Chocolate Easter bunnies: a sweet tradition
The history of the Easter bunny
The tradition of chocolate Easter bunnies has ancient roots. In many cultures, the rabbit was considered a symbol of fertility and new life. In Germany, it was believed that a hare brought colored eggs to children on Easter Sunday. Over the 19th century, this tradition spread across Europe and the United States, where chocolate bunnies began to be mass-produced.
Easter is approaching, and you don’t know what to prepare to celebrate it? Here are puff pastry bunnies filled with chocolate, super delicious and tasty just for you. I have also prepared them in another version; if you want to see them, click here(puff pastry and Nutella bunnies) .
They are ready in less than half an hour, very easy, just a bunny-shaped cookie cutter, and cream to fill them. They are a perfect souvenir or can be presented as sweet finger food bites for guests visiting you. Suitable for a coffee, tea, or Easter brunch. Fun and delicious, one leads to another, enjoy them.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Easter
- Energy 267.51 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 26.10 (g) of which sugars 11.63 (g)
- Proteins 3.18 (g)
- Fat 16.69 (g) of which saturated 6.94 (g)of which unsaturated 8.94 (g)
- Fibers 1.44 (g)
- Sodium 80.45 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 2 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 5.29 oz Nutella® (or a chocolate cream of choice)
- 0.35 oz milk
- as needed powdered sugar
Tools
- Rolling Pin Home Rolling Pin, 11.81 inches, Wood, 11.81×1.57×1.57 inches
- Parchment Paper Cuki Parchment Paper in sheets 12.99 x 14.96 inches – 25 sheets – 1 pack
- Brushes Silicone Kitchen Brushes, 2 Pcs Silicone Basting Brushes for Pastry and Spatula, heat resistant, Food Brush for Butter/Barbecue/ Desserts/Pastry/Meats/Steaks
Steps
Roll out the pastry, keeping its paper. Spread the chocolate cream on one half of the pastry, leaving a border of about 0.39 inches. Cover the cream with the other half of the pastry. Roll with a rolling pin, adhere well, so the pastry won’t rise in the oven
Now cut the dough with bunny cookie cutters. Place the bunnies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, brush the shapes with milk. Put in a preheated oven at 356°F for about 15 minutes or until the pastry is golden. Remove from oven and let cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar
Storing chocolate Easter bunnies
You can store them for a few days, in a cookie tin, but there won’t be any need; you’ll eat them all
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
How can chocolate Easter bunnies be filled?
You can fill the chocolate bunnies with hazelnut cream, custard, or ganache.
