White chocolate and pastel-colored white chocolate morsels from Guittard made plain vanilla cupcakes into a special Easter dessert. The candy is so delicious, we filled up the plate. The Easter Bunny would approve.
April 2009
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Gourmet Easter Chocolate
Special Chocolate & Other Sweet Gifts For Your Favorite People
Here’s what we want for Easter: beautiful and delicious products from our favorite producers. Here are some of the best gourmet Easter candy gifts we could ask for. However, hot items do sell out, so don’t wait too long to secure yours.
You can click through to the manufacturer’s website to order them directly. Items are presented in alphabetical order. Price and product availability is verified at publication but is subject to change; shipping is generally additional.
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Elegant Cheesecakes:
Easter Cake
Send a sculpted cake in your choice of 13 cheesecake flavors or 13 traditional cake flavors (Bourbon vanilla cheesecake on a macadamia nut crust or pistachio butter cake with pistachio and orange buttercream, for example). All are covered and decorated with white chocolate fondant. This cake is pricey at $500, but other options are available from $125. Read our full review of Elegant Cheesecakes, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week.
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Eleni’s Cookies:
Hand-Iced Cookies
You can always rely on Eleni’s for imaginative hand-iced cookies. Whether you want something cute, like the chicks at the right, or something more sophisticated, there are multiple design themes to choose from—and you’ll want them all. From $37.50 (shown) to $65.00. Read our full review of Eleni’s Cookies, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week.
Elenis.com |
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The Cocoa Room:
Chocolate-Covered Nuts & Fruits
This wonderful mix of egg-shaped chocolate-covered almonds and white alpine cherries in a chic box is a gift that will be coveted by adults and children alike, and is especially appropriate for people who don’t really like big bites of chocolate (yes, they exist!). It’s also perfect for party favors. Four-ounce box, $6.50.
TheCocoaRoom.com |
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Divine Chocolate:
Fair Trade Can Save The World
When you buy Fair Trade products, you ensure that the farmers are paid fairly for their labor. In a world where many farmers don’t earn enough to send their children to school, you know that your purchase of this fine chocolate also does a social good. Milk chocolate and 70% cacao dark chocolate mini eggs and large eggs. Read our review of Divine Chocolate, and learn more about Fair Trade.
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Dove Chocolate:
Family Favorites
You don’t have to pay a lot to get a lot. For the dollar, Dove is the best money you can spend. A solid six-ounce egg or bunny (shown at right) and delicious foil-wrapped eggs in milk and dark chocolate, with or without almonds, hit the spot. At retailers nationwide.
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Guittard Chocolate:
Nonpareil Morsels & Tablets
The best nonpareils we’ve ever eaten—and how could they not be, since they’re made of Guittard, one of the world’s great chocolates. There are white chocolate and Easter pastel white chocolate morsels to dress ice cream and cupcakes (see photo at top of page) and bake into cookies. The full-size nonpareils in white, pastel and dark chocolate are good for decor or eating by the handful. Read our full review of Guittard Chocolates.
- Mini Morsels
(Called “mini” but a full “chocolate chip” size)
$4.99/Pound
- Nonpareils
$4.69/12 Ounces
At retailers nationwide. For an e-tailer, go to Google.com and find the link for Shopping.
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Nonpareil perfection. At front, dark chocolate; at rear, white chocolate nonpareils. Photo by Corey Lugg | THE NIBBLE. Styling by Lauren LaPenna. |
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Lake Champlain Chocolates:
Miniature Filled Eggs
A classic assortment of dark and milk filled Easter eggs in all the favorite flavors: Coconut Cream, Java Truffle and Raspberry Cream (dark chocolate); Caramel, Hazelnut Praline and Peanut Butter (milk chocolate). Approximately 20 eggs, $18.00. Read our full review of Lake Champlain Chocolates.
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Richart Chocolates:
Graines De Degustateurs
Richart makes a real work of art with its Graines de Degustateurs (that’s French for “Tasters’ Seeds”). This 6” half-egg is made of 73% Ivory Coast dark chocolate, surrounded by a solid milk chocolate frame. A white chocolate egg with milk chocolate frame is also available. And the cute chickens and bunny picture is sure to please children and children-at-heart alike! $60.40. Read our full review of Richart Chocolates, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week.
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Vosges Haut-Chocolat:
Spicy Chocolate Bunnies
Cutting-edge exotic solid chocolate bunnies in Amalfi (lemon zest and pink peppercorn), Barcelona (smoked almond and sea salt), Gianduja (almond and hazelnut praline) and Red Fire (Mexican chiles and Ceylon cinnamon). 2.5 ounces, $12.00 each. Read our full review of Vosges Haut-Chocolat.
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Williams-Sonoma:
Truffle-Filled Nest
A “bird’s nest” crafted from oak moss, lavender, oak leaves, yellow feverfew and dried miniature roses with 24 white chocolate, truffle-filled “robins’ eggs” in a speckled candy shell. When the candy is gone, the 11” nest is a permanent keepsake. $39.95.
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Woodhouse Chocolate:
Bunnies & Nests
Woodhouse Chocolate always hits the spot. The nests have special eggs filled with brown butter ganache (it must be eaten in 7 days). Plan ahead and use them as table settings for Easter dinner. Solid rabbit, $12.00, Large Nest $14.50, Small Nest $7.00. Read our full review of Woodhouse Chocolate, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week.
WoodhouseChocolate.com |
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Hint Flavored Waters
While this unsweetened, calorie-free water is clear, it comes in delicious “Easter” flavors like Blackberry, Hibiscus Vanilla, Honeydew Hibiscus, Mango Grapefruit, Pomegranate Tangerine, Raspberry Lime and Strawberry Kiwi. A flavorful way to diet on Easter! Read our review of Hint, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week.
- Case Of 24 16-Ounce Bottles
$44.00
Includes Ground Shipping In
Contiguous U.S.
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Williams-Sonoma:
Bunny Candleholders
People who can’t have candy (or don’t want the temptation) can still enjoy Easter with these cuties. Brightly colored glass bunny candleholders with matching candles will charm the children and give the dinner table a charming touch. Set of four candleholders, $18.00; set of 12 tapered candles, $12.00.
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