90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are made for Easter each year.- Each day, five million marshmallow chicks and bunnies are produced in preparation for Easter.
- 16 billion jelly beans are made for Easter (that’s enough to completely fill an 89 feet high and 60 feet wide plastic Easter egg – about the height of a nine-story office building!)
- 82 percent of Americans say they would prefer a chocolate or candy bunny for Easter, while only 4 percent say they would prefer a live rabbit (can you blame them?!)
- 63 percent of Americans would most like to receive a chocolate bunny on Easter morning, followed by marshmallow bunnies (10 percent). I know my little guy would love anything chocolate!
- The world’s largest jar of jelly beans weighed 6,050 pounds.
- 75 percent of kids are willing to do extra chores for extra Easter candy (what, we’re supposed to give them something for doing chores??!
). - According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest Easter egg ever made was just over 25-ft high and made of chocolate and marshmallow. The egg weighed 8,968 lbs. and was supported by an internal steel frame.
- 88 percent of adults carry on the Easter tradition of creating Easter baskets for their kids & 90 percent of adults hope for their own treat from the Easter Bunny. Who wouldn’t want chocolate?!
- The first chocolate eggs were made in Europe in the early 19th century and remain among the most popular treats associated with Easter.
- Kids first grab for chocolate bunnies (76 percent) when checking out their Easter baskets, followed by marshmallow treats (18 percent), malted milk balls/eggs (17 percent) and jelly beans (16 percent).
- When it comes to knowing which types of bunnies please the palate, the majority of Americans say a solid chocolate bunny (42 percent) first and foremost, followed by a hollow chocolate bunny (21 percent), marshmallow bunny (10 percent) and other types of Easter bunny candy (9 percent).
- Red jelly beans are kids’ favorite.
You also might want to read our Easter basket ideas for toddlers, 13 Toddler Easter Egg Fillers & check out our Photo Easter Card designs, then go see the Easter crafts and recipes from the National Confectioners Association who provided us with the opportunity to share these fun facts with you!
I definitely prefer pure chocolate to marshmallow anything!
That was a fun list.
Fun facts!
I’m all about a Peanut Butter Bunny in my basket. They used to make only peanut butter, but now I have to go for chocolate and p-nut butter. (It’s not hard to take seconds on that one!)
I love the Reeses Peanut Butter Eggs, but with my son’s nut allergy, I can’t eat them anymore. I’ll just have to settle for a solid bunny instead! Happy TT!
I’m a grown up (I think) and I STILL go for the chocolate bunnies first
Wow, great list. Now I want candy! I would much rather have chocolate than a marshmellow or real bunny.
Happy TT!
What a yummy TT. I had to have some chocolate after reading it!
I like the hollow bunnies best, I get get them most of the way melted, before they hit my mouth… YUM
Oooh, my favorites are the Cadbury caramel egg. Oh man, I live of those for like a month. lol
What a fun list!
i guess i’m with everyone else, i prefer chocolate bunnies to other bunnies, and cabdury eggs are great too.
great TT!
That really made my teeth ache.