Easter is just around the corner and for many of us it's a great excuse to indulge in a bit of chocolate.

But there are some Easter eggs on the market that provide more than just a delicious nibble.

In fact, Choccywoccydoodah's collection of seven animal eggs is worth £100,000.

In no particular order, take a look at some of the most luxurious ones available this Easter.

1. Ostrich egg

Hotel Chocolat's biggest-ever Easter egg, costs £75 and weighs 1.1kg. Available in stores including Guildford, Kingston, Windsor, Basingstoke, Reading, Wandsworth, Watford and online at hotelchocolat.com

Hotel Chocolat's Ostrich Egg

2. Gin and tonic egg

The extravagant egg is filled with truffles made with ganache flavoured with gin and Mediterranean lemon oil, all enrobed in a creamy white chocolate. It costs £17.50 (170g) and is available from prestat.co.uk.

3. Hot cross bun egg

The deliciously fruity and fragrant hot cross bun egg comes with a bronze foiled and ribboned hand-made spice enthused milk chocolate with a handful of mini eggs to complement. It costs £17.50 (170g) and is available from prestat.co.uk.

4. Machu Picchu Egg

The limited run of just 30 exclusive Machu Picchu Eggs are made from Guittard’s single origin 65% Machu Picchu chocolate from Peru. This stylish gold shimmer egg caters for the discerning chocolate lover; imprinted with Mayan script and adorned with 22 carat edible gold leaf, the egg comes accompanied with a box of 9 gold leaf Machu Picchu caramel ganache truffles. It costs £75 and is available from paulayoung.co.uk. A limited selection of the Easter chocolates will also be available via Amazon Fresh.

Machu Picchu Egg

5. The Honeycomb Crunch

The artisan egg has a 40% cocoa milk chocolate shell made from Rococo's organic house blend with crunchy honeycomb pieces. A thin hand painted white chocolate layer reflects the honeycomb and bee design. Inside are pieces of honeycomb coated in milk chocolate. The egg retails at £27.50 each and weighs 190g. Available from all five Rococo shops and online at rococochocolates.com

The Honeycomb Crunch Milk Artisan Egg

6. Big Bertha

Charbonnel et Walker presents the mother of all Easter eggs, Big Bertha. Weighing in at 12kg, the gigantic egg is hand-made and decorated in a beautifully attractive traditional Victorian design of spring blossoms and chocolate piping. Big Bertha is 78cm in height and 170cm circumference. Made to order from £650 and available from charbonnel.co.uk

Big Bertha by Charbonnel et Walker

7. Ildiko's

Made with fine Belgian milk chocolate with 41% cocoa and decorated with freeze dried strawberries, raspberries and shiny white chocolate-biscuit pearls, it is 20 cm high and weighs 350g. It costs £18 and is available from Walton chocolate shop Ildiko's in Hersham Road. Buy online at ildikoschocolate.co.uk

Ildiko's Easter egg

8. Mr and Mrs Hare

This year Choccywoccydoodah has created a collection of enormous Easter eggs. One of the eggs, Mr and Mrs Hare, can be seen living in a delicious chocolate burrow framed with hand crafted chocolate carrots and cabbages complete with a rug and pictures on the burrow wall. This egg weighs 100kg. Individual eggs start from £25,000 with the collection of seven eggs worth £100,000! Available to buy at the Brighton or Carnaby store or online at choccywoccydoodah.com

Choccywoccydoodah's Mr and Mrs Hare

9. Montezumas Dark Chocolate Egg

This thick shelled egg is filled with dark chocolate soft centred mini truffle eggs. The 350g delight costs £19.99 and is available from Montezumas shops including Woking, Winchester, Kingston and Brighton, and online at montezumas.co.uk

Montezumas Dark Chocolate Egg

10. The Heston

With its light brown speckled shell, it looks just like a real, extra-large hen egg and includes mini eggs filled with fleur de sel caramel and edible soil. The Heston from Waitrose Eggstraordinary Dippy Easter Egg is available from Waitrose branches and online at waitrose.com for £20 for 440g.

The Heston

11. Spring Flowers Egg

This handcrafted milk chocolate egg is decorated with royal icing flowers and traditional chocolate piping, presented in an elegant Bettys box. Available in small and large, the large size is 24cm high, 600g and costs £57.50. It is available to buy online at bettys.co.uk

Spring Flowers egg by Bettys

12. Artisan Liqueur Egg

Made from criollo beans, the prince of cocoas, the silky egg comes with luxurious truffle eggs - rich, boozy and indulgent and filled with sumptuous ganache fillings of Marc de Champagne, Kirsch, Wild Berry. The egg weighs 390g and costs £24.95. Available to buy online at ameliechocolat.co.uk

Artisan Liqueur Egg

13. Almond and Sea Salt Caramel

Booja-Booja has launched a new variety to its range of large eggs with the addition of Almond and Sea Salt Caramel - the scrumptious melt in your mouth chocolate truffles with chewy, gooey sea salted caramel and roasted almonds presented in a stunning egg box that can be kept and cherished. The large egg comes with 12 truffles and costs £24.99. It is available to buy online at boojabooja.com and ocado.com or from independent health food shops, delicatessens and fine food stores, as well as Selfridges and Harvey Nichols.

Almond and Sea Salt Caramel by Booja-Boojahas

14. Curiosity Chest

This large Colombian milk egg is decorated by hand with edible lace butterflies and dragonflies. Hidden underneath, a generous drawer pulls out revealing a curious collection of milk chocolate ganaches, pearls and filled mini eggs. The 410g egg costs £40. Available to buy online at artisanduchocolat.com

Colombian milk egg by artisan du chocolat

15. Grand Cru Gold Egg Sélection de Truffes

Discover the four characterful truffles from Madagascar, Venezuela, Ecuador and the Repùblica Domenicana and celebrate the exclusive taste experience. Delicacies for sublime indulgence. The egg wrapped in gold foil makes for a lustrous addition to the Easter nest. It comes in two sizes: 640g for £69 or 300g for £37. Available to buy online from spruengli.ch/cms/de/

Grand Cru Gold Egg Sélection de Truffes

16. Nutty Surprise

Marks and Spencer's Easter egg range includes the Nutty Surprise egg - perfect for peanut lovers. The milk chocolate egg is studded with salted caramel peanuts. It weighs 620g and costs £12. Available from M&S stores and online at marksandspencer.com

M&S Nutty Surprise

17. Milk chocolate egg with Limoncello

This show-stopping hollow milk chocolate egg comes with Limoncello chocolates hidden inside. Beautifully gift-wrapped, it weighs 480g and costs £19.95. Available from all Carluccio's restaurants and online at carluccios.com

Milk chocolate egg with Limoncello surprise

18. Surf and Turf Chocolate Salted Caramel Hen Eggs

Six hen-sized hand painted chocolate eggs filled with a creamy sea salted caramel, created by London's finest artisan Chocolatier Marc Demarquette. It weighs 330g and costs £24.50. Available from yumbles.com.Yumbles is the biggest online marketplace for artisan food and gifts with more than 500 small-batch British makers. You won't find these in your nearby shop.

Surf and Turf Chocolate Salted Caramel Hen Eggs