# Chocolate Easter Eggs - please tell me you do **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [April 14, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819 "2022-04-14T11:12:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/21 "2022-04-14T14:21:54Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > I don’t know if I’m looking at the right tweets, but they seem to be referring to giant chocolate easter eggs. Americans tend to have giant chocolate bunnies instead and small Easter Eggs. That’s right, we have large chocolate eggs, that frequently holder smaller eggs or other chocolate, sold in an excessive amount of packaging - all kids get loads on Easter Sunday and many adults too. All the big manufacturers like Cadburys make ones in the flavours of their favourite chocolate bars. And there’s often an extra gift such as a branded mug. The supermarkets dedicate huge aisles to the stuff. [https://www.cadburygiftsdirect.co.uk/dairy-milk-manchester-united-egg-515g.html](https://www.cadburygiftsdirect.co.uk/dairy-milk-manchester-united-egg-515g.html) > [@Folly](#): > > The sad, plastic Americanized Kinder eggs are readily available as well. I’m actually a fan of Kinder eggs - which are actually Italian, not American. But weirdly I don’t really associate them with Easter. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/22 "2022-04-14T14:24:40Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Define chocolate Easter eggs. We’ve got Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs, Cadbury Creme Eggs, Mini Cadbury Eggs (no cream), foil-wrapped Hershey’s eggs, Russel Stover eggs with various fillings, Snicker’s eggs, malted robin’s eggs. > > Are you talking some kind of hollow chocolate eggs like a Cadbury Creme with no goo inside? If so, then no we don’t really do those as we have dozens of other types of treats with which to praise the Lord. Not those itty bitty eggs like Cadburys Creme, which are available all year around. I mean the big, hollow ones that only appear around easter ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/23 "2022-04-14T14:27:07Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > (related: the prize for finding the afikomen in my household is usually a chocolate easter bunny. They are fun, and widely available at this time of year.) Even as a youngish (8-9) child, the afikomen in my household was $$ cash $$ which made the search very intense. I do recall one year we were on vacation over the Easter holiday season and my step-mom (who participated at temple with us, but was not Jewish herself) set up an Easter-inspired riddle hunt in the cabin we were staying in which was a ton of fun, but probably more about getting us (my brother and I) distracted after we’d been a few days without TV and other entertainment. And it worked! Otherwise, never had Easter candies in the house, although after the holiday, I got to share a good bit of the friends loot - and it reminded me of the other major holiday themed candy extravaganza, X-mas, in that the vast majority of the ‘chocolate’ was sooooo amazingly crappy! As a kid, I’d still EAT it, happily no less, but OMG, now? Get that stuff away from me, I need to be careful enough with calories and sugar without impulse consuming crap. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/24 "2022-04-14T14:42:08Z")
> [@SanVito](#): > > I’m actually a fan of Kinder eggs - which are actually Italian, not American. By Americanized, I mean the Kinder eggs that meet food regulations of no toy inside. It’s almost comical. You have a plastic egg separated into 2 halves, separately sealed with a pull off lid. One side contains a small toy/activity. The other side has some sort of cream/chocolate filling you can scoop out. Like this. [![](https://content.fortune.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/treat_pack_toy_newer.jpg) ](https://content.fortune.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/treat_pack_toy_newer.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/25 "2022-04-14T14:54:30Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > the vast majority of the ‘chocolate’ was sooooo amazingly crappy! Lindt Easter bunnies are tasty, imho. Honestly, some of the other ones are, too. It’s Hanukah chocolate that is uniformly terrible, in my experience. Which is too bad, since chocolate coins are nearly universal in the kids’ celebrations. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/26 "2022-04-14T15:04:55Z")
I think the true answer is implicit in your statement - candy (especially chocolate) aimed at _kids_ is almost universally terrible. Because if it’s sweet, they’ll eat almost anything. Chocolate, and other candy to a somewhat lesser extent, aimed at adults tends to be higher quality and -certainly- more expensive. I’ve had gelt made at local confectionaries made of much higher grade chocolate that I had no issues with, and I’m sure there are major brands that sell quality Easter/X-mas/etc versions as well. I suspect you won’t see them in the major American Mega-marts taking up entire aisles though. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/27 "2022-04-14T15:13:43Z")
Some company attempted to copy Kinder eggs: > **[American Children Finally Deemed Smart Enough To Eat Kinder Eggs](https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/american-children-finally-deemed-smart-enough-to-eat-kinder)** > > The European candy with a toy in it is finally coming to America, sort of. But apparently they were smacked down, because they don’t have anything similar now: > **[Choco Treasure Eggs with Chocolatey Candy & Puppy Toy Surprise | Tray of...](https://store.chocotreasure.com/products/choco-treasure-eggs-with-chocolatey-candy-puppy-toy-surprise-tray-of-10)** > > Fun surprise toy treasure in EVERY plastic egg. Each egg contains a .8 oz bag of colorful yummy chocolatey candies. 16 Puppy dog figurine toys to collect. Available in trays of 10 eggs. Toys tested safe for ages 3+. Perfect for favor bags, Stocking... ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/28 "2022-04-14T15:28:43Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > We drew the line at stuff we felt was religious, but engaged in lots of festivities. Since Easter is cribbed from the pagan Ostara anyway, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/29 "2022-04-14T15:51:13Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Since Easter is cribbed from the pagan Ostara anyway, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. > > [Ēostre - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre) - Good thing it wasn’t cribbed from Olestra. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/30 "2022-04-14T16:02:32Z")
No-one’s eating kinder eggs atm, they appear to be infected with [salmonella](https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news/further-kinder-products-recalled-following-an-outbreak-of-salmonella). ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/31 "2022-04-14T16:04:01Z")
Not even the Swiss are eating Kinder eggs for Easter. Major recall just before Easter. > **[Kinder Chocolates Recalled Over Salmonella Concerns](https://www.prevention.com/health/a39691535/ferraro-kinder-chocolates-recalled-due-to-salmonella/)** > > It’s best to double-check this year’s Easter basket. There is plenty of other chocolate, eggs, chicks, bunnies, etc. at the store. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/32 "2022-04-14T16:09:36Z")
That’s not the fun surprise inside that anyone was expecting… ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/33 "2022-04-14T16:36:54Z")
> [@SanVito](#): > > That’s right, we have large chocolate eggs, that frequently holder smaller eggs or other chocolate, sold in an excessive amount of packaging - all kids get loads on Easter Sunday and many adults too. All the big manufacturers like Cadburys make ones in the flavours of their favourite chocolate bars. And there’s often an extra gift such as a branded mug. The supermarkets dedicate huge aisles to the stuff. > > [https://www.cadburygiftsdirect.co.uk/dairy-milk-manchester-united-egg-515g.html](https://www.cadburygiftsdirect.co.uk/dairy-milk-manchester-united-egg-515g.html) I think **Folly** is right about this. The cultural niche filled by those big hollow chocolate Easter eggs in the U.K. is filled by [large chocolate bunnies](https://www.google.com/search?q=hollow+chocolate+bunny&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS954US954&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVlump_ZP3AhULmGoFHTaIAHAQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1384&bih=841&dpr=1.1) in the U.S. Large chocolate bunnies in the U.S. are commonly hollow, but not invariably so (though the larger the bunny, the greater the chance it will be hollow). Even when hollow, however, these chocolate bunnies are nearly never filled with anything – perhaps as a boutique upscale confection, but not as an ordinary Easter item in the shops. Looking at your Cadbury Gifts Direct link, I see some Cadbury items that are well-known and popular in the U.S. – most notably the Mini Eggs and the Creme Eggs. [Cadbury apparently makes hollow bunnies](https://www.google.com/search?q=Cadbury+big+hollow+chocolate+bunny&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjSge-x_ZP3AhV5j2oFHSkfAhQQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Cadbury+big+hollow+chocolate+bunny&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQQzoGCAAQCBAeOgQIABAYUKoJWOknYPkoaABwAHgAgAFBiAHIBZIBAjEzmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=j0xYYpL-KvmeqtsPqb6IoAE&bih=841&biw=1384&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS954US954), too. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/34 "2022-04-14T16:43:09Z")
I hadn’t realized that Cadbury chocolate products sold in the U.S. are manufactured by Hershey. Does anyone know if this is still true (article is from 2018). > **[We compared the UK's favorite chocolate to the version that's sold in the US...](https://www.businessinsider.com/cadbury-chocolate-different-in-us-vs-uk-evidence-2018-5)** > > Hershey took legal action to ban US imports of Cadbury products that had been manufactured in the UK in 2015. Hershey says there is no difference between the two bars' ingredients, but we found they taste different. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/35 "2022-04-14T17:23:14Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > I think **Folly** is right about this. The cultural niche filled by those big hollow chocolate Easter eggs in the U.K. is filled by large chocolate bunnies in the U.S. Canada had both of these treats when I was a kid (in the '70s/'80s). From what I’ve seen, the big eggs have waned in popularity; I don’t know if it’s because of the choking hazard thing or the over-packaging thing or something completely different. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/36 "2022-04-14T18:00:13Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > hese chocolate bunnies are nearly never filled with anything – perhaps as a boutique upscale confection, but not as an ordinary Easter item in the shops. I’m not even sure how you would fill a chocolate egg or bunny. Here in the US, at least, the bunnies are made by inserting a nozzle into a chilled mold and sprayed in all directions as the nozzle is withdrawn. The mold is cold enough the chocolate solidifies moments after contact so it hasn’t time to move much. I knew a guy who worked in one of the confection factories and before Easter and Christmas (Santas) they’d be doing that for several weeks. His job was to make sure the item fell out when the mold opened – very boring. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/37 "2022-04-14T18:22:47Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > I’m not even sure how you would fill a chocolate egg or bunny. The chocolate eggs I remember had an obvious seam on them, so they were made with two halves glued together somehow. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/38 "2022-04-14T18:34:29Z")
Here’s how to do it at home: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5CdXOJ4GT5M/maxresdefault.jpg "How to make easter eggs - BBC Good Food") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CdXOJ4GT5M) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/39 "2022-04-14T18:41:58Z")
You can “glue” chocolate together by warming it a bit, so the seam melts and then solidifies. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819/40 "2022-04-15T01:28:14Z")
With chocolate bunnies, the big topic of debate is whether to eat the head first or last. And one American newspaper comic has as a recurring gag that the mother always bites off the ears of the daughter’s chocolate bunny before Easter. And it’d be tough to put anything inside the typical American chocolate Easter bunny, just because they’re not very voluminous: A bunny is an irregular shape to begin with, and they’re usually pretty flat from side to side. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-easter-eggs-please-tell-me-you-do/962819.md?page=3)