The 8 Best Easter Gifts for Chocolate Lovers
Foil wrapped chocolate Easter eggs
Nothing quite says spring like chocolate eggs and bunnies. But skip the mundane offerings available in supermarkets and drugstores. Decorated with pastel colors, playful Easter chocolates are whimsical but are not only for kids. Adults and sophisticated chocolate lovers who appreciate high-quality treats will love these fine confections from top chocolate makers, all of which are available for purchase online.
Don’t hide these treats for an Easter egg hunt. Frankly, they are too precious for that. Celebrate the holiday with the chocolate lovers in your life with bonbons, Easter gifts, and even a chocolate bunny shirt with big attitude. Just be sure and hop to it! Holiday chocolate is always a limited seasonal offering.
Gran Gourmet Pistachio Egg
Pistachio is on trend thanks to the viral Dubai bar, and this massive chocolate egg goes one step further. This very large egg is filled with pistachio paste and crunchy lightly salted whole pistachios. Made for sharing, it pairs well with coffee, light tea, or passito, a rich Italian dessert wine. Break it open and share with anyone who appreciates the heritage of Italian confections. Venchi also makes a plant-based Gianduia egg and a smaller but equally sophisticated Extra Dark Nibs Egg, a blend of 77% extra dark cocoa coated with crunchy roasted cacao nibs ($29.00).
$99
Norman Love Confections Easter Egg Box
Based in Fort Myers, Florida, Norman Love brings his experience as an executive pastry chef at The Ritz-Carlton to the world of chocolate. This chocolate box contains 10 limited edition Easter egg chocolates including strawberry cream, orange cream, coconut cream, and more! Love is known for his exquisite chocolate decorations and this set of eggs is no exception. Like little works of art, they might seem too pretty to eat, but go ahead and eat them anyway. Read more about Norman Love Confections.
10 eggs, $31
Dandelion Petite Easter Eggs
Introduced last year, these eggs Inspired by a nostalgic favorite quickly sold out but are back again. The chocolate eggs feature creative seasonal fillings: carrot-kumquat jelly with velvety crème fraîche Tumaco, Colombia ganache; almond praliné with silky coconut caramel and toasted coconut; and salty-sweet peanut praliné with malted-chocolate Camino Verde, Ecuador ganache. Heady Madagascar vanilla is most pronounced in the carrot-kumquat petite egg and each miniature egg gets three coatings, creamy, mellow 70% Tumaco, Colombia chocolate, then colored cocoa butter, and finally a glaze. The production takes many days and is a true labor of love!
6 eggs, $42
Jacques Torres Chocolate Easter Bunny’s Celebration Basket
Jacques Torres, aka Mr. Chocolate, always brings out the best chocolate baskets for Easter. His NY chocolate shops are offering an exquisite luxurious basket to fit the bill. It has both milk and dark chocolate Easter chocolate bars, Easter Egg caramel bonbons, two chocolate hens and bunnies, with both Chick Peeps and Bunny Peeps dipped in chocolate. It’s a veritable Easter parade.
$119
Fruition Carrots
Fruition offers every bunny’s favorite treat, carrots! But set of five adorable handpainted chocolate carrots are crafted from 43% brown butter milk chocolate. A perfect treat to serve with Easter brunch or gift to fans of the best quality milk chocolate. They also pair well with Fruition’s speckled pastel dark chocolate eggs flavored with strawberry bail and peanut butter toffee and classic hollow chocolate Easter bunny, available in milk or dark chocolate.
5 mini carrots $8
Hoppy Easter Basket
If Maeve sounds unfamiliar that’s because it’s the new name for what was formerly Seattle Chocolate, a chocolate maker that is known for their dedication to making a positive impact through ethical sourcing, and support for community organizations and sustainability initiatives. .
This year they are sharing their version of the Easter Bunny, Eleanor Soffentail, a smooth milk chocolate bunny, their 14-Carrot Cake bar with spices and walnuts, and a handful of their fan-favorite mint chocolate bonbons. A little of this, and a little of that, at an attractive price point.
$35
Cruisin’ Easter Bunny
Lots of chocolatiers make a chocolate bunny, but the Lake Champlain version is truly unique. It’s a milk chocolate Easter bunny in a chocolate hot rod, driving around with a festive oversized Easter egg in the back seat, decorated with white and dark chocolate.
The motoring bunny is one of a large line of Easter chocolate treats, including chocolate eggs filled with a variety of fillings including peanut butter, coconut cream, vanilla cream, double chocolate and more. They also offer an Easter basket filled with treats and classic milk and dark chocolate baby bunnies.
$45
Chocolate bunny t-shirt
Ok, it’s not edible, but this treat is for the chocolate lovers with a wicked sense of humor. Who can resist eating pieces of a chocolate bunny? This cheeky cotton t-shirt is sure to be a hit during Easter and sure beats dressing up in a bunny suit.
$16.99