If you’d like to make some Easter candy, this Jellybean Chocolate Bark recipe is very versatile. You can make it with any chocolate—dark, milk, ruby, or white. You can add jelly beans for Easter, and customize the bark for any holiday or special occasion: candy corn for Halloween (photo #2), Red Hots for July 4th, […]
This sophisticated Easter rabbit from Omnom, one of our favorite chocolatiers, is outstanding in two ways. First, its sculpted, almost Cubist look is unique and elegant (photo #1). Mr. Carrots looks like he could be the pet of Picasso’s Girl With A Mandolin (photo #3). Second, the superb milk chocolate (41% cacao) has a touch […]
If you’re serving a salad at Easter dinner, don’t forget the carrots! This nod to the Easter bunny makes the Easter salad more fun, and the carrots add crunch, plus antioxidants, beta carotene, fiber, potassium, and heart-healthy vitamin K1. What else should you go into your Easter salad? If you can, find special ingredients (beyond […]
[1] Bunny Bars str popcorn bars with an Easter twist (photo © The Popcorn Board). [2] If you prefer something more sophisticated, here’s a recipe for white chocolate popcorn bark (photo © Urban Accents). [3] How about an Easter milkshake? Here’s the recipe (photo © Alden’s Ice Cream). The Easter Bunny delivers more than […]
Every baker knows to turn to Wilton for the best in cookie and cake bakeware, baking tools, and decorating ingredients. Whether for general baking or holiday-specific, you’ll find everything you need. But you don’t have to be a baker to treat yourself or give these cute Easter tools as gifts. They fit right into an […]
[1] Tiny fudge bites hit the spot (photos © The Hawaii Fudge Co.). [2] Nicely gift-boxed and ready for a gift bag or Christmas stocking. [3] Standard size pieces of one of our favorite fudge flavors, Haupia Pie, named for a Hawaiian dessert that melds chocolate (kokoleka) and coconut (haupia). We’re up to our […]
[1] A macaron joins malted milk Easter eggs for a treat (with a cup of coffee, e.g.) or a light dessert. BYO nest (photo © MacarOn Café). [2] A gift delight: a box of tempting macarons (photo © Dana’s Bakery). Are you looking for something special in Easter goodies? Macaron gifts for Easter may […]
[1] A simple Bundt or tube pan cake into a delightful Easter cake. While any chocolate bunny will do, you may be able to find one with “personality” (photos © Betty Crocker). [2] Another easy Bundt or tube Easter cake: sprinkle with powdered sugar and fill the center with chocolate or malted milk eggs (photo […]
How can you resist these tiny chocolate lambs for Easter? New this year from one of our favorite chocolatiers, L.A. Burdick, these works of chocolate art are individually handcrafted. That means that no molds are used to create the chocolates. Burdick’s skilled chocolate artisans create them entirely by hand. Burdick is famed for its chocolate […]
[1] How about an Easter ice cream gift (all photos © eCreamery). [2] Four flavors specially labeled for Easter. [3] The four flavors scooped. Is there special Easter ice cream? Well: The Happiest Easter Wishes / Are Served in Ice Cream Dishes / Easter Eggs Are Fine / But eCreamery Ice Cream is Sublime. […]