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Exceptional eggs from chefs and artisans for Easter 2025

Exceptional eggs from chefs and artisans for Easter 2025

Nell Giroir | 3/11/25, 10:40 AM
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Chefs and artisans reinvent the Easter egg with creations as surprising as they are refined. Unexpected shapes and daring flavors, discover our selection.

Once again this year, chefs and craftsmen compete in ingenuity to transform the Easter egg into an exceptional piece of art. Sculpted, openworked, textured, the chocolate is shaped like a work of art that we're almost too eager to bite into. But behind each chocolate shell lies an irresistible promise.

The Œuf Prestige Gourmand by Manufacture Cluizel

An entirely hand-crafted piece, weighing almost 2 kg and standing 35 cm high. Its chocolate half-shell encloses a generous layer of praline, sprinkled with caramelized almonds and hazelnuts. In the center, a Œuf Gourmand for even more gourmet pleasure.

Cluizel Paques
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Œuf d'Ananas by Alléno & Rivoire

An exotic-looking egg, sculpted in vegetable milk chocolate. inside, chefs Yannick Alléno and Aurélien Rivoire have deposited pineapple confit and crystallized pineapple pieces. A few golden sequins enhance the shell, echoing the colors of the fruit.

A&r Geraldine Martens
©Géraldine Martens

The Easter Egg from La Grande Épicerie de Paris

Thibault Leroy and Mathieu Mooc revisit the soft-boiled egg with a chocolate creation set on an egg cup reminiscent of the hazelnut shell. Two versions are available: a dark chocolate shell and a milk chocolate shell, both topped with almond praline and caramelized hazelnut chips. The egg cup varies according to the version: dark chocolate and cocoa nib for the milk egg, milk chocolate for the dark egg. Two golden tickets, concealed in the 300 g format, entitle the winner to a 500 euro gift voucher.

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©Grande Épicerie X The Travel Buds

Le Bourdon de Lenôtre

At Lenôtre, the Easter egg takes the form of a bell, in homage to the bell of Notre-Dame de Paris. Designed by Étienne Leroy, its finely chiselled structure recalls the architecture of bell towers, with arabesques enhanced with cocoa powder. A textured bow crowns the whole. Beneath the bell, a nest of intertwined chocolate threads conceals gourmet treats.

Lenotre Paques
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L'Œuf Fleur by Maison Sève

To celebrate its 120th anniversary, Maison Sève is bringing back the emblematic Œuf Fleur. Entirely handmade, it comes in two versions: one in 76% dark chocolate, with notes of cooked fruit, and the other in 45% milk chocolate, soft and melting.

Maison Sève pH Jalin
©Ph Jalin

Nicolas Paciello's signature egg

A collection of two delicately curved eggs based on gianduja. One, cream-colored, combines dulcey chocolate, milk gianduja and pecan nuts. The other, flame orange, combines dark chocolate gianduja and orange zest. Created by Nicolas Paciello.

Nicolas Paciello
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L'Œuf Toqué du Comptoir du Ritz

François Perret celebrates the heritage of the Ritz Paris by topping his Easter egg with a powdered sugar toque, a nod to the one worn by Auguste Escoffier, the palace's first head chef. Under its double shell of dark and white chocolate, a vanilla marshmallow and hazelnut praline, enhanced with a hint of fleur de sel. The whole rests on a golden chocolate base.

Ritz Toque Vincent Nageotte
vincent Nageotte

L'Œuf Saturne by Jean-Paul Hévin

An interstellar egg for a journey into the world of chocolate. Made from 70% Grand Cru du Cameroun dark chocolate, it is topped with dark chocolate-filled dry chips.

Jean Paul Hevin
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Ladurée Signature Egg

Chef Julien Alvarez imagines an egg in pastel hues, adorned with gourmet flowers. In the center are the house's famous Eugénies, bite-sized pieces with a runny center, surrounded by chocolate-covered dried fruit petals. Beneath its white chocolate shell lies the milk chocolate Lapin Lal, topped with marshmallow.

Laduree
©DR

The Secret Garden Egg from La Maison du Chocolat

An exceptional piece by Nicolas Cloiseau, a true technical and artistic feat. Weighing 5.4 kg and measuring 48 cm, this very limited edition egg features a dark chocolate shell with 6,500 perforations. inside, a second egg in ivory chocolate, containing fried almond praline, caramelized almond and vanilla. A week's work for a unique creation.

La Maison Du Chocolat   Collection Complete Bandeau
©DR

L'engrenage de Pierre Hermé

Pierre Hermé has imagined an egg that is as technical as it is playful: a real chocolate cog consisting of nine cogwheels that actually come to life. A masterpiece in which chocolate serves as the base for cogs in blond, milk and dark chocolate

Pierre Herme Engrenage Patrick Rougere
patrick Rougere

L'Œuf Weiss from Chocolaterie Weiss

A milk chocolate egg subtly flavored with vanilla for a caramelized note. Under the shell, an assortment of small melting eggs in milk chocolate ganache or dark chocolate vanilla, accompanied by dark and milk chocolate fritters.

Weiss
©Marion Dubanchet

Mimosa Rabbit by Pierre Chauvet

A nod to springtime and the mimosa egg. Signed by Pierre Chauvet, this Easter egg reveals a rural scene, where rabbits, flowers and meadows take shape under a blue sky. Garnished with fried eggs.

Chauvet Charlène Boirie Photographe
©Charlène Boirie

L'Œuf Matcha d'Hédonie

A delicate alliance of white chocolate and matcha tea for a sweet creation containing an assortment of chocolate chips.

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