Kate’s bombs makes a range of silly bunny butt chocolates for Easter. Photo: Lucy Ridge.
With Easter just around the corner, people are starting to think about all things chocolate!
And thanks to some very creative Canberra chocolatiers, there are plenty of local sweet treats available. While several of these makers have their own physical shops or online stores, Region found a heaving table of local choccies at POP Canberra in Braddon.
The staff said that there is a growing number of local makers who will do special chocolate products for all occasions (not just Easter). And due to the focus on quality ingredients, these local options are a whole lot tastier than the mass-produced eggs you get at the supermarket.
Here are a few of our favourites.
Kate’s Bombs
Kate’s love of homemade chocolates started during the COVID lockdowns and has now become a business! She began with a range of hot chocolate bombs – just add hot milk – and has now expanded to include a range of other chocolate items (including a few, ahem, adult shapes).
For Easter, she has the usual range of chocolate eggs, Easter-themed hot chocolate bombs and some bunny butts which I’m sure children will find hilarious!
For a list of local stockists, visit Kate’s Bombs.
Studio Cocoa makes these cute chocolate hens for Easter. Photo: Studio Cocoa.
Studio Cocoa
Studio Cocoa is a Canberra-based chocolate studio run by Tannah Moran.
Studio Cocoa makes Smash Eggs – 15 cm-high milk chocolate egg filled with speculoos truffles, mini Creme Eggs, marshmallow half eggs, freckle mini eggs and white chocolate malt balls. It even comes with a wooden hammer for smashing through the shell!
Lemon lovers will enjoy the Chicken Smash Egg, which is filled with lemon meringue bonbons and lemon poppyseed malt balls. And the cutest little chicken bonbons are a sweet alternative to bunnies.
“I started the brand to not only bring people a higher calibre quality of chocolate but also chocolate that is better for the planet than what you find at the supermarket,” said Tannah.
Studio Cocoa chocolates can be ordered online or found at select retailers.
Jasper and Myrtle Chocolates are made from bean to bar in Fyshwick. Photo: Lucy Ridge.
Jasper & Myrtle
Li Peng and Peter Monroe hand-make their chocolates from ethically sourced cacao beans imported from Papua New Guinea. Li Peng and Peter have formed personal relationships with many of their farmers and suppliers to ensure a fair price and sustainable work practices.
The award-winning business has 19 medals to its name! Their small-batch chocolates are crafted at their Fyshwick workshop from bean to bar.
Products are available for purchase directly from the factory or their stockists, or they can be ordered online.
Find Jasper & Myrtle at Unit 9, Building 3.1, 1 Dairy Road, Fyshwick, or weekly at the EPIC Farmers Markets.
The Kokoartisan chocolate eggs filled with chocolate covered nuts are a proper grown up Easter treat. Photo: Lucy Ridge.
Kokoartisan Chocolates
Trained French artisan chocolatier Bertrand Jourdain started Kokoartisan Chocolates with his partner Kim Luan in 2018. The pair make their handcrafted chocolates in Canberra using high-quality European couverture chocolate (which has a higher cocoa butter percentage than cheaper compound chocolate) and local Australian ingredients.
Their Easter treats include gorgeous half-shells of chocolate filled with chocolate-coated nuts (the honey macadamia is particularly good) and Easter egg bars with different flavours.
Find Kokoartisan at select retailers or shop online.
Bruno’s Truffels have a big range of Easter treats at their Mawson store. Photo: Bruno’s Truffels.
Bruno’s Truffels
Bruno’s is a much-beloved Canberra establishment that has been making fine Swiss-style chocolates since 1984. Every year for Easter, they make a huge variety of chocolate Easter Bunnies and half eggs filled with a selection of their signature handmade truffles.
Bruno’s bakery also makes hot cross buns using sultanas soaked in port and mead!
Find Bruno’s Truffels at Unit 2/106 Mawson Shops, Mawson.
Murrumbateman Chocolate Co will be open on Easter Saturday. Photo: Supplied.
The Murrumbateman Chocolate Company
The Murrumbateman Chocolate Company is the umbrella brand that covers the former Robyn Rowe Chocolates and Sweet Pea & Poppy. Owner Yasmin Coe says the local region and producers are key to her brand.
“Murrumbateman is a really great foodie region that punches well above its weight in terms of what it offers to visitors,” said Yasmin.
“We love being part of this region, and everything we do is crafted with a lot of passion and purpose on-site by our talented, dedicated team.”
The Murrumbateman Chocolate Company will be open for Easter Saturday.
The Murrumbateman Chocolate Company is located at 1153 Nanima Road, Murrumbateman, NSW.
Did we miss any of your favourite Canberra chocolate businesses? Tell us in the comments.
