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How to Make Chocolate Easter Bunnies

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No Easter basket is complete without at least one cheerful and chocolate Easter bunny. You can personalize your Easter baskets by including a chocolate bunny you have made yourself. In just a few steps, you can make tasty chocolate bunnies to fill all your Easter baskets.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Confectionery disks or chips in white, milk or dark chocolate
  • Bunny molds
  • Binder clips
  • Small-tip pastry brush
  • Confectionery decorating tube and tip
  • Lollipop sticks

    Make a Hollow Chocolate Bunny

  1. Step 1

    Purchase a dimensional bunny mold from your local craft store. These molds are sold in sets, with a separate mold for each side of the bunny.

  2. Step 2

    Melt the confectionery chocolate, making sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions. If you are using a microwave, it is better to heat the product in short 30-second bursts.

  3. Step 3

    Use melted colored or white chocolate confectionery chips to add features to your bunnies. You can either paint in the eyes, nose and even a bow tie with a brush, or pipe them in using a confection decorating bag and tip.

  4. Step 4

    Allow the bunny's features to set before coating the inside of each of the molds with a layer of melted chocolate. Tip and turn the mold to ensure that all sides are coated.

  5. Step 5

    Apply more coats of melted chocolate until you have reached the desired thickness for your bunnies.

  6. Step 6

    Clamp the two molds together using binder clips and place the bunny in the freezer to set. You should allow at least 5 minutes for the chocolate to harden.

  7. Step 7

    Unmold the bunny and trim off any excess chocolate along the seam line with a sharp knife.

  8. Make a Chocolate Bunny Lollipop

  9. Step 1

    Purchase a flat bunny mold. Typically, these molds will be made with multiple bunnies in a single sheet. You may also find models with slots to place the lollipop sticks when molding.

  10. Step 2

    Heat the chocolate following the manufacturer's directions.

  11. Step 3

    Fill the bunny molds to the top with chocolate and lightly tap them on a flat surface to remove any air bubbles.

  12. Step 4

    Lay the lollipop sticks down the center of the mold, making sure that they are coated with chocolate.

  13. Step 5

    Allow the chocolate to set in the freezer for at least 15 minutes or until hardened.

  14. Step 6

    Pop the chocolate bunny lollipops out of their molds and wrap them in cellophane to preserve their freshness.

Tips & Warnings
  • Add more personality to your bunny by tying a grosgrain ribbon around his neck once he is fully set.
  • Avoid overheating the confectionery chips. Nobody likes the taste of burnt chocolate!

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