Interesting Facts about Easter Candy 

When most people think of Easter candy, they think of chocolate.  From chocolate eggs, chocolate bunnies, and chocolate candy bars wrapped with Easter design paper, chocolate is a huge part of this holiday.  However, Easter is a holiday that involves many types of candy, not all of them being made from chocolate.  In this article, we wanted to provide you with some fascinating information specific to Easter candy.  Easter is the second most candy-consuming holiday in the United States, so you will find these facts intriguing. 

      In 2001, Americans consumed more than seven billion pounds of candy.  Although this included holidays in addition to Easter, remember that this springtime holiday is shrouded by the consumption of candy. 

      For the Easter holiday in 2000, Americans spent close to $2 billion just on Easter candy alone, a number that followed only second to Halloween candy, the first greatest candy consuming holiday in existence. 

      Every year, 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are produced 

      When eating a chocolate Easter bunny, certain parts of the body are eaten first.  As an example, most people will start with the ears, followed by the feet and then tail. 

      When choosing a chocolate Easter bunny for an adult, remember that milk chocolate beats out dark chocolate. 

      Peeps, which are marshmallow, yellow chickens, are also very popular during the Easter holiday.  More than 700 million Peeps are purchased every Easter, followed by marshmallow bunnies and then eggs. 

     Manufacturers of these marshmallow candies can make more than 4 million daily 

      Today, a Peep Easter candy can be created in about five minutes while in 1953, it took 27 hours 

      The yellow Peep is the most popular color, which is followed by pink, lavender, blue, and then white. 

      Jellybeans are also very popular for Easter with Americans consuming 16 billion just for the Easter holiday. 

      When taking a poll on how jellybeans are eaten, 70% of children between the ages of 6 and 11 states they eat all the jellybeans from the Easter basket one at a time, while 23% ate several at once. 

      Although a favorite for the Easter basket, jellybeans did not become a yearly tradition until the 1930s. 

      Of all flavors for jellybeans, cherry is the favorite, followed by strawberry, grape, lime, and blueberry.  Keep in mind that jellybeans now come in every imaginable flavor, making them extra special for the Easter holiday. 

      Today, you can choose pastel colored M&Ms, perfect for the Easter holiday 

      Although candy is the most popular type of Easter treat, ancient times focused on Hot Cross Buns and Pretzels