Gluten-free Easter Eggs guide 2023 – this year includes even more Easter eggs in supermarkets you didn’t know were gluten-free! All featured are Coeliac-friendly and wheat-free, with dairy-free options mentioned too.
Gluten-free Easter eggs guide 2023 – it’s here! You’ll find them on supermarket shelves in the seasonal aisle AND down the free from aisle right now in Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, M&S, Waitrose, Aldi and Lidl (as well as Ocado online)!
But wait… aren’t most Easter eggs gluten-free anyway?
You might think so initially, but any form of chocolate-based product can be a minefield when you’re gluten-free.
For starters, with Easter eggs specifically, whilst the actually egg may be gluten-free, they might come with some added extras which aren’t.
Plus, some Easter eggs have a ‘may contain’ warning for gluten which makes them unsuitable for Coeliacs and certainly not gluten-free. So here’s a collection of all the eggs I’ve found that are gluten-free and safe for us to enjoy!
IMPORTANT NOTE
I’m very specific in this post when I reference which eggs are gluten-free and safe to eat. So please don’t assume that, just because you’ve seen one egg from a particular brand in this post, that every egg by the same brand is also gluten-free.
Three examples:
- There’s a small Milkybar Easter egg in this post that’s gluten-free. However, many other Milkybar eggs in other sizes are often NOT gluten-free.
- There’s a Cadbury’s Caramel Egg in this post that’s gluten-free. BUT other Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Caramel eggs (which come with a bar and have the extra text ‘Dairy Milk’ on the front) are NOT gluten-free.
- There are Aero Peppermint Eggs in this post that are gluten-free. But there are other Aero Easter egg variations which are NOT gluten-free.
What I’m trying to say is this: please ensure you’ve got the right egg which is shown in the photo of this post and most importantly always read the ingredients labels thoroughly for yourself. Ensure that not only does it not contain gluten, but ensure it also doesn’t have a ‘may contain’ warning for gluten, wheat etc.
Easter Eggs and chocolates that are dairy free I have labelled DAIRY FREE at the beginning of their caption. I will also place these all into a separate post to make it more clear too.
The ULTIMATE gluten-free Easter eggs guide 2023
Since this is a MEGA gluten-free Easter eggs guide, I thought I’d split this post up by supermarket. Of course, the same eggs are stocked in multiple supermarkets so don’t be surprised if you see the same ones pop up in one or more supermarkets.
Generally, most of these eggs are found in the seasonal aisle of supermarkets, but you will often find the gluten-free and dairy-free eggs down the free from aisle.
Using the contents below, you can jump to particular sections if you’re looking for something specific, or feel free to just scroll down to see everything…
Tescos gluten-free Easter Eggs
Let’s start with Tesco first of all!
As I mentioned, most of these are down the seasonal Easter aisle so it can be a literal Easter egg hunt to find the right ones. So make sure you allow yourself enough time to make sure you’ve got the ones pictured which are safe for us to eat.
Tesco do also have a good selection of dairy free eggs which you can find generally in the free from aisle of Tesco. They are captioned ‘DAIRY FREE’ in this post.
Sainsburys gluten-free Easter Eggs
And now let’s head over to Sainsbury’s to see which gluten-free Easter eggs await.
I’m really impressed with the choice in Sainsbury’s this year. They have some of their own labels eggs that are gluten free and in some more unique flavours. They also have plenty of dairy free options.
They also have a couple of different gluten free hot cross buns this year – one being a salted caramel and dark chocolate one which sounds delicious!
Asda’s gluten-free Easter Eggs
Our Easter egg hunt continues over at Asda!
As always Asda has a good selection of Easter options this year. They have lots of variety in terms of branded Easter Eggs and equally their free from range is definitely one of the better ones.
I always like to see that there is some more interesting choices for those who are dairy free. Just because you are dairy free doesn’t mean you want a boring egg!
M&S gluten-free Easter Eggs
As usual, M&S remains the place where you’ll find the most unique Easter eggs that can’t be found anywhere else!
And fortunately, lots of them are safe for us to enjoy – even including a few Percy Pig eggs too.
I will say that there were a lot more ‘may contain gluten’ eggs than last year which was disappointing – definitely check the ingredients on each before purchasing eggs that you’d imagine to be safe might not be. However there are a couple of gluten AND dairy free Easter products this year which was pleasing to see including a dairy free ‘Chocolate Charlie the Bunny’!
*In M&S there is a Giant Hot Cross Bun Egg which contains wheat fibre BUT states ‘Gluten is removed during ingredient preparation’ therefore making it gluten free but not suitable for those with a wheat allergy. Please be aware of this.*
Waitrose gluten-free Easter Eggs
In Waitrose, you’ll find a few exclusive own-brand eggs that more than make it worth the trip over, but watch out as there are lots of own brand ones that do contain gluten or have may contains too.
Beware of some of the vegan eggs that contain gluten free oat milk. Whilst you might see gluten free oat milk and think they are safe, they in fact are actually ‘may contain gluten’ so are still unsafe.
Aldi’s gluten-free Easter Eggs
Aldi has a very small selection of safe eggs. The vast majority of eggs and Easter treats in Aldi have a ‘may contain for gluten’. It really is frustrating.
They do have a handful of Easter products that are both gluten free and dairy free which is good to see including a chocolate bunny and lamb. They are quite small but a good option nevertheless.
The best Easter product in Aldi for me is the Mini Eggs Chunky Bar which is a good substitute for the Cadbury Mini Egg Bar which is no longer gluten free.
Lidl’s gluten-free Easter Eggs
I was pleasantly surprised with the gluten free easter egg options in Lidl. They actually had quite a lot in comparison to Aldi.
They had quite a few own label ones that were gluten free and with very unique flavours that I’ve not seen elsewhere – the pink gin one looks amazing, as does the lattice egg (although very delicate – I saw a few broken ones in the packaging!).
Dairy free options were more limited here which was the only downside, but overall in terms of budget supermarkets I was better than I expected. Do be careful with some of the chocolate animals though as the packaging is hard to read – some are gluten free and others not so.
Morrisons gluten-free Easter Eggs
Morrisons had a good selection of branded Easter eggs but disappointingly most of their own brand Easter eggs this year are may contain or contain gluten.
I might need to go back into the store sometime to see whether they have a better dairy free selection as they have in previous years but from what I can see this time round, it’s certainly nothing to write home about unfortunately.
Ocado gluten-free Easter Eggs
Ocado always has a good selection of Easter eggs, many of which are gluten free. They also have a good selection of dairy free including some more luxurious eggs from the like of Booja booja that you would not find in supermarkets.
BUT the biggest BENEFIT of getting Easter eggs from Ocado is that they also sell all the M&S Easter products that I have mentioned above. So you can not just get get the below, but also any of the M&S ones too – giving even more choice!
That’s all folks!
And that concludes my gluten-free Easter egg hunt for 2023! I hope this guide makes it easier to pick out eggs that are safe for you to enjoy and of course, I will reiterate once again: please make sure you read the ingredients labels on whatever you’re about to buy first.
Of course there are other places that I haven’t visited that also will likely have some gluten free Easter options this year. The Co-op will have a variety of eggs I would imagine as well as places like Holland and Barrett and other health food stores. Iceland usually have a few eggs and the likes of B&M and Poundland may also. Just always check ingredients first!
I plan to put together a separate post that just shows what’s gluten free AND dairy free (even though all the dairy free options are in this post anyway), hopefully I will have time to do so!
Thanks for reading,
Becky xxx
