All aboard the cacao express: Easter has arrived and it's a direct ticket to chocolate heaven.
Easter chocolate gift guide
All aboard the cacao express: Easter has arrived and it's a direct ticket to chocolate heaven.

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Chocolate-Filled Egg Crack open this handcrafted, head-sized milk chocolate egg and you'll find 20 bite-sized chocolates inside. A treasure chest for true chocoholics. Milk chocolate egg with 20 assorted chocolates, $76.50, bellefleur.com.au
 only lays these milk chocolate eggs filled with gooey salted caramel at Easter. They're worth the wait and the calories that come with them. _Salted caramel eggs, $8 for a pack of two._](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/03/17/33956/0415GT-easter-chocolate-burch-purchese-lava-egg.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&quality=75)
Salted Caramel Eggs The golden goose at Burch & Purchese only lays these milk chocolate eggs filled with gooey salted caramel at Easter. They're worth the wait and the calories that come with them. Salted caramel eggs, $8 for a pack of two.
 make hand-painted chocolate hens and roosters worth clucking about. _100gm mother hen in milk, dark or white couverture chocolate, $17.95_](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/03/17/33957/0415GT-easter-chocolate-shocolate-mother-hen.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&quality=75)
Mother Hen Chocolate bunnies not high on your pecking order? Melbourne chocolatiers Shocolate make hand-painted chocolate hens and roosters worth clucking about. 100gm mother hen in milk, dark or white couverture chocolate, $17.95
's metallic chocolate bunny. _Chocolate bunny available in 38% milk or 70% dark, $16_](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/03/17/33958/0415GT-easter-chocolate-lombardo-convertible-rabbit.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&quality=75)
Chocolate Bunny in Convertible Got your golden ticket? This Easter, take a ride of pure imagination with Monsieur Truffe's metallic chocolate bunny. Chocolate bunny available in 38% milk or 70% dark, $16
 has reimagined the Easter classic as a fudgy brownie, made using Belgian couverture dark and white chocolate. They're best enjoyed warm with a hot pot of tea. Good luck stopping at one. _Gift box of 16 brownies, $59.40_](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/03/17/33959/0415GT-easter-chocolate-dello-mano-hot-cross-buns.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&quality=75)
Hot Crossed Brownies Dello Mano has reimagined the Easter classic as a fudgy brownie, made using Belgian couverture dark and white chocolate. They're best enjoyed warm with a hot pot of tea. Good luck stopping at one. Gift box of 16 brownies, $59.40
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Rabbit Statue It won't last very long on the mantle, but this Bugs Bunny-inspired trophy rabbit (available in solid dark and milk chocolate versions) is display-worthy and irresistible. Rabbit, $27.50, cioccolatolombardo.com
 are the perfect addition to your afternoon coffee ritual. _Milk and white chocolate lollipops, $5.50 each_](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/03/17/33961/0415GT-easter-chocolate-egg-lollipop.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&quality=75)
Chocolate "Fried Egg" Lollipop These playful chocolate lollipops from Burch & Purchese are the perfect addition to your afternoon coffee ritual. Milk and white chocolate lollipops, $5.50 each
 has everything you need for your Easter egg hunt, including bilbies, chickens, and a selection of brightly foiled eggs in a variety of sizes, from mini to emu-size. _Large 300gm egg, $23.55_](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/03/17/33962/0415GT-easter-chocolate-haighs-dark-chocolate-egg.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&quality=75)
Dark Chocolate Egg Haigh's has everything you need for your Easter egg hunt, including bilbies, chickens, and a selection of brightly foiled eggs in a variety of sizes, from mini to emu-size. Large 300gm egg, $23.55
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Hand-Painted Galaxy Egg This Jackson Pollock-inspired chocolate egg, filled with roasted nuts and candied fruit, is almost too beautiful to eat. Almost… Milk chocolate egg, $36, kakawachocolates.com.au
. This year's Easter gift pack features the best of the company's raw, vegan, dairy- and gluten-free chocolate-bar offering, including coconut and goji; mint; fig and wild orange; and sour cherry and vanilla. Yes, please. _Box of four 45gm bars, $29.90_](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/03/17/33964/0415GT-easter-chocolate-pana.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&quality=75)
Happy Easter Gift Pack Four is the magic number when it comes to this offering from our favourite "healthy" chocolatiers, Pana Chocolate. This year's Easter gift pack features the best of the company's raw, vegan, dairy- and gluten-free chocolate-bar offering, including coconut and goji; mint; fig and wild orange; and sour cherry and vanilla. Yes, please. Box of four 45gm bars, $29.90
. _Carton of 12 eggs in milk or dark chocolate, available at_ [Thomas Dux](http://www.thomasdux.com.au/ "Thomas Dux"), $35](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/03/17/33965/0415GT-easter-chocolate-shocolate-eggs.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&quality=75)
Psychedelic Dozen Like your Easter eggs bright and colourful? Then you'll love these hand-painted kaleidoscopic numbers from Shocolate. Carton of 12 eggs in milk or dark chocolate, available at Thomas Dux, $35
 egg, which comes adorned with almonds, hazelnuts, goji berries and seeds, our money is on both. _Milk chocolate egg, $36_](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/03/17/33966/0415GT-easter-chocolate-kakawa-fruit-nut-egg.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&quality=75)
Blossom Egg Work of art or an exquisite Easter treat? When it comes to this particular Kakawa egg, which comes adorned with almonds, hazelnuts, goji berries and seeds, our money is on both. Milk chocolate egg, $36
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Milk Chocolate Rabbit This Miffy-inspired, long-eared treat is equal parts quirk and delicious. Milk, white or dark chocolate rabbit, $16.95, simonjohnson.com
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Chocolate Rooster Strong, proud and utterly delicious, this majestic fowl is available in milk or dark chocolate. Cock-a-doodle-do indeed. 200gm rooster in milk or dark chocolate, $38, kakawachocolates.com.au
 still have plenty of Easter spirit. _$2.50 per chocolate; 13.50 for a gift box of 4; $38 for a gift box of 12_](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/03/17/33969/0415GT-easter-chocolate-couverture-truffles.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&quality=75)
Choc-Cross Bun Truffles Tired of all those bunnies and eggs? These After-Eight sized, choc-cross bun truffles from Couverture & Co still have plenty of Easter spirit. $2.50 per chocolate; 13.50 for a gift box of 4; $38 for a gift box of 12