Ideas for
Easter Chocolate Gifts
Easter Sunday falls on 23rd March 2008
Easter chocolate gifts are not only for children.....adults adore them too! Easter is a wonderful time to show someone special how much you care by gifting them a luxurious and indulgent chocolate confection.
Here I want to share with you my personal selection of favorite online suppliers. At this time of the year they all bulging with their very own magnificent collection of Easter chocolate gifts.
So go on, spoil your family this year by preparing a delicious, home-cooked Easter Day Day lunch or dinner, and surprise them with a wickedly delicious chocolate gift!
In my opinion, the chocolatiers that follow are amongst the best on-line suppliers in the world. They all offer exceptional, gourmet quality products and world-class, reliable service. Not only do they all offer beautifully crafted Easter chocolate gifts but also many other seasonal luxury offerings throughout the year.
Suppliers of the best, online Easter Chocolate Gifts:
- Dean & Deluca
An astonishing collection of beautifully crafted chocolates with seasonal specialties. Do check out their wonderful exclusive range of signature chocolates created by Christopher Norman. Delivery is within the USA only. More information.......
 Definitely Chocolate
The range and quality of these exquisite chocolates is very impressive and bring together the flavors and textures of both Europe and Australia. Delivered anywhere within Australia.
- Godiva Chocolatier
A unique collection of chocolates with extraordinary richness and design, passion and purity. It's not surprising that Godiva Chocolatier, one of the creators of the world's most elegant, hand-crafted chocolates, originated in Brussels, Belgium.....the true home of the finest chocolate. Godiva Boutiques are now available in 80 countries worldwide. Shipping in the USA & Canada only.
- Hotel Chocolat
In the UK and USA marketplaces, Hotel Chocolat stands out from the rest with stylish packaging, innovative designs and excellent value for money. Look out for their wonderful seasonal additions. Although UK based, this company has recently expanded operations into the USA and offers worldwide delivery. More information.....
- Neuhaus
For the first time Neuhaus chocolates bring you the finest Belgian chocolates and Belgian chocolate bars throughout the UK and Channel Islands. Available for worldwide delivery.
- Nirvana Chocolates
For exquisite, hand-crafted, fresh Belgian chocolate gift ideas. Praised by The New York Times, Time and Chocolatier magazines, you are able to individually pick and choose the chocolates that you desire for your gift. This corporation represents the finest that the USA has to offer. Shipping to USA and Canada only.
- The NEW YORK FIRST Company
 For refreshingly unique Easter chocolate gifts, this online supplier is the perfect choice. Worthy of note is the Li-Lac Chocolate Shop which has lightened the hearts and thickened the waists of New Yorkers since 1923! Quirky and slightly retro, this online store is an absolute delight to visit and browse. International delivery.
- zChocolat.com
Hand made artisan chocolates created by award winning chocolatiers in France. The beautifully crafted, hand-made mahogany gift boxes are indicative of the exceptional quality of its confections. International shipping. More information.....
A brief history of the Easter Egg....
In the UK and Europe, the earliest Easter eggs were painted and decorated hen, duck or goose eggs....a practice still carried on in parts of the world today. As time went by, artificial eggs were made and by the end of the 17th century, manufactured eggs were available for purchase at Easter, for giving as Easter gifts and presents.
Easter eggs continued to evolve through the 18th and into the 19th Century, with hollow cardboard Easter eggs filled with Easter gifts and sumptuously decorated, culminating with the fabulous Faberge Eggs. Encrusted with jewels, they were made for the Czar's of Russia by Carl Faberge, a French jeweler. Surely these were the 'ultimate' Easter gift, to buy even a small one now would make you poorer by several millions of pounds!
It was at about this time (early 1800's) that the first chocolate Easter egg appeared in Germany and France and soon spread to the rest of Europe and beyond. The first chocolate eggs were solid, but soon followed by the now familiar hollow eggs. Although making hollow eggs at that time was really rather tricky, because the easily worked chocolate we use today didn't exist then. Instead, they had to use a paste made from ground roasted cacao beans.
By the turn of the 19th Century, the discovery of the modern chocolate making process and improved mass manufacturing methods meant that the Chocolate Easter Egg was fast becoming the Easter Gift of choice in the UK and many other parts of Europe. By the turn of the 1960's the practice of giving Easter chocolate gifts was established worldwide.
Alternatively, you could make your own.......
Commercially produced Easter chocolate gifts are a wonderfully convenient way of showing someone special how much you care. However, if time permits, try making your own. Something as simple as an assortment of indulgent, home made chocolate truffles presented in an elegant gift box decorated with ribbon and silk flowers would be quite spectacular.
This chocolate truffle recipe is extremely easy to follow and if necessary, can even be made in advance and then frozen until required.
Gourmet food........the EASY way!
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