10 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Easter Candy
According to the National Confectioner's Association, Americans consumed - or at least purchased - 7 billion pounds of candy last year in 2011 for Easter. And with Easter only 2 days aways, it's likely you're either stocked upon or planning to stock up on some sweet treats. From chocolate eggs and bunnies to fruit-flavored jellybeans to brightly-colored marshmallow Peeps, here are 10 fun trivia facts you didn't know about your favorite Easter candy.
1. Peeped Out
Americans buy 700 million Peeps during Easter. Peep-peep!
Make a Peeps sunflower cake
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2. How Do You Eat Them?
Of those 90 million chocolate bunnies, 76% of Americans eat them ears first.
Make Easter bunny chocolates
3. Faster, Faster, Faster!
When Peeps were introduced in 1953, it took 27 hours to make one. Now they can be pushed out in just 6 minutes.
Make chocolate-dipped Peeps on a stick
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4. Cadbury's Finest
The Bournville factory in Birmingham, UK turns out 1.5 million Cadbury Crème Eggs per day.
Buy Cadbury Creme Eggs
5. Slave Labor
PARENTS! 75% of children are willing to do more chores in return for more Easter candy.
Make Easter candy cupcakes
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6. Daily Dose
Each day of the year, more than 4 million marshmallow bunnies and chicks are made in order to prepare for the Easter demand.
Make bunny Peeps
7. What's With the Eggs?
Eggs were first exchanged long ago as a symbol of rebirth as a springtime custom.
Make edible Easter nests
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8. Egg-Hiding Rabbits
Rabbits and eggs were associated with Easter because they are symbols of fertility and rebirth.
Make Easter egg nest macaroons
9. Hidden Baskets
In the United States, 88% of parents decorate and hide Easter baskets for their kids.
Make Easter bunny cupcakes
10. To Sort or Not to Sort?
Kids eat their jelly beans in different ways. 70% eat a jellybean at a time, savoring the flavor of each bean. 23% stuff a handful in, and of those 23%, it's more boys than girls that go for the mixed approach.
Make these chick jelly bean holders
- By Shaina Olmanson
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