WITH Easter just around the corner, supermarket shelves are piled high with egg confectionery.

If you cannot wait until March 31 to crack open a giant egg then miniature chocolates can see you through.

Sun writer Laura Stott tests supermarket mini eggs against market leader Cadbury's

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Sun writer Laura Stott tests supermarket mini eggs against market leader Cadbury’sCredit: Damien McFadden – Commissioned by The Sun
Most of these yummy treats are only available around the Easter period

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Most of these yummy treats are only available around the Easter periodCredit: Alamy

Market leader Cadbury Mini Eggs only available for a few months of the year, but are they worth the hype?

Laura Stott taste-tests a selection of supermarket rivals and rates them out of five.

Cadbury Mini Eggs

£1.50 (80g), various supermarkets

24 eggs, 6.25p per egg

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These classic Cadbury eggs hit the spot, but they're not too easy on the purse strings

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These classic Cadbury eggs hit the spot, but they’re not too easy on the purse stringsCredit: Damien McFadden – Commissioned by The Sun

THE original miniature Easter treat.

Everyone loves a classic Cadbury Mini Egg with its solid chunk of Dairy Milk chocolate covered in a crispy, sugary shell.

Bite through the outer layer and the deliciously familiar chocolate melts in the mouth. The taste and texture is nostalgic.

They are so moreish, it is almost impossible not to wolf down the entire bag in one sitting.

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But at £1.50 for just 80g they lose points for value for money, and the individual eggs are on the smaller size compared with the supermarket rivals.

Unsurprisingly, these hit the spot, but they are not too easy on the purse strings.

Score: 3/5

I heard Morrisons slashed Easter eggs to just 75p so I nabbed a trolley load – but trolls call me selfish

Dairyfine Mini Chocolate Eggs

99p (80g), Aldi

23 eggs, 4.3p per egg

These Aldi eggs are pretty good value, but they're lacking in flavour

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These Aldi eggs are pretty good value, but they’re lacking in flavourCredit: Damien McFadden – Commissioned by The Sun

ALDI just edges discount rival Lidl in the value-for-money stakes as it has one extra egg in the same-sized 80g bag.

But when it comes to flavour, I wasn’t quite as impressed.

You get a similar solid milk-chocolate chunk with a sugar shell, but I found them to be a little sickly.

Meanwhile, the chocolate inner lacked flavour, perhaps because it is made with skimmed instead of whole milk powder.

You would be unlikely to scoff the bag in one sitting, which is no bad thing.

As the eggs are still tasty and good value for money, they might be better used for decorating cakes.

You are unlikely to get any complaints.

Score: 2/5

Mini Speckled Eggs

£1 (80g), Morrisons

22 eggs, 4.5p per egg

Morrisons' chocs are slightly bigger than Cadbury's and are a solid penny-saving substitute

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Morrisons’ chocs are slightly bigger than Cadbury’s and are a solid penny-saving substituteCredit: Damien McFadden – Commissioned by The Sun

I RATHER liked the spotty seasonal packaging that didn’t attempt to copy the market leading original.

These small, sugary shell choccies were tasty too.

They are nice and colourful with really delicious chocolate inners, made with whole milk for a creamy texture and scent.

Slightly bigger chocolates than what is offered by Cadbury, these are a solid penny-saving substitute.

Once tipped out of the packet, they come very close to tasting like the classic Cadbury Mini Eggs.

Score: 3/5

Chicky Choccy Speckled Eggs

£1.25 (90g), M&S

12 eggs, 10.4p per egg

The M&S eggs aren't the cheapest option but look like they could cost triple as much as they actually do

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The M&S eggs aren’t the cheapest option but look like they could cost triple as much as they actually doCredit: Damien McFadden – Commissioned by The Sun

UNSURPRISINGLY, Marks & Spencer’s chocolates are not the cheapest option.

In fact, at 10p per egg they are the second most expensive of the taste-test.

However, if you want to treat yourself and find Cadbury Mini Eggs too sickly, these are egg-stra special and worth spending a few more pennies.

While there are less individual eggs in the pack, they are larger than the rivals, and have a beautiful marble-effect shell. They are almost too pretty to eat.

Made with top quality chocolate, the eggs look and taste like they could be from a posh chocolatier and triple the price.

Hide these from the kids.

Score: 4/5

Tesco Milk Chocolate Eggs

£1 (75g), Tesco

14 eggs, 7.1p per egg

These Tesco eggs are pretty fancy considering they cost just a quid

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These Tesco eggs are pretty fancy considering they cost just a quidCredit: Damien McFadden – Commissioned by The Sun

THE supermarket’s solid chocolate eggs are individually wrapped in colourful foils, and look rather fancy considering they only cost a quid.

The wrappers have cheery Easter-themed stripes and spots and they don’t try to imitate Cadbury Mini Eggs with a sugar shell, these are just solid chunks of mouth-watering chocolate.

At 7p per egg, they offer solid value for money.

A more grown up option for those wanting a sweet treat ahead of Easter, or ideal for a bunny approved garden egg hunt.

Score: 3/5

Mister Choc Mini Eggs

99p (80g), Lidl

22 eggs, 4.5p per egg

This Lidl dupe is so similar to Cadbury's you'll have a hard time telling them apart, and you'll save over 50p per pack

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This Lidl dupe is so similar to Cadbury’s you’ll have a hard time telling them apart, and you’ll save over 50p per packCredit: Damien McFadden – Commissioned by The Sun

LIDL’S own Mini Eggs look and smell almost exactly the same as the real deal.

When you open the – almost identical – dupe yellow packet, the waft of chocolate and sugar that hits you is so similar that you’ll be hard-pushed to tell the two brands apart.

These have are slightly more vanilla, and the chocolate inner has a slightly different consistency on the tongue.

Plus you’ll save over 50p per pack.

Score: 5/5

Milk Chocolate Eggs

£1 (75g), Sainsbury’s

16 eggs, 6.2p per egg

This Sainsbury's choice costs just £1 and comes with fairly smart packaging

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This Sainsbury’s choice costs just £1 and comes with fairly smart packagingCredit: Damien McFadden – Commissioned by The Sun

THESE foil-wrapped solid chunks of chocolate look more upmarket than the market leader.

The pastel hue packaging looks smart and are certainly nice enough to give as an Easter gift, or just to treat yourself with.

The generously filled bag is good value and the eggs are made with 25% cocoa solids so you get a nice chunk of chocolate that really melts in the mouth. I loved the taste of these.

The chocolate was so tasty that just a couple will suffice, so the bag should last a while – if you can resist scoffing them all in one go.

And all for a quid!

Score: 4/5

Lindt Hen Mini Eggs

£1.90 (90g), Asda

16 eggs, 11.8p per egg

These Lindt eggs deliver that high-quality flavour you'd expect from Swiss chocolate, but they're also pretty pricey

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These Lindt eggs deliver that high-quality flavour you’d expect from Swiss chocolate, but they’re also pretty priceyCredit: Damien McFadden – Commissioned by The Sun

IF you prefer the classic taste of rich Lindt chocolate, these small eggs will definitely hit the spot – although it will cost you.

Not actually that mini – they are some of the biggest of the taste-test – they look appealing in their individual, brightly-coloured foil wraps.

It is worth nothing, these don’t have the typical sugar shell.

When you tuck into the solid eggs, which have a hint of nuttiness, they deliver that high-quality flavour you would expect from Swiss chocolate.

They would be lovely in a bowl on Easter Sunday for all the family to dig into.

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But they are the priciest per egg, so maybe hide them away as your own private supply . . . 

Score: 3/5

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk

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