How Did Chocolate Bunnies for Easter Come About

What Easter basket doesn’t include a chocolate bunny? A mainstay in traditional Easter baskets, have you ever wondered just how did the chocolate bunnies for Easter come about? Well, you are about to find out!

The tradition of giving a chocolate Easter bunny began in Germany several hundred years ago, and was quickly adopted by Christians worldwide as the symbol of the young bunny was used to symbolize spring and then became linked with the Easter holiday.

Although the original chocolate bunnies were rather plain, today’s variations offer an abundant selection including chocolate, white chocolate, large, small and everything in between.