Chocolate Easter Egg Sweet Spots
Posted on: March 15, 2024
Walking through Cloverdale and I noticed the variety of chocolate eggs on store shelves, and it hit me—Easter is on the way!
Mmmmmm . . . Chocolate—that decadent smooth mixture made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels, normally mixed with sugar, an emulsifier and vanilla, processed to give a final product with a defined melt-in-the-mouth texture and surface shine. So how did chocolate Easter eggs get so popular? What is their origin story?
In the seventeenth and eighteenth century England, the manufacturing of egg shaped toys which were given to children at Easter was popular. Such as cardboard or papier-mâché eggs covered with silk, lace or velvet, in which they hid small gifts. By the nineteenth century, the gifts gradually evolved into cardboard and satin eggs filled with chocolates and sweets. Around 1873 when chocolate-making techniques began to improve, a company, J.S. Fry (later part of the Cadbury empire) produced the first chocolate Easter eggs in England, made of plain dark chocolate filled with sweets. These first hollow chocolate eggs were laborious to produce as the moulds were pasted with chocolate a layer at a time. Two years later, Swiss chocolatier, Daniel Peterlater created a recipe with dried milk, thus making milk chocolate! Then, Cadbury’s produced the first Dairy Milk chocolate egg in 1905, making this new innovation of chocolate a phenomenal success and sales of Easter eggs increased enormously.
If you are looking to stock up on chocolate Easter eggs for the family’s annual Easter egg hunt (but really they are for you) we have scoured every nook and cranny of Cloverdale stores to find you the top three sweet spots to purchase chocolate Easter eggs!
REXALL
At the sweet spot Rexall, browse the classic brands that have returned for the Holiday!
Kinder Joy Chocolate Eggs with Surprise Toys Inside
A delicious treat in an iconic egg shape to surprise and delight! One half of the egg contains two layers of milky sweet creams topped with 2 crispy wafer bites filled with cocoa cream. The other half of the egg contains an exciting surprise toy.
OH HENRY! Easter Eggs
Made of crunchy peanuts, chewy fudge and creamy caramel wrapped in chocolatey coating. Perfect for egg hunts, Easter baskets, decorating or gifting!
Cadbury Easter Mini Eggs
Experience the tried-and-truly delightful taste of premium quality milk chocolate, enveloped in a colourful candy coating. Each bite offers a satisfying blend of creamy sweetness and crispy texture—an irresistible Easter treat. Mmmmmm . . .
WINNERS
Make an impression with any of Winner’s top tier selection of chic Easter chocolate eggs. Voila!
Laura Secord Coconut Egg
Coconut fanatics, dive into this must-have Laura Secord Easter egg, which contains a deliciously smooth coconut cream filling with a milk chocolate shell.
Confetti Crispo Mix Ovetti
From the Italian company Crispo, that has been in the chocolate market for four generations, is a bag of decadent dark and milk chocolate eggs filled with assorted flavour variations of creams (cocoa, milk and hazelnut) and cereals.
Simon Coll Chocolate Egg
A pleasure for the eyes and the palate are large hollow chocolate eggs from Barcelona based company Simon Coll. With more than 180 years of experience as master chocolatiers, their relief etched hollow eggs come in dark, milk and white chocolate.
METRO
Metro is going big this Easter with their massive display of Excelsior Chocolate Flavoured Cello Easter Eggs. SWEET TIP: Pair it with your choice of a plush toy to create the ultimate Easter gift for your loved one.
If you are shopping for your Easter treats from March 16 to 30, visit another sweet spot at Cloverdale’s ‘Sweet Escape with The Easter Bunny’ to vivist and have a photo taken with The Easter Bunny. Plus, check out the Easter Egg Colouring Contest, where you can show off your egg-cellent creativity and enter to win a Smashingly Grand Chocolate Easter Egg! Yes, you can never have too much chocolate, right? Share your chocolate favourites with us by tagging @cloverdalemall on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
~ Gillaine, Marketing Coordinator