Chocolates | Easter treats | The Press

The egg or the chicken… or, why not, the rabbit? Whatever their shape, these pretty creations from Quebec chocolatiers will delight young and old gourmands at Easter.

Boreal Chocolate

Raspberry, mango or strawberry, the colorful coconuts from Chocolat Boréal come in delicious fruity flavors. Do you prefer pure chocolate? Chef chocolatier Ludovic Fresse and his team have imagined for Easter a vast collection of products that are as beautiful as they are delicious, offered in particular at their workshop on rue Angers, in the Verdun district.

$10.30 for three 15 g eggs, in store and online.

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Catherine Méra

What does this large egg made of either dark chocolate or milk chocolate hide under its shell? Pastry chef Catherine Méra has included iconic gourmet surprises from her boutiques in Baie-Saint-Paul and Quebec: fruit jellies, fried chocolate, coated hazelnuts… For smaller appetites, a reduced format also exists.

$59 for the large egg, in store and online.

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Samson Chocolate Factory

How funny it is, this chicken looks like a banana with its curved shape and its touch of yellow! Created by master chocolatier Nancy Samson, who has worked in the field for around thirty years, this funny beast is offered in two formats at the Chocolaterie Samson, located in Trois-Rivières.

$26.95 for the small size and $32.50 for the large size, in store.

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Choco de Léa

Looking for vegan products? Located in Montreal, the vegan and eco-responsible chocolate microfactory Choco de Léa offers different options for Easter. In this box of six eggs, each coconut is filled with a surprising filling chosen using the principles of molecular cuisine. Small fruits and sumac, cherry and coconut or passion fruit are three examples.

$29.95 for a box of six eggs, in store and online.

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Bine Palette

Made from organic cocoa produced in Haiti, this duo of dark chocolate bunnies is accompanied by six small figurines inspired by Easter. Note that this 70% Pisa chocolate allowed the Mont-Tremblant chocolate factory Palette de Bine to win the prestigious mention of best chocolate manufacturer in America and Asia at the International Chocolate Awards in 2016. The box is also offered in a milk chocolate version.

$24 for the dark chocolate rabbit duo box, in store and online.

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Choco Chocolate

The world is turned upside down with this creation from the Joliette Choco Chocolat workshop-boutique. Here, it is not the rabbit who bites the carrot, but rather the carrot which has made short work of the animal. To release it, children or adults will be forced to eat the vegetable. Let’s bet they won’t be asked to comply. This surprise carrot is available in milk chocolate or dark chocolate.

$15.99 for a 75 g carrot, in store and online.

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Mélilot Pastry

For those who want to treat themselves to something sweet this Easter, the Mélilot patisserie has created a dark chocolate egg that looks like it came straight from a museum. With its buckwheat and almond praline filling as well as its flowing salted butter caramel center, this high-end dessert is enjoyed slowly.

$75 for a 380 g egg, in store and online (pickup only).

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Ernestine

Topped with smooth vanilla caramel and crunchy rice chocolate, Lapinot will satisfy your sweet tooth. Handmade in the workshop of the Montreal company Ernestine, this creation is available in milk chocolate or dark chocolate.

$7.95 for 36 g, at various points of sale and online.

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Thirteen chocolates

You shouldn’t play with food, they say, but when it comes to painting Easter eggs, you can afford an exception. Located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Promenades Saint-Bruno, the Treize chocolats chocolate factory offers these half-dozen eggs to decorate with colored cocoa butter before devouring them. An activity that will certainly amuse little gourmands.

$30 for six eggs, in store and online.

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Chloé’s chocolates

A treat that combines Easter and sugar time? Yum ! These three little rabbits hide a secret in their center: maple butter. A great way to sweeten your taste buds imagined by Montreal artisanal chocolate maker Les chocolats de Chloé.

$6.75 for 36 g, in store and online.

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