As Easter approaches, chocolate enthusiasts are seeking alternatives to traditional eggs, with bunnies, sheep, and other creative confections taking centre stage. This guide highlights the best chocolate offerings for the season, ensuring a delightful and indulgent celebration.
Innovative Chocolate Creations
For those who adore the combination of chocolate and nut butter, Radek’s Chocolate presents its dairy-free Silky Almond Chocolate Rabbit, a magically creamy treat that caters to dietary preferences without compromising on flavour. Meanwhile, NearyNógs offers dark chocolate bunnies stuffed with salted caramel, resembling subservient mice more than typical rabbits. These bunnies feature a superb marriage of high-quality Ecuadorian chocolate and caramel, making them worthy of royal acclaim.
Artisanal and Spiced Options
Upmarket bakery Birley provides an excellent little bag of various flavoured Little Chocolate Bunnies, some with psychedelic appearances that add a fun twist. If spiced chocolate appeals to you, North Chocolates excels with its Hot Cross Bunny Bar, available in dark or milk chocolate; the dark variant is particularly recommended for its rich taste.
Unique Gifts and Subversive Treats
For family gatherings or as a quirky gift, Mike and Becky’s Box of Mini Sheep offers subversive fun with 70% cocoa lambs sprinkled with amaranth seeds, perfect for the black sheep in your life. Zotter’s Easter range includes various offerings, but it’s best to avoid the fruit-flavoured ones and opt for its Easter Delights: a dark milk bar with hazelnut praline that requires discipline due to its lack of break lines, making it a challenge for the weak-willed.
International Delights and Year-Round Joy
If you find yourself in Paris, a visit to PLAQ on the Rue du Nil is essential. This delightful street features a butcher carving chick Easter Chocolate Lollipops, which are snappily crisp and delicious. While there, sample a water-based hot chocolate to marvel at why milk is ever necessary. For those wanting Easter joys to last all year, consider chocolate subscriptions from reputable providers like Pump Street, Cocoa Runners, Duffy’s, and Solkiki, with Solkiki’s boulders being particularly insanely good.
