a minimum 25% cocoa solids; and Mars’ M&Ms Easter egg also has a 25% minimum. All contain palm oil. When you go to buy an egg, check the label on the back and have a scan for the word ‘palm’. It might say oil, fat, or kernel afterwards, but it’s all palm.
Supermarket own-brand
I’ll start with supermarket own-brands as these will be the cheaper Easter egg options. We’ve listed one option, but there are other palm-oil free flavours available, so hit the aisles to see if there’s a flavour you’d prefer.
- Tesco Finest Double Layer Salted Pretzel Chocolate Egg, 210g: I lied – this one isn’t cheap at all. For £14, Tesco serves up an impressive double layer egg, with a cocoa solid content worthy of a head nod. (It’s 35%.) You can also choose from: Orange and Dark Chocolate and Caramelised Biscuit. Clubcard holders will get a £2 discount on the range.
- Sainsbury’s The Dark One Large Dark Chocolate Egg, 150g: Sainsbury’s gets an ever bigger head nod than Tesco for its 55% minimum cocoa solids content. However, this is dark chocolate so isn’t a straight comparison. The Milk One only has 31% minimum cocoa solids. I opted for the dark one as it contains 9g less sugar (we like lower sugar alternatives at Simple & Homely) – eat The Milk One and you’ll ingest 78.3g of sugar. Again, loyal customers will pay less: £4.50 instead of £6.
- Exceptional by Asda Orange & Ginger Dark Chocolate egg, 200g: It might only be 10g less than Tesco’s premium range egg, but you’ll save a fiver opting for Asda’s instead. Even their milk choc option, the Caramel, Pretzel & Honeycomb Milk Chocolate Egg is cheaper at £9 for 300g of 21% minimum cocoa solids egg. It is, however, the lowest percentage of the options above.
- M&S Collection Salted Caramel Egg, 407g: As is expected, the M&S own-brand eggs are far fancier than the others. The downside is you’re only getting half an egg shell, with the flavourings in the shell, not the empty cavity. Its higher weight can be chalked up to the filling, however the 40% cocoa solids minimum comfortably puts it at the top of the tree. I bet you could take a good guess at the price as well. (It’s £18.)
- Aldi Choceur Disco Ball Egg, £2.99: I was in Aldi a good while looking at the ingredients of their three own-brand chocolate eggs. Aldi has three own-brands for choc: Dairyfine, Moser Roth, and Choceur, however only one had Easter eggs without palm oil. If you want to avoid palm oil at Aldi, look towards Choceur but make sure you double check the ingredients like as some of the brand’s chocolate eggs do, in fact, contain palm oil. Shop carefully.
Disappointingly, the one that caught my eye, The Jammy Wheel, contained palm oil. On the upside, Aldi’s popular mini eggs alternative was palm-oil free.
- Morrisons Mini Speckled Milk Chocolate Eggs, £1: A little 80g bag of mini sugar-coated eggs, except, unlike their popular counterparts, these don’t contain palm oil. Cocoa solids are a minimum of 25%, which is quite low, but that is reflected in the low price. Big Easter egg-wise, Morrisons’ The Best Milk Chocolate with Latte Crunch Easter Egg took my fancy. It’s a mid-size 240g egg with a £10 price tag and a 30% cocoa solids minimum. It does look tempting, though.
- Waitrose No.1 The Blonde Chocolate Almond Croissant, £10: You might be sitting there thinking to yourself, “well, that sure doesn’t look like an egg” – you’d be right. This is a croissant. Both the Waitrose No. 1 Milk Chocolate and Caramelised Biscuit Egg and Choc Full Egg contain palm oil. If you’re specifically after something egg-shaped, the Loaded Milk Chocolate Caramel Egg (£6.80) is palm-oil free. I just thought the croissant looked cool.
How about branded palm-oil free Easter eggs?
Chococo
Part of Chococo’s branding is being 100% palm oil and soya free which means of all the brands on this list, I didn’t have to double or triple check the ingredients when the chocolate type (such as solid, truffle, cream-filled) or product changed. Which of their large range took my fancy? The Milk Chocolate Dorset Dinosaur Easter Egg (175g) with its six little chocolate dinosaurs and fossils inside. The milk chocolate has a minimum of 47% cocoa solids – quite an impressive amount. It will cost you £16.50, though.
Hotel Chocolat
My personal favourite from Hotel Chocolat is their playful Easter ‘Egg on My Face’ Chocolate Slab. It’s happy little face would definitely be hard to say no to in the shops – I’m glad I didn’t take any children on my palm-oil free Easter egg hunt around the shops. For £9.95, you get 200g of chocolate containing a minimum of 40% cocoa solids.
The whopping 1kg Vegan Ostrich Egg also doesn’t contain palm oil – its fat comes from coconut – and inside you get a variety of 10 different mini chocolates. It all sounds good until you see the £90 price tag. The Ostrich Egg is a mix of dark chocolate (min 70% cocoa solids) and milk (45% min cocoa solids), so you do get a lot of the expensive ingredients which goes a little way in softening the sight of the price.
Ferrero Rocher
Everyone likes a Ferrero Rocher tray at parties, but it’s also good to know that the brand doesn’t use palm oil in its chocolate products. The Golden Easter Egg (there’s six Rochers in the box as well) costs £18.50 (£10.95 with a Clubcard) and is made with 42% minimum of cocoa solids.
Lindt
I’m happy to report that Lindt’s golden Easter bunnies don’t contain palm oil, nor do their gold bunny and hazelnut eggs. These are my picks for eggs this Easter, but the entire Lindt egg range is palm-oil free. For comparison to supermarket own-brands, the Lindt Nocciolatte Milk Chocolate Egg, 245g, has a 30% minimum of cocoa solids and will cost you £12-16.
Lindor eggs, however, you need to be careful. The egg on its own? Fine. The little truffles? Not fine. The truffles contain palm kernels which contain even more saturated fat than the oil.
Nomo
It’s our first dairy-free option of the list: Nomo’s Ultimate Easter Egg, complete with an assortment of eight dairy-free mini chocolate bars and two choccie bunnies. Given the 110g egg is free-from dairy, gluten, egg, and nuts, not just palm oil, it’s an affordable, great catch-all solution for most dietary requirements. The whole shebang is £11, but Nomo doesn’t include its cocoa solids content on the ingredients list, so you might be getting a lot, you might not. If you’re going to try and guess, use the price as a guide.
Thorntons
Pick between a dinosaur or a unicorn milk chocolate egg this year at Thorntons. With a minimum of 30% cocoa solids, it matches Lindt, but it is, disappointingly, only 151g. The smaller size is reflected in the price, at an irresistible £5.85 (£4 Clubcard) at Tesco or £3.97 at Asda.
The 170g Happy Bunny, £6.25, also doesn’t have any palm oil in it.
Tony’s
I’m a big fan of the taste of Tony’s Chocolonely. Given their marketing, it’s no surprise the chocolate is free from palm oil. The Easter eggs, like their bars, come at a higher cost. One 242g egg will cost you £15, and the milk chocolate is made with 31% minimum cocoa solids. Handily, buying a Tony’s Chocolonely Easter egg is cheaper in the supermarket – find it in Ocado for £13.50.
Also available: Caramel and sea salt.
Toblerone
Like Cabury’s and Milka, Toblerone is owned by Mondelez, but luckily, appears to be untouched by the Group’s apparent love for cost cutting ingredients. The chocolate, and even the truffles (unlike Lindor) are free from palm oil. The Golden Edgy Egg does have a minimum of 28% cocoa solids, which is on the lower side compared to the others on this list.
Even with four truffles chucked in the box, the £15 price tag does seem rather high considering, but then again, it is Toblerone.
Terry’s
Neither the white or milk chocolate versions of Terry’s Chocolate Orange Easter Eggs contain palm oil. With the milk chocolate egg (£4.32 at Asda), you get a chocolate orange in the box; in the white one (£4.50 at Tesco, £3.50 Clubcard), you get a bag of white mini eggs. Both contain a minimum of 25% cocoa solids.
Guylian
The Belgian Milk Chocolate Egg contains a minimum of 33% cocoa solids and you can buy it in Waitrose for £11.
It’s important to know that this list is not exhaustive and is solely based on what I’ve seen in shops so far. Other retailers, and even the ones above, will stock palm-oil free Easter eggs. Outside of supermarkets, chocolate brands such as Yumbles, Chococo, and Nomo are also worth taking a look at.
