Easter Chocolates: Vosges Haut Chocolat, Exotic Bunnies - Deep Discounts
Wow, Vosges never ceases to amaze and intrigue with its inventive combos. From the Naga candy bar (curry, coconut flakes, Belgian chocolate) to the Red Fire (dark chocolate, cinnamon, ancho and chipotle chili peppers), these are not your father's Easter candies.
And who can forget the bacon chocolates...c'mon that's awesome!
Even better, these are on deep discount:
Red Fire Exotic Bunny - $8 (normally $12) - Check it out
Gianduja Exotic Bunny - $8 (normally $12) - Check it out
Comfort Easter Tower - $24 (normally $40) - Check it out
Exotic Easter Tower - $28 (normally $51) - Check it out
Mini Bacon Candy Bar Library - $16 (normally $25) - Check it out
More Vosges Easter Chocolates
Easter Chocolates: Knipschildt Chocolatier, 50% Off Retail
Fan of milk chocolate? Good to hear. If so, you're going to go crazy over Knipschildt's bite-size Giandujas. They have a blend of ganache, mocha and hazelnut-infused gianduja. Cacao snobs might like the strawberry-champagne options better.
All Knipschildt chocolates are made from 71% Ecuadorian single-bean dark chocolate.
And even better, these Easter candies are deeply discounted, check it out:
Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate Enrobed Eggs - $16 (normally $25) - Check it out
Milk Chocolate Quail Eggs - $16 (normally $25) - Check it out
Strawberry Champagne Truffles - $28 (normally $60) - Check it out
Gianduja Truffles - $28 (normally $60) - Check it out
Coconut Truffles - $28 (normally $60) - Check it out
Dark Chocolate Truffles - $28 (normally $60) - Check it out
Lenten Reflections - Or, Why Do We Eat So Much Candy at Easter?
Did you ever wonder how Easter gained the status of second biggest candy holiday? I always suspected it had something to do with giving up sugar or chocolate for lent -- at the end of your candy "fast" you hit the payload... Well, that's just my theory.
As we're compiling the various and sundry treats for our Easter gift guide, I thought I'd share some Easter candy trivia. You can find the full article at Infoplease:
Sweet Easter Facts by David Johnson
- Ninety million chocolate Easter bunnies are produced each year.
- Chocolate Bunnies
should be eaten ears first, according to 76% of Americans. Five percent said bunnies should be eaten feet first, while 4% favored eating the tail first.
Millions of Peeps
- Each Easter season, Americans buy more than 700 million Marshmallow Peeps
, shaped like chicks, as well as Marshmallow Bunnies
and Marshmallow Eggs, making them the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy.
- As many as 4.2 million Marshmallow Peeps, bunnies, and other shapes can be made each day.
- In 1953, it took 27 hours to create a Marshmallow Peep. Today it takes six minutes.
Jellybeans Could Circle the Globe
- Americans consume 16 billion jelly beans
at Easter, many of them hidden in baskets. If all the Easter jellybeans were lined end to end, they would circle the globe nearly three times.
- Jellybeans were probably first made in America by Boston candy maker William Schrafft, who ran advertisements urging people to send jellybeans to soldiers fighting in the Civil War. They did not become an Easter tradition until the 1930s.
- 70% of kids aged 6-11 say they prefer to eat Easter jellybeans one at a time, while 23% report eating several at once. Boys (29%) were more apt to eat a handful than girls (18%).
Older Traditions
- Hot cross buns were among the earliest Easter treats, made by European monks and given to the poor during Lent.
- Pretzels were originally associated with Easter. The twists of a pretzel were thought to resemble arms crossed in prayer.
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Perugina Easter Milk Chocolate Egg With A Surprise
We are befuddled by the Perugina Easter Milk Chocolate Egg "with a surprise."
We've searched around online, and cannot find out what the surprise is. You may be thinking, "That's the point, CandySnob," but we're just trying to figure it out for our loyal readers ;). If anyone knows, please fill us in, we'd love to hear from you.
What we do know is that its milk chocolate and its made by Perugina, which is a great Italian chocolate maker. So whatever the "surprise" is, we're sure its worth the curiousity!
Check out the Perugina Easter Milk Chocolate Egg
A Unique Chocolate Easter Bunny With Floppy Ears
To us, a vast majority of chocolate Easter bunnies look the same. They're generally made out of just a handful of molds, they're usually a profile of the bunny, blah, blah, blah.
Which is why we really like this Flop Eared Bunny.
First, we like that it has more dimension - its facing forward and shows the whole body. Second, we love that he has a floppy ear. So this bad bunny is both delicious but also unique and fun.
Check out the Flop Eared Bunny in Milk Chocolate.
Retro Easter Candy Baskets for Any Generation
No matter what generation you're from, you always have fond memories of the candies you grew up with. They help you remember simpler times when eating candy was a little bit of daily entertainment.
1940's Easter Retro Candy Gift Basket
BB Bats, Bit O' Honey, Bubble Gum Cigars, Canada Mints, C Howard Violet Gum, Candy Buttons, Candy Cigarettes, Charms Squares, Chuckles, Coconut Bars, French Chew, Jujubes, Kits Taffy, Long Boys, Pearson's Salted Nut Roll, Red Hots, Sen Sen, Smith Brothers Licorice, Snaps, Sugar Daddy Pops, Teaberry Gum, Black Taffy, Bulls Eyes, Caramel Creams, Chick O' Stick Nuggets, Necco Assorted Wafters, Root Beer Barrels, and Slo Pokes.
1950's Easter Retro Candy Gift Box
55 pieces of: Boston Baked Beans, Canada Mints, C Howard Violet Gum, Candy Cigarettes, Charms Sweet 7 Sour Pops, Chuckles, Cinnamon Toothpicks, Coconut Bars, Gold Mine Gum, Hot Tamales, Jujyfruits, Kits Taffy, Licorice Pipe, Long Boys, Mike & Ikes, Pearson's Salted Nut Roll, Slap Stix, Snaps, Sugar Daddy Pops, Teaberry Gum, Wax Lips, Bit O Honey, Bullseye's Caramel Creams, Chick O Sticks, Neccos, Root Beer Barrels, Salt Water Taffy & Walnettos.
1960's Easter Retro Candy Gift Box
Abba Zaba Minis, BB Bats, Big Hunk Minis, Boston Baked Beans, Canada Mints, Candy Buttons, Candy Cigarettes, Charms Assorted Squares, Charms Sweet & Sour Pops, Cherry Heads, Cinnamon Toothpicks, Coconut Bars, Fizzies, Gold Mine Gum, Good & Plenty, Hot Tamales, Jujubes, Licorice Pipes, Red Hots, Sugar Daddy Pops, Sweetarts, Teaberry Gum, Wax Lips, Atomic Fireballs, Candy Necklace, Jawbreakers, Lemonheads, Necco Wafers, and Now & Laters.
1970's Easter Retro Candy Gift Box
Abba Zaba Minis, Apple Heads, Boston baked Beans, Bubble Gum Cigarettes, Bubble Gum Cigars, Candy Cigarettes, Charms Sweet & Sour Pops, Cherry Heads, Fizzies, Freshen Up Gum, Giant Smarties, Hot Tamales, Jolly Rancher Sticks, Laffy Taffy, Licorice Pipes, Pixy Sticks, Pop Rocks, Razzles, Sugar Daddy Pops, Sweetarts, Wax Lips, Zotz, Atomic Fireballs, Bazooka, Candy Necklace, Jaw Breakers, Lemonheads, Necco Assorted Wafers & Now & Laters.
1980's Easter Retro Candy Gift Box
Apple Heads, Bottle Caps, Bubble Gum Cigarettes, Candy Cigarettes, Charms Blow Pops, Fruit Stripe Gum, Fun Dip, Gobstoppers, Grape Heads, Jolly Rancher Sticks, Mamba, Mike & Ikes, Nerds, Orange Heads, Pixy Stix, Pop Rocks, Runts, Saf-T-Pops, Slap Stix, Sweetarts, Wax Fangs, Zotz, Atomic Fireballs, Candy Necklaces, Bazooka, Bit O Honey, Jawbreakers, Lemonheads & Now & Laters.
1990's Easter Retro Candy Gift Basket
Airheads, Apple Heads, Blow Pops, Bottle Pops, Caramel Apple Pops, Cow Tales, Fun Dip, Giant Smarties, Mega Double Lollies, Nerds, Pop Rocks, Push Pops, Ring Pops, Runts, Shock Tarts Roll, Sour Patch Kids, Sour Punch Twists, Sweetarts Roll, Atomic Fireballs, Bzooka, Candy Necklace, Cry Baby Gum, Jolly Rancher Pieces, Lemonheads & Now & Laters.
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