Is a bunny better?

Easter, one of the biggest candy buying times. You can’t walk down the aisle of any store right now and not get inundated with Easter gift insanity. Thankfully, the trend of not giving candy away on Easter seems to be dying down a little. This was something I noticed a few years back. It made me a little nervous.

Fortunately, the world’s love of chocolate and the complete lack of actually understanding what Easter stands for has given us all kinds of great Easter treats this year. As with just about anything, licensing is all the rage. You can get Simpson’s mini chocolates, Spiderman gummies, and the treat that I went with this year, the giant chocolate Sponge Bob Square Pants. I love that little porous spongy guy.

But this brought up an interesting idea, and an excuse to eat chocolate. I wanted to know if my Sponge Bob chocolate buddy matched up to the classic Easter bunny. So I picked them both up took them home and ran them through some rigorous tests… Candy Critic style.

Now Sponge Bob, on the other hand, had these two little peg things on each end. This didn’t do too much for the look when out of the box, but it made for a good bite spot. The problem is, after that you really just have to go for the main body. He didn’t fall apart, but it was a bit more of a strain than even the bunny's butt.

Next is the candy eye ratio. It’s amazing to think that one of the best parts of a chocolate treat might not be the chocolate. I love eating the eyes. Maybe it’s just that it’s a bit of variety, or maybe I have some kind of issue, but they’re yummy.

The bunny had only one eye. Although they are tasty, I always feel bad for eating bunnies' eyes. The bunny looked right at me and I almost burst into tears.

Sponge Bob, on the other hand, had two eyes, and with that stupid grin on his face and the fact that the eyes were kind of creepy on him anyway, I didn’t mind eating them at all.

The final test was the peanut butter test. This was demanded by my friend Donald. He found out I was doing this test and insisted that I introduce the peanut butter element. I have to admit I am a fan of dipping my chocolate creatures into peanut butter and when it comes to demands from my fans, I can’t help but say yes. Well, sometimes I say no, but if it means more eating I’m ok with it.

The bunny (after being smashed) still had lots of good-sized pieces to dip. Some, like the head, didn’t really hold the chocolate too well. I really had to find a chunk that was kind of flat to be able to scoop.

Sponge Bob, on the other hand, was perfect after being smashed. Since he was square, there were plenty of flat bits to dip. Even better, the corners made for great scoops.