Chocolate Easter Eggs

It may come as no surprise that I love chocolate, but even I can’t eat or sample everything from every shop! This is why the End of Season Chocolate Selection from Hotel Chocolat is such a fantastic idea, a selection of the gorgeous chocolate recipes that are close to the sell by dates.

You get a balanced selection of chocolates from the range, you don’t get to choose it’s a lucky dip – with everybody being lucky.

I love the End of Season box because you get to try new chocolates that you might not normally choose and I have found some new favourites just from this “sample selection”, and the price is amazing for the amount of chocolate you get. Not to mention the fact that it’s rather fun not knowing what will arrive!

You can buy the Hotel Chocolat End of Season Selection here, but hurry they always sell out quick.

£8.00 for at least 500g of luxury chocolate.

The chocolate part of the Easter weekend may not be over…

Hotel Chocolat has a half price sale on Easter eggs and Easter chocolate.

The perfect way to try the eggs you wanted but didn’t get or to get more of the chocolate you loved.

Hotel Chocolat has a commitment to freshness so the chocolate and chocolate Easter eggs have a shorter shelf live than most other chocolate – so they have to sell it.

You can see all the sale items here.

With Easter not too far away, the chocolate is selling out and final delivery dates are fast approaching.

These are the Easter delivery dates for 2009, for the chocolate shops that have them listed in their sites.

Express Delivery can either be Special Delivery by Royal mail or from a courier service.

You can order from Hotel Chocolat right up until 4pm on Thursday April 9th 2009, for delivery by Easter Sunday the 12th of April.

Hotel Chocolat is my favourite chocolate brand and not just because of the great chocolate, you have to try the Orange Tangs, but the fantastic design of the chocolate and the packaging really appeals to me.

These are all the Easter Eggs from Hotel Chocolat, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Gigantic Ostrich Easter Eggs

The largest chocolate Easter eggs for 2009 are the huge Ostrich eggs, both eggs are the same size as a real Ostrich egg and come with come with a two-layer box of Hotel Chocolat chocolates.

• Ostrich Easter Egg – Rocky Road
• Ostrich Easter Egg – Serious Dark Fix™

They are £50.00 each and are both well over one kilo in weight.

Extra Thick Easter Eggs

Extra thick and chunky eggs filled with a selection of wonderful chocolates and truffles, with one to suit all tastes.

• Your Eggsellency™ Extra Thick Easter Egg
• The Eggsibitionist™ Extra Thick Easter Egg
• You Crack Me Up™ Extra Thick Easter Egg
• The Serious Dark Fix™ Extra Thick Easter Egg
• Rocky Road to Caramellow™ Extra Thick Easter Egg

A selection of five delicious eggs each £20.00 and approximately 220g, depending on the flavour and style you buy.

Engraved Cocoa Pod Easter Eggs

The cocoa pod eggs are simply elegant, a gorgeous chocolate egg engraved with an exclusive pattern inspired by antique chocolate moulds with a selection of truffles or pralines.

• Milk Oblivion Cocoa Pod Egg
• Creamed Caramel Cocoa Pod Egg
• Just Truffles Cocoa Pod Egg
• Full on Dark Cocoa Pod Egg – Vegan option.
• Pure White Cocoa Pod Egg

Five different favours to choose from – or collect! £12.00 each.

Easter Egg Sandwiches™

Fun but beautifully decorated quality chocolate slabs squeezed between hollow egg shells. Perfect little Easte chocolate gifts. A choose of five different Easter Egg Sandwiches™.

• Creamed Caramel Egg Sandwich
• Smooth Praline Egg Sandwich
• Strawberry Sensation Egg Sandwich
• Fruit & Nut Egg Sandwich
• Blueberry Egg Sandwich

These cute eggs are 100g in weight and £6.00 each, or £20 for any combination of 4.

Tiddly Pot Eggs

An irresistibly cute grumpy little face captured on a mellow 40% milk chocolate egg for children and those in touch with their inner child! And inside the Tiddly Pot discover solid milk chocolate Pod Bunnies and Chirpy Chicks – perfectly sized treats for little hands and little appetites.

• Happy Tiddly Pot Egg
• Grumpy Tiddly Pot Egg
• Confused Tiddly Pot Egg

Three little faces to choose from – guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. £5.00 each for 85g.

A fabulous Easter hamper that is packed full of yummy Hotel Chocolat chocolate goodies.

The ultimate in Easter gifts, a delicious selection of chocolate from the Hotel Chocolat Easter collection, beautifully presented in a wooden crate, the hamper is part of the converted Room Service Hampers range.

Including two halves of the most popular chocolate Easter eggs, the scrummy milk and dark chocolate Eggies – filled smooth hazelnut praline and soft vanilla-accented chocolate, three unique chocolate slabs that are only available in the Easter hamper and other treats. Ideal for the sharing and experiencing Hotel Chocolat’s expertise.

The Easter Hamper contents:

• Half of a Your Eggsellency Egg
• Half a You Crack Me Up Egg
• Milk Chocolate Munchkins (180g)
• Milk Chocolate Eggies (120g)
• Dark Chocolate Eggies (120g)
• Caramel Drops (180g)
• 3 Easter slabs (3×100g)

£50.00

Labelled: Vegetarian.

A chocolate egg collection that features the four, medium sized, thick shelled chocolate Easter eggs from Green & Black’s.

Four beautiful chocolate Easter eggs, each the same size making this the ideal collection for sharing – without anyone getting jealous.

The Green & Black’s medium chocolate Easter egg collection contains the Maya Gold egg, made from the same chocolate the Maya Gold bar was the first UK produce to be awarded the fair trade mark from the Fairtrade Foundation. Dark chocolate infused with orange and spices.

Green & Black’s Easter Eggs:

• 1 x 180g Milk Chocolate Thick Shelled Egg
• 1 x 180g Maya Gold Dark Chocolate Thick Shelled Easter Egg
• 1 x 180g Dark 70% Chocolate Thick Shelled Egg
• 1 x 180g Milk Chocolate Thick Shelled Butterscotch Egg

The chocolate collection is finished off with a 100g carton of milk chocolate mini eggs, with a smooth milk chocolate centres.

£28.00, 820g.

A 200g bag of smooth and creamy Divine milk chocolate mini Easter eggs.

They may be small but they are packed with the distinctive creamy flavour of Divine chocolate from the finest Ghanaian cocoa mixed with smooth cocoa butter and a dash of real vanilla.

Wrapped in gold foil featureing the traditional West African Adinkra symbols.

You can also get these mini-eggs free when you spend £50.00 or more, on the natural collection website. See site for details.

£3.50, 200g.

Labelled: Fair Trade, Vegetarian and Gluten Free.

Large vegan Easter egg created with love, hand crafted from dark chocolate in the West Sussex country side, England.

Montezuma’s bold and beautiful giant Easter egg is made from Costa Rican cocoa, giving it a distinct aroma and flavour which is subtle and rich while not being overly bitter.

A rather chunky hollow egg the shell is approximately 5mm thick, the egg stands 25cm (just under 10 inches) high and 16cm (just over 6 inches) wide and weighs in at 550g!

The outer shell of the chocolate Easter egg has a starburst effect created by hand piping dark chocolate over the outside of the egg, resulting in a chic and tactile pattern.

This giant egg is presented wrapped in biodegradable clear film, with the Montezuma’s logo printed on it, and has its on little stand so it stands rather proudly by it’s self and is finished off with a ribbon and label.

£24.95 a big and heavy 550g.

Labelled: GM Free, Preservatives / Additive / Colouring Free, Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free.

This is one of two giant chocolate Easter eggs from Montezuma’s; the other is the Giant Egg: Venezuela a rich milk chocolate egg with 43% Venezuelan cocoa, the same size and weight as the Giant Egg: Costa Rica.

The biggest Easter egg for 2009! The massive Serious Dark Fix Ostrich Egg from Hotel Chocolat is just over 11inces tall (285mm) and roughly 1.5kg in weight.

Two thick shells made from 74% dark chocolate, covered in almond pieces and then coated again in even more chocolate – which gives mammoth shells a wonderful texture and a very gratifying crunch.

To accompany the giant egg is a selection of sixteen elegant truffles and chocolates including:

• Orange & Lemon Sandwich: Two smooth layers of hazelnut praline – one with Valencia orange oil, the other with essential oil of lemon.
• Blackcurrant & Champagne: Tangy blackcurrant compote in a light crème with a splash or two of Marc de Champagne.
• Gianduja Crest: An ultra smooth blend of milk and white chocolate and finely milled hazelnuts.
• Coffee Caramel: Caramel and white chocolate with finely milled hazelnuts and a dash of coffee.
• Caramel & Rum Truffle: Smooth chocolate with a generous splash of warming rum.
• Chunky Nut: A crunch-filled praline with roughly chopped hazelnuts, pistachios and almonds, topped with a whole hazelnut.
• Gin Truffle: Extremely soft chocolate and cream ganache with a good measure of Dutch courage.
• Macadamia Bite: Naturally creamy macadamia nut paste, topped with a whole macadamia.

Along with eight rather beautifully decorated mini eggs, decorated using natural colours that contrast exquisitely with the deep tones of the chocolate, each with a generous dash of alcohol: Whisky Caramel, Rum and Raisin Ganache, Pink Marc de Champagne Ganache and Grand Marnier with Vanilla.

AND as if that wasn’t enough, two of the famous Hotel Chocolat mini slabs, one each of the:

• Cherry Fusion: Cherry crisps blended with white chocolate then stirred with 74% dark chocolate.
• St Lucia Dark: dark chocolate cast in Hotel Chocolat’s special single origin St Lucia chocolate.

Even the box the egg is presented in is absolutely stunning, white and black with a very chic shade of purple. The shells are wrapped in silver foil, tied with a ribbon and rests in a nest of purple paper twists.

Filled to the brim with a selection of chocolates and slabs this extra large Easter egg is basically a hamper, with the shell as the edible basket.

£50.00 – Approximately 1.5kg of serious chocolate.

Labelled: Vegetarian and Gluten Free.

For those that are not dark chocolate lovers the other Ostrich sized Easter egg, the huge Rocky Road to Caramellow, is mainly milk chocolate, it’s the same size but just a tiny bit lighter, so little difference you won’t even notice.

Thorntons Special Toffee Egg, milk chocolate crammed with crunchy toffee pieces.

Perfect for anyone that loves Thorntons toffee, this great looking milk Easter egg comes with 2 bags of Thorntons Special Toffee.

You can also have a message iced onto the egg; see the Thorntons site for more details.

A simply irresistible Easter treat for lovers of Thorntons and toffee.

£12.00, 610g.

Labelled: Vegetarian and Gluten Free.

An egg that really puts a smile on your face, or makes you frown or just confuses you… The extremely cute Tiddly Pot Easter eggs from Hotel Chocolat are really irresistible.

There are three eggs, sold separately, each with its own charming personality. Happy, shown above, confused and grumpy.

Packaged in a bright and lively box, each hollow 40% milk chocolate egg also comes with a pot full of solid milk chocolate figures fun Pod Bunnies and chocolate Chirpy Chicks.

Perfect for children or big kids!

£5.00 per egg, for approximately 85g of milk chocolate – or all three for £15.00.

Labelled Vegetarian, Gluten Free and Alcohol Free.

Strawberry and white chocolate is a wonderful combination, creamy white chocolate with the ever so slight strawberry tang, add to that crisp meringue pieces and you have a “Strawberry Sensation”.

Then press the two slabs of white chocolate between hollow two white chocolate shells and you have the Strawberry Sensation Easter Egg Sandwich.

This rather fun and unusual Easter egg is one of five, individually flavoured, Egg Sandwiches from the Hotel Chocolat, who currently have a multi-buy offer on the cute eggs. £6.00 each or £20.00 for any combination of 4 (saving you £4.00) Hotel Chocolat Easter Egg Sandwiches.

£6.00 for 100g of rather beautiful looking strawberry flavoured white chocolate Easter egg.

Labelled: Vegetarian and Alcohol Free.

A gorgeous egg and a truffle fix at the same time, the luxury milk chocolate Easter egg with a selection of the most popular Montezuma’s truffles.

Thick, milk chocolate, hollow shell drizzled in the same milk chocolate to create a visually stunning and tactile decorative effect.

The truffles with the egg are from the Grand Truffle Collection, the most popular truffle collection by Montezuma’s.

The collection includes:

• Venezuela: Milking Maid: Creamy milk chocolate truffle made with Venezuelan cocoa
• Dominican Republic: Eclipse Simple dark truffle made with 73% cocoa
• Sweet Summertime: Raspberries with white chocolate
• Cherry Can: Cherry and dark chocolate

Please note these may not be the truffles that actually come with the egg, they are truffles from the collection that may be included.

And for the dark chocolate lover, the Truffle Egg: Dark.

£15.95 for 400g of milk chocolate and truffles.

Labelled: GM Free, Preservatives / Additive / Colouring Free, Soya Free, Vegetarian and Gluten Free.

A blog about Easter chocolate and where to buy chocolate Easter Eggs online, including a wonderful selection of white chocolate eggs, rich dark chocolate Easter eggs and Easter eggs made form smooth milk chocolate.

Great care has been taken when labelling the Easter eggs and chocolate, splitting them into useful categories such as Vegan Easter Eggs and Gluten Free Easter Eggs.

I absolutely love chocolate and think Easter is one of the best times of the year. But Easter is not just about chocolate Easter eggs, there are some wonderful novelty chocolate gifts and fun chocolate Easter bunnies.