I’m an addict of sugar. I’m in love with Valentines day, Halloween and EASTER! These are the 3 biggest holidays that revolve around candy. Fun fact: “After Halloween, Easter is the biggest candy consuming holiday. 120 million pounds of candy are bought each year, enough to fill four dump trucks.” My love of chocolate stems from having an older sister who is just as crazy about chocolate as I am… crazy teaches crazy lol. Back in New Zealand, my older sisters raised me while my parents worked. Chocolate was a part of my daily meals when in their care. Growing to love chocolate gave me more reasons to look forward to holidays like EASTER!
My addiction to Easter candies started when I was 5 years old. In New Zealand Blockbuster would have an annual “Easter Coloring Competition.” Children from the ages 5-12 would be given a coloring sheet with an Easter bunny on it and were told that who ever had the best coloring would win a grand Easter basket filled with goodies! The coloring submissions were displayed on Blockbuster’s windows until it was time to make a decision on whose drawing would be crowned winner. I was only 5, so my artistic skills were still developing… My sisters took it upon themselves to color and enter the competition using my name and age. Long story short, WE WON! oh it was the biggest Easter basket i’ve ever received! Technically I didn’t earn it, but it came with at least 30 chocolate eggs, 4 big hollow Easter bunnies and a bunch of random other candies. Lets just say that Easter was the best Easter of my LIFE! lol. Since then, I pride myself on knowing which Easter candies are the best. Here are a few of MY personal favorite Easter candies:
Cadbury Creme & Caramel Eggs
I can remember these eggs ever since I could remember my 1st Easter. These are popular in New Zealand just about any time of the year. Upon moving here to the States in 2003, these Cadbury eggs were not sold here at the time. It wasn’t until a few years ago, Cadbury eggs made a lasting impression on the U.S. making it possible for Cadbury eggs to be sold every Easter. I’m not a big fan of the Creme eggs (Chocolate egg with insides that look like real egg yoke) but I am a lover of the Cadbury Caramel Eggs! I prefer the Cadbury eggs made in NZ, AUS or England because I feel the quality of chocolate is richer, but will settle for the Hershey-made Cadbury eggs.
Russell Stover Solid Chocolate Bunny
Eli has a thing for SOLID chocolate bunnies and is on a quest to find the biggest SOLID chocolate bunny he can find. We have not found one yet, but at our last grocery trip we found ourselves down the Easter aisle. The largest solid bunny we found were the Russell Stover bunnies. These bunnies were on sale 2 for $6, so Eli and I decided on buying one bunny each. Before buying the chocolate, Eli grinned at me and said, “When I was little, I always thought that the eggs came from the bunnies, which sucks because the chickens get no credit for making the eggs…stupid bunnies” lol. After his funny little story, he bought his solid chocolate bunny and I purchased my caramel-filled bunny. This was the best $6 we have ever wasted.
PEEPS!
Ok, this love of peeps started here in America. Most people hate Peeps but I am absolutely in LOVE with PEEPS! something about the sugar coating over the marshmallow…*hmmmm Peeeeeppppssss, slowly wipes drool* it blows my mind that something so simple can be so delicious! If your not a fan of peeps, try it with Hershey’s chocolate and graham crackers like a peeps s’more… it’ll change your life lol.
Now I understand Easter isn’t about the chocolate. Easter serves a more meaningful purpose to our lives. The remembrance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. God sent Jesus to Earth to teach us a better way to live. Though His ministry lasted only three years, His teachings have influenced billions for nearly two millennia, but the greatest gift Jesus gave to us, was His life. He paid the price for our sins, died on the cross, and rose from the dead—providing an example that we too, will one day return and live with God someday. I have a true testimony of the gospel and of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. He suffered for me and my sins and in return I will honor and remember him and his teachings always. I will strive to make sure these teachings are passed down to Ellyse and my future children. They will understand that Easter and chocolate bunnies are just a mere part of Easter and that the true sweetness of Easter comes from our Savior’s doing.
Happy Easter! May your easter eggs and chocolate bunnies be plentiful on this joyous day lol.
Ace Mamii
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