We tried the controversial £12.99 crisp Easter egg — here’s our honest review

Whether it’s McDonald’s fries dipped in a strawberry milkshake, Nutella and cheese, or Brussel sprouts with chocolate, there are plenty of left-field flavour combinations that foodies claim do actually work.

Now, one bougie brand has launched an alternative seasonal treat that’s already got tongues wagging on social media.

Crisp brand Torres has released – you guessed it – a crisp-flavoured Easter egg. The shell apparently combines 20% cocoa milk chocolate with the unique savoury crumbs.

It’s safe to say that this invention isn’t as cheap as chips, considering that it’s being sold at Selfridge’s for £12.99 a pop. However, this chocolate concoction does contain Mediterranean sea salt crisps, at least.

It might sound controversial, but I tried this out-there flavour combination – and I didn’t hate it. Secretly, I rather enjoyed it.

The egg reminded me of swapping between crisps and chocolate at the cinema – a guilty pleasure I’ll never say no to.

Despite technically being a milk flavouring, the chocolate was erring towards the darker side, which wouldn’t be my first choice as a Cadbury girl through and through.

I liked the crispy quality, though. The shell wasn’t overwhelmingly packed with crisps, but it gave it just enough of a salty edge to serve its purpose without being too much. Noticeable, but not the main event.

The price is slightly off-putting, but if I were in the market for a more opulent Easter egg, I’d consider buying this again.

It’s not gone down well with everyone, though. Metro‘s Junior Publisher Sarah Bradbury thought that the chocolate tasted ‘cheap.’

She says: ‘There wasn’t a balanced palette of flavours.

‘It could have been slightly saltier. Torres crisps are famous for the punch their crisps give your taste buds (pickle flavour, I’m looking at you…), and for me, this really missed the mark of what could have been.

‘To me, it was more like something I would have made in Food Technology when I was 11.’

Online, Torres’ invention seemed to appease crisp-aholics. On TikTok, @londonontheinside said that she couldn’t see many crisps in there, but described the chocolate as ‘decent.’ Overall, her verdict was: ‘not bad.’

‘It’s a very subtle flavour, and the texture isn’t too crunchy. There is a slight crisp,’ @georgeinlondon added, noting that to elevate the crisp flavour, they even bought an extra bag of Torres salted crisps to have on the side.

‘It is really delicious. It’s like a salted chocolate, which I love.’

This isn’t the only Easter snack we’ve tried of late.

M&S has launched a product that fans are comparing to the classic Cadbury Creme Egg, and, trust us when we say, it’s opulent.

@georgeinlondon

Let’s try the Torres Crisp Easter Egg 🍟🍫🥚🌟✨ • Available at @Selfridges #torrescrisps #easteregg #selfridges #londonguide #easterinlondon

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The website’s description reads: ‘Light-hearted, gooey and hard to resist, our Sunny Side Up Whips are a cheeky take on a chocolate classic.

‘These milk chocolate treats are filled with fluffy white mallow and a zesty orange sauce, and finished with a white chocolate topper that looks just like a sunny-side-up egg.’

Speckled Egg Cookies are also back in the in-store bakery after the company faced ‘overwhelming demand’ for the goodies.

Priced at £3.25 for a pack of five cookies, the baked good is made with the signature M&S cookie dough and features a combination of milk and white chocolate buttons, cornflakes and Speckled Eggs.

Packets of Speckled Eggs have also returned to stores, and customers have hailed them as being ‘much better’ than Cadbury Mini Eggs.

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