Save the Chocolate Bunny: 10 Recipes for Leftover Easter Chocolate (2024)

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Can you melt Easter Bunny chocolate? ›

Fill the bottom of the double boiler one-third full of water. Bring to a gentle boil. Set the top of the double boiler over the boiling water and heat until the chocolate melts completely, stirring from time-to-time.

The National Confectioners Association conducted a survey and the results say 78% of consumers eat the ears first while 17% of people eat the chocolate bunnies' feet first. 5% of consumers eat the tail first.

Break it up and save it for when you just want to eat the best chocolate around but can't make it to our shoppe. Some people like to freeze it too, but just simply placing in a airtight container in the cupboard will do. Or simply smash it just for kicks! (And eat it.)

If you store your bunnies the right way, you can safely keep solid milk chocolates for up to an entire year. Dark chocolate will even keep for up to two years! Or, if you're more of a filled chocolate fan, these can be saved for about three to four months.

Best for when you want to drizzle or decorate with melted chocolate. Step 1: Place chopped chocolate in a resealable plastic bag. (A sandwich-sized Ziploc works great.) Step 2: Seal completely, and place in a bowl filled with hot (but not boiling) water.

The National Confectioners Association asked and Americans answered: most consumers say they eat the ears first (78%), while some signaled they eat chocolate bunnies' feet first (17%) or tail first (5%).

It notes that an online survey of more than 28,000 Americans reveals that 59 percent of us eat the ears first. About 4 percent start at the other end with the feet or tail, while 33 percent are indiscriminate nibblers — meaning, they have no preference where they start, as long as their teeth meet chocolate.

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What part of the chocolate bunny do you eat first? According to popsugar.com, 76 percent of Americans bite off the ears first. Only 5 percent eat the feet first and 4 percent eat the tail first.

A recent study published in The Laryngoscope journal found that the vast majority of bunny consumers (59 percent) start with the ears. Because of course they do. The study utilized online research to determine the bunny-eating habits of over 28,000 people, and the ears-first method proved to be the norm.

The National Confectioners Association says the ears. Three out of every four people begin devouring the bunny's ears first, that's what the website WalletHub found, 78% of those responded to a survey prefer the ears. 11 percent went for the feet and the remaining 11 percent went for the tail first.

Why are chocolate bunnies hollow? ›

Why are Chocolate Bunnies hollow? One major reason Chocolate Bunnies are made hollow is that once a piece of chocolate is over about ½ inch thick it becomes nearly impossible to bite into and enjoy. Making bunnies hollow allows chocolatiers to make them larger for visual impact but still enjoyable to eat.

German immigrants originated the edible Easter egg, which was first made of sugar and pastry in the 1800s. Eggs symbolize new life and good luck, very suitable for this holiday. By the late 1800s, U.S. candy makers were offering both hollow and filled chocolate eggs and eggs of unique flavors.

Chocolate does not spoil in the same way that perishable foods do, but its taste, texture, and appearance may change over time due to factors such as sugar bloom or fat bloom. These changes do not make the chocolate unsafe to consume, but they might affect the overall quality and enjoyment of the product.

Ms Piggott said a range of issues had caused a reduction in cocoa production in the Ivory Coast and Ghana – where 60 per cent of the world's cocoa beans are grown. She said the dip in production was causing long-term changes. “There is no single root catalyst for this deficit.

Another simple but tasty way to use leftover Easter eggs is making homemade hot chocolate. "If you've got a mixture of dark and milk chocolate eggs, just melt them down and add some milk to create a hot chocolate — it's amazing," Jason says.

The problem with the eggs is that there is oil added to them to shape them so they're not suited to melting like ordinary chocolate...you will just have to eat them!

Generally speaking, yes. The wrappers are food-safe materials, and the chocolate itself undergoes no harmful chemical process when it melts. That said, if it melts and resolidifies, the texture and appearance will suffer greatly.

Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and repeat. Microwave the chocolate in 3 (30-second) intervals, stirring between each. When the chocolate is mostly melted and only a few tiny pieces remain, stop microwaving and set aside at room temperature; the last few pieces will melt.