Deceptively easy, these little ice-creamster chocolate treats are essential for any Easter celebration.
Trade up the foil-wrapped egg for these 52 edible gifts
Give the gift of absolutely tasty food this Easter. Now, we acknowledge that some of these recipes are a bit Christmassy, but hey, who said you can only enjoy them once a year?
Gingerbread chocolate meringue cookies with warm brandy custard
These cookies are the perfect treat to leave for Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve.
Lamington creme Easter eggs
Forget those too-sweet creme eggs - try these baked sponge eggs, filled with a sweet buttercream, and finished with a Lamington coating.
Easter hot chocolate with hot cross bun spiced biscuits
Hot cross buns get a clever reinvention as these aromatic, spiced biscuits. The hot chocolates are as divine as they sound and also a great way to use up leftover Easter eggs (if there even is such a thing).
Matt Moran's chocolate and almond butter slice
Minimal effort, maximum flavour. Just the way we like it.
Fresh ideas
Mandarins
Amorette mandarins are seedless, easy to peel and have a nice balance of sweetness and tang.
Chocolate babka
Two of the greatest things in the world, chocolate and bread, combine to create something truly special.
Next-level chocolate hot cross buns
What could possibly say "Easter" more than chocolate hot cross buns?
Spicy Italian hot chocolate
Gifting food for Christmas is a nice personal touch, and your friends will love this spicy Italian hot chocolate.
Macadamia, cranberry and white chocolate florentines
Serve these with coffee or tea after a feast or make them into take-home gifts for friends and family.
Cheat's chocolate tartufo
"When I was younger, every pizza shop had the same laminated dessert menu, with pictures of dome-shaped sweets. This simple version of tartufo (frozen dessert) is a chocolate ball of nostalgia." – Sam Parish
Chocolate almond cups
The healthy chocolate treat thats also vegan friendly, dairy free and refined sugar free!
Orange chocolate shortbread
Spiked with orange and flecked with chocolate, these crumbly sweet treats are fun and easy to make. If you’d like to make plain orange ones, just replace the cocoa with extra flour, says Jamie Oliver.
Custard kisses
2016 Great Australian Bake Off winner Olivia McMahon makes her delicious. debut with a recipe passed through the generations.
Cookies in a jar
This is such a fun gift. Just make sure you attach a label with the extra ingredients needed and the cooking instructions.
The chocolate brownie recipe to rival all others
In terms of fudgy, gooey, chocolatey deliciousness, it's hard to beat a brownie, especially this one. This recipe is an extract from Valli Little's book, My Kind of Food (Harper Collins, $39.99).