Yes, Easter. Unlike Valentine’s Day, I don’t mind getting excited about Easter weeks – or even months – before it commences. Cadbury Creme Eggs start hatching in January and Lindt’s gorgeous selection have just started emerging in February, with more to come in March.
When these two little beauties arrived, I was intrigued by the selection. I tend to buy the hollow milk or dark chocolate Lindt bunnies and wouldn’t normally go for a white chocolate Easter egg. However it was brilliant to discover that the ever-elusive Peanut Butter lindor balls were now available as eggs, whoo hoo! For this photo shoot and review, I decided to enlist the help of a real rabbit – our little fella Skipper. He’s been known to disapprove of many things.
To be honest though, today he wasn’t disapproving but instead mostly interested in trying to nibble the cardboard packaging:
…….but did stay still long enough for me to take the photo with the slightly less active Lindt bunnies before it was time for me to start eating them (the chocolate, not any of the rabbits, just to clear up any misundertandings).
As you can see, being a chocolate lover and reviewer has its drawbacks sometimes. No, not the constant threat of an expanding waistline but cheeky visitors who pop in just as I’m about to go ‘click!’. That’s why there’s only eight Peanut Butter eggs in this picture – two were already snaffled.
The large white egg is completely smooth and this somehow it makes it look more elegant and taste even richer, like fresh cream that’s been somehow frozen at room temperature. “Mmmm, this is evil,” Love Chunks said. As a non white chocolate fan, this egg allows me to venture over to the White Side because of the quality; it’s the very best on the market. Lindt ensure that their white chocolate is ’real’ because it has 27% cocoa solids, which is around six percent higher than Cadbury dairy milk.
The peanut butter eggs are simply awesome, if you’ll permit me to regress back to 1984. The thick layer of milk chocolate is 33% cocoa solids and it allows the peanut butter filling to reveal a bit of complexity. Yes, you read that right – complexity. Yes, in peanut butter. What I mean by this is that you can clearly taste the salt in it as well as the peanuts and it marries up perfectly against the sweetness of the chocolate. Trust me.
If I was going to be given white chocolate for Easter, then I would be happy to receive this white egg (and the accompanying lindor balls) and certainly be able to enjoy its rich sweetness over several sittings. As for the Peanut Butter Easter Eggs…. well, let’s just say if I could snorkel my way through a mini-skips’ worth, I’d be a happy little bunny. Or a fat one, but I’d be willing to risk it.
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Nice definition of complexity!
Peanut butter easter eggs…..aww gee, I dunno….maybe. I can still taste those awful reeses peanut butter cups I bit into years ago and had to spit out.
It’s a pity I won’t be able to try them. I like peanut butter but unfortunately it doesn’t like me.
River – the Lindt peanut butter balls are not at all like the Reece’s peanut butter cups. Lindt’s flavour is much more subtle and tastier.
Kath – I notice in Coles that there’s a mixed flavour pack of Lindt eggs in a small box (probably the same sized eggs as these peanut butter ones). Have you tried this one at all? I ask because I’m interested in what their nougat flavoured eggs might be like? I can’t remember the other flavours that were in the box – just thought the nougat one sounded a bit different.
Oh, I *do* hope they bring back some form of peanut butter Lindt into the regular rotation! Did you get them at the supermarket, or just at the Lindt stores? I really want peanut butter chocolate access once I get home…
Peanut butter easter eggs are delicious.. You can taste that little hint of pb at the end.. concluded with the rich sweetness of lindt milk chocolate.. TO DIE FOR!
Thanks Jacqueline. I think it’s a better definition of ‘complexity’ than, say, ‘attending a modern interpretative dance performance whilst sober.’
River, these ain’t Reese’s. Trust me.
I haven’t tried the nougat eggs Christine, but I saw ‘em as well. Hmm, it’s shopping day today so I might just ‘have’ to check them out….
These peanut butter eggs are available in the supermarket Hannah. I don’t know if they’re just seasonal ‘teasers’ or if they plan on making the Peanut Butter lindor balls more widely available. I’ll see what I can find out.
Chelsea your description is perfect!
Your bunny is gorgeous! Maybe Lindt should use him in their next advert!