Favorite Easter Candy

[umsami]

So, I just picked up some Cadbury Mini-Eggs at Target.  Made me wonder, what's your favorite Easter candy?

[Peach]

Robin's Eggs :) 

[clementine]

We love the Sweetheart Chicks & Bunnies!  They have Skulls & Bones at Halloween too.  :)

[Amira]

Since traditional Easter candy is based on marshmallows, jelly beans, and nasty chocolate, none of it is appealing to me.  I would eat a Reese's peanut butter egg out of those choices, because who wants kale?

[MrsWeasley]

I want kale (with bacon or tahini sauce), just not in my Easter basket.

[happi duck]

marshmallow peeps but only if they're stale!

[JFSinIL]

Anything Reeces.

[Stacia]

Robin's Eggs :)

I agree. Those are the ones I like!

[Ali in OR]

I like Dove chocolate eggs--both milk chocolate and dark chocolate. Melt in your mouth. One year they had chocolate peanut butter eggs too--delicious!

[BigMamaBird]

I could eat the full sized Cadbury Eggs all the time!  I eagerly await the Easter season so I can get them!

[lllll]

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[RebeccaS]

marshmallow peeps but only if they're stale!

 

That's my sil to a T!  She buys a bunch, opens them up and puts them on a shelf to get suitably stale...cracks me up every year.  :)

[Mom22ns]

How disappointing. I came in to a thread on candy, one of my favorite topics  :D  only to learn that I am sorely limited in my candy exposure. I've never tried any kind of cadbury egg. Chocolate bunnies typically taste like wax. I don't like marshmallow anything and I'm not fond of jelly beans, although I do like the starburst jelly beans better than most. I've never heard of coconut eggs...

 

Wow, no wonder we stopped doing Easter baskets years ago. I guess I have neglected my Easter candy experimentation. It looks like I only tried the nasty stuff and gave up. Hmm, I wonder if it is too late? :lol:

[catz]

I like chocolate, but it has to be high quality chocolate.  Some years I buy easter chocolate at like whole foods and that stuff is amazing!  The low quality stuff does taste like wax.

[Suzanne in ABQ]

Are Robin's Eggs the ones that turn your lips white?  Those are the best Easter candies by far.

 

 

[TechWife]

In years past, I would have said Cadbury eggs, but since they are no longer made with the good chocolate here in the US, I chose jelly beans. In particular, I like Starburst jelly beans. Peeps come in a close second. I just like biting their heads off. 

[MomtoCandJ]

Peeps!!!!

[Guest]

Before, I would have said Cadbury Eggs, but lately I've been liking the chocolate covered marshmallows!  I'm not sure if that's what you meant in the poll or if you were talking about Peeps (which I don't really care for).

[Kareni]

I'm very fond of Cadbury mini-eggs as well as a chocolate bunny made from good chocolate!

 

Regards,

Kareni

[Loowit]

I like real quality chocolate bunnies.  I don't care for anything marshmallow.  My favorite was the chocolate covered peanut butter balls my grandmother used to make.  But we can't have them in the house due to allergies.

[Night Elf]

I can always find an excuse to enjoy a Reese's Peanut Butter candy bar. Egg shaped or round. Makes no difference. Yum!

[earthyfamily]

Dove truffle eggs are our absolute favourite but we haven't been able to find them anywhere in about 3 years or so...other than that Brach's hiding eggs (I think that's what they are called) is my personal favourite.

[DragonFaerie]

I could eat the full sized Cadbury Eggs all the time!  I eagerly await the Easter season so I can get them!

 

You know, they've started making Cadbury Creme Eggs for Halloween now.  They're called Cadbury "Scream" Eggs.  The inside is green, but they taste just the same. :D

[happi duck]

That's my sil to a T! She buys a bunch, opens them up and puts them on a shelf to get suitably stale...cracks me up every year. :)

My sister used to do this so that she could give me already stale peeps on my birthday every year! I had to ask her to stop...I can't have much sugar and have no self-control with stale peeps!

[plansrme]

You people who picked anything besides a Reese's egg are just wrong. Cadbury eggs, however, are so evil that they have no place in Christian homes. Yeah, especially at Easter.

[Mommy22alyns]

The marshmallow chicks and bunnies - the ones with the Circus Peanut consistency. 

 

Don't judge.

[Amy in NH]

Robin's Eggs (the mini malted milk balls)

 

Cadbury Mini Caramel Eggs

 

High quality jelly beans and/or chocolate 

 

I get the small Dove chocolate bunnies instead of the larger ones of poorer quality.  Of course I'd rather have Godiva, but that's outside the budget.

[Χά�ων]

Cadbury eggs. Though I will admit to being dismayed by the smaller size. I remember biting the top off and using  a spoon to enjoy the yummy inside. Haven't been able to fit a spoon in for years. Probably for the best as I am not sure I can afford new pants to cover what my arse if they were still that size.

 

I still eat them. 

[applethyme]

More and more I just like the candy I make.  Candy from the store just doesn't taste good anymore. 

[alisoncooks]

Other: Sweet Tarts shaped like ducks and chicks! :D

[Luanne]

I like the Cadbury mini eggs because you can eat them in one bite.  Every time I try to eat the other Cadbury eggs, I end up with it all over myself.  :huh:

[KrissiK]

Malted milk eggs! My addiction!

[umsami]

In my pre-Muslim days, we used to use Peeps to make S'mores with them in the toaster oven.  It's kind of disturbing, yet wonderful...to watch the sugar caramelize on them.  I'd place them on a graham cracker with a Dove chocolate square.  Oh so good.

 

I forgot about Robin's Eggs.

 

I'll never forget when I was eight, we went to visit my parents' friends who lived in Niagara (Canada).  They gave me a giant chocolate bunny that was decorated.  It was humongous.  I gnawed on that bunny's ears all the way back home to Michigan.  #bestEasterever  No idea if they know that they created a lasting memory, but they did. :)

 

My best friend's Mom would only buy their Easter bunnies at a real local chocolate shop.  They were such a step up.  

[Spryte]

:drool5:   Why did I open this thread?

 

Robin's Eggs.  Mmmmm...  And I miss, miss, miss Reeses eggs.  Oh, the S'more made of peeps sound yummy!

 

Alas, with food allergies out the wazoo, we are limited.  I placed our Vermont Nut Free dark chocolate only order (because we can handle trace amounts of dairy at least) bunnies and eggs today.  And I drooled over their buttercream eggs because they are so yummy, but DS is allergic to them now.  Bummer.  And I ordered our free-of-everything, including dye, jellybeans today, too. 

 

How I miss the days of real Easter candy!!  Someone eat a bunch so I can live vicariously through you!

[Chris in VA]

... Peeps come in a close second. I just like biting their heads off. 

Stress relief? :lol:

 

In my pre-Muslim days, we used to use Peeps to make S'mores with them in the toaster oven.  It's kind of disturbing, yet wonderful...to watch the sugar caramelize on them. 

Cracking up...

 

As an aside you might appreciate, the Washington Post has an annual contest where people make Peeps dioramas. Here's a link to last year's--I think it's hilarious...

[Caclcoca]

I voted other because I really like the caramel filled eggs. I forgot about the sweet tart bunnies and chicks though...   Too many choices.

[duckens]

Mini Cadbury Eggs should also be called, "Happy Pills."

[Peach]

Ha! When we were little, we'd lick the outside of the Robin Eggs malted milk candy and use it for lipstick :)

 

Years ago, Palmer made tiny eggs that were half chocolate and half mint, tasted like an Andes mint and they were awesome. I've not been able to find them in a long time though.

[PeacefulChaos]

Cadbury mini eggs. 

There are only Cadbury Mini Eggs.

 

 

This time of year, every year, I'm so happy.  :lol:

[BarbecueMom]

Mini Cadbury Eggs should also be called, "Happy Pills."

My family won't let me eat them anymore. When pregnant with DS5, I ate almost half a bag and was sugar-stoned out of my ever loving mind. Laying on the couch singing, apparently. I don't really remember.

 

Still my favorite!

[Dmmetler]

When I was a kid, there was a church youth group that made/sold big candy eggs-basically, giant chocolates, with mint, buttercream, peanut butter, or coconut filling. The things were amazing. And big-I think they weighed about a pound each.

 

I want one. Or better, one of each flavor, because they were all wonderful.

[Garga]

Russell Stover whipped strawberry filled chocolate eggs. Oh, delectable!

[Daria]

We love the Sweetheart Chicks & Bunnies!  They have Skulls & Bones at Halloween too.   :)

 

Me too!  I look forward to them every year.  

[mathnerd]

Ghirardelli Milk and White chocolate Spring Selection - our local costco has a huge bag - it looks cute too with bunnies and eggs. 

http://www.amazon.com/Ghirardelli-Chocolate-Squares-Selection-4-58-Ounce/dp/B0087BGM9M

 

[Arcadia]

I am eyeing Ferrero Rocher Milk Chocolate and Hazelnut Easter Egg 275g

 

http://www.amazon.com/Ferrero-Rocher-Chocolate-Hazelnut-Easter/dp/B00SLX3JK6

[skimerinkydo]

We put Jelly Belly beans in a hallmark jelly bean dispenser and Lindt 3.5 oz Milk Chocolate bunnies in the easter basket. Last year I found some Ferrero Rocher hazelnut chocolate easter bunnies that were amazing - but I can't find any this year.

[SparklyUnicorn]

I don't like most candy.  I know, I'm odd.

 

I like stuff with peanut butter in it, but the eggs have too much peanut butter.  So I prefer the mini peanut butter cups.

 

 

 

 

[Night Elf]

How long does a chocolate bunny last? Ds expects a certain brand of chocolate bunny and last year it was hard to find. How far in advance can I buy it? It won't get eaten before Easter. I buy other candy for just general enjoyment. :)

[BigMamaBird]

In years past, I would have said Cadbury eggs, but since they are no longer made with the good chocolate here in the US, I chose jelly beans. In particular, I like Starburst jelly beans. Peeps come in a close second. I just like biting their heads off. 

 

Oh yes, you're right!  What is it about the Starburst jelly beans, they are off the wall!

[zoobie]

How long does a chocolate bunny last? Ds expects a certain brand of chocolate bunny and last year it was hard to find. How far in advance can I buy it? It won't get eaten before Easter. I buy other candy for just general enjoyment. :)

If you find it, buy it. They've already been manufactured. It will either sit in your cabinet or on a store shelf, kwim? :) I wouldn't buy for Easter 2016 now, but yes for 2015.