The Mystery Behind Chocolate Easter Eggs

Way back when, before the discovery of chocolate (terrifying, we know), eggs were seen as a symbol of new life by many ancient cultures. So much so, that eggs were exchanged in the springtime to celebrate fertility and the end of winter.  Meanwhile, as Christianity grew in popularity, a resemblance was formed between Jesus’ resurrection and a chick hatching from an egg, hence the connection between eggs and Easter time. This association led people to paint and gift real eggs during the Easter period.

With the growth in chocolate popularity in the 18^th & 19^th century Europe, some innovative chocolatiers began moulding chocolate into egg shapes, giving the long-standing egg exchange a sweet new makeover. With time and the improvement in chocolate production, milk chocolate eggs were officially a mainstream hit by the late 1800s. This ultimately led to the mass production of chocolate eggs, officially tying them to the Easter holiday.

So now, every time you unwrap a chocolate Easter egg, you’re nibbling on a bite-sized piece of history – hatched from long ago traditions mixed with religious tones and made delicious by some marketing-savvy chocolatiers