Dairy Milk Dessert With Mini Eggs (Tesco) By @Cinabar

It really must be Easter creeping up, because the eggs are already out in the shops. Never mind that it’s still January. Alongside the usual chocolate aisles, Easter themed desserts are starting to appear too, including this Dairy Milk Dessert With Mini Eggs from Tesco. I spotted it and, obviously, had to give it a try.

The dessert is split into two sections. One half is pure chocolate, more like a thick chocolate sauce than a mousse, as there’s no airiness or bubbles to it. The other half contains five Mini Eggs. I peeled back the corner and tipped the eggs into the chocolate, which instantly made it look much more appealing. Five eggs actually fill the surface nicely, so first impressions were good.

The Mini Eggs themselves are fairly chunky for a dessert topping. Each one gives you that familiar crisp shell and a solid hit of chocolate, which works really well against the smooth chocolate base. When you get a spoonful with a Mini Egg, it’s a genuinely satisfying mouthful and very sweet in a comforting, Easter chocolate kind of way.

That said, there are only five eggs. Once they’re gone, you’re left with several spoonfuls of just the chocolate sauce. It’s nice enough, but it’s nowhere near as enjoyable as getting a Mini Egg in the mix. I know they’re already called Mini Eggs, but honestly, this would have been even better with more of them. Smaller eggs, more frequent crunch. Fifteen tiny ones instead of five big ones would have been perfect. Mini mini eggs, if you like.

So yes, it’s a tasty dessert and very on brand for Cadbury, but it feels like a missed opportunity. Less restraint, more eggs. Now, where do I start the campaign?