Easter's coming to Calderdale, and we've hunted down some proper chocolate eggs from makers who actually know what they're doing. Living in Todmorden, you're well-placed to get hold of something genuinely special well before the holiday—no last-minute panic from the supermarket aisle.
What struck us during our search was how many small producers are making Easter eggs that feel nothing like the mass-produced stuff. These are the sort you'd actually want to give someone, or keep for yourself. We've tracked down everything from handmade chocolate lollies shaped like eggs to luxury slabs that arrive with hot chocolate mix, ready to post through a letterbox.
A straightforward pairing of white and milk chocolate in lolly form—the sort of thing that works whether someone's five or fifty. What appealed to us was its simplicity; no fuss, just decent chocolate shaped like an egg.
This one combines a lolly with mini eggs, which means you get layers of interest rather than a single hit of chocolate. Useful if you're thinking of something to tuck into an Easter basket that needs a bit of variety.
A mixed selection of chocolate treats rather than a single egg—the kind of gift that gives you options if you're not sure exactly what someone's after. You get a proper sense that care's gone into choosing what goes in.
Here's where it gets interesting: a chocolate slab that arrives with hot chocolate mix, both sized for a letterbox. It's the sort of gift that suggests you've put thought into it—two things, neither of them just chocolate on its own.
Six handmade chocolates inside an egg-shaped box, each one filled with salted caramel. The salt-and-sweet thing shouldn't work but does, and six means it's generous without being overwhelming.
The top tier if you want to go all in: multiple chocolate lollies in one collection, so you're getting genuine variety and a bit of theatre when you unwrap it. This is the one to pick if Easter chocolate is the main event.
