Whichever way you like to play your Easter cocoa overdose, the nation’s chocolatiers and importers have you covered with a bumper crop of exotica.
Simon Johnson Easter eggs
Simon Johnson Easter eggs
Add some colour to your Easter spread with these bright foil-wrapped eggs from Simon Johnson. They’re made from seriously smooth 54 per cent dark chocolate, too. We like. Green dark chocolate egg, $39.95 for 350gm, orange dark chocolate egg, $26.95 for 200gm, turquoise dark chocolate egg, $26.95 for 200gm. simonjohnson.com.au[
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Caffarel fish
Caffarel fish
Want to break free of the old eggs-and-bunny routine? Caffarel’s milk chocolate fish should do the trick, not least if you happen to be French. $9.95 for 20gm. simonjohnson.com.au
Kakawa handpainted eggs, white chocolate leaves and honeycomb eggs
Kakawa handpainted eggs, white chocolate leaves and honeycomb eggs
Artisan chocolatiers Kakawa are purveyors of some of the nation’s finest chocolates and these handpainted eggs, white chocolate leaves and giant honeycomb-filled eggs are testament to their handiwork. _Handpainted eggs $11.50 for a pack of two; white chocolate leaves $4 each; honeycomb eggs $36 each. kakawachocolates.com.au
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Monsieur Truffe
Monsieur Truffe
No, you haven’t died and gone to chocolate heaven. But yes, that is a 180-gram slab of chocolatey, hazelnutty goodness, and there’s a pair of milk chocolate blocks injected with caramel specks and honeycomb, plus a dark chocolate bunny driving a convertible. Nice one, Monsieur Truffe. _Hazelnut milk chocolate $14.50 for 180gm block; 38% milk chocolate with honeycomb block $11.50; 38% milk chocolate with caramel specks block $11.50; dark chocolate rabbit in car $16. [monsieurtruffechocolate.com
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Metallic eggs
Metallic eggs
Sure, these eye-popping metallic eggs from Melbourne’s Tad Lombardo (the chocolatier behind Attica’s pukeko eggs) look impressive from the outside, but it’s the hidden salted-caramel truffle on the inside that’s got us hooked. The egg carton packaging is pretty neat, too. $29.50 for a carton of six. cioccolatolombardo.com
Milk chocolate freckles
Milk chocolate freckles
As far as chocolate freckles go, these ones from Cioccolato Lombardo are the cream of the crop in our eyes. $11.50 for a 150gm jar. cioccolatolombardo.com
Chocolate feather
Chocolate feather
Looking for something a little more grown-up? Lombardo’s gold-dusted dark chocolate and cacao nib feather bar is just the ticket. There’s just one small problem, though – it’s almost too pretty to eat. $10.50. cioccolatolombardo.com
Liefje chocolate blocks
Liefje chocolate blocks
Here’s a block party you’ll definitely want to rock. Melbourne-based chocolatier Liefje’s raw stone-tempered dark chocolate blocks come in a set of three exotic flavours: smoked salt, spice trail and hazelnut crunch. $35 for mixed box of three. sorrythanksiloveyou.com
Fortunato No 4
Fortunato No 4
Another top block, this rare Peruvian chocolate, made from a direct descendant of the original mother cacao tree, gains major points for its purity and smoothness. $10.50. anvers-chocolate.com.au
Luxocolat Easter hen
Luxocolat Easter hen
Barcelona chocolatier Luxocolat’s milk chocolate hen comes replete with four milk and white chocolate eggs to nest on and her very own cage. Awww. $36.95. rawmaterials.com.au
Chocolate rooster
Chocolate rooster
Behind every great chocolate hen is a chocolate rooster and we think this handsome little guy from Monsieur Truffe will make a most fitting companion in your Easter coop. Small dark chocolate rooster, $11 for 50gm. monsieurtruffechocolate.com
Hand-made Valrhona chocolate
Hand-made Valrhona chocolate
Got a salted caramel fix to satisfy? Valrhona’s hand-made milk chocolate to the rescue! $27.80 for 150gm. simonjohnson.com.au
Dark chocolate Easter bunny with carrot
Dark chocolate Easter bunny with carrot
Kakawa’s Easter bunny, made from a blend of Valrhona and São Tomé dark chocolate, is as grown-up as they come. And let’s face it, he’s pretty irresistible. $23. kakawachocolates.com.au
Giraudi chocolate slab and pralines
Giraudi chocolate slab and pralines
Give your Easter an Italian twist with a slab of Giraudi’s rich and spicy dark chocolate with nuts and candied citrus peel or a handful of their booze-based Madrugnin chocolate pralines. Giraudi “La Quadrella” chocolate slab with nut and citrus peel, $21.80, Mandrugnin chocolate pralines, $31 for 250gm assorted pack. enoteca.com.au
Leone Jellies
Leone Jellies
Chocolate not your thing? Don’t worry, these fruit-flavoured jellies from Leone, packaged in a gorgeous Easter-themed tin, have got you covered. Leone jellies, $31.95 for 400gm. rawmaterials.com.au
