Food: People expect chocolate to taste more BITTER if it is in black packaging, study finds

Black chocolate wrappers make consumers think that confectionary will taste more bitter, while yellow and pink create expectations of sweetness, a study found. Researchers from Brazil asked 420 individuals to predict the taste qualities of slabs of milk and dark chocolate that came presented in different coloured packaging. They also found that black wrapping made people expect … Read more

Jesinta Franklin wishes her followers ‘love, chocolate and quality time with loved ones’ at Easter

Jesinta Franklin wishes her followers ‘love, chocolate and quality time with loved ones’ as she celebrates Easter with one-year-old daughter Tullulah By S. Shipley For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:37 BST, 4 April 2021 | Updated: 13:38 BST, 4 April 2021 She welcomed her second child, a son, with AFL player Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin on March … Read more

Nutritionist reveals the truth about different types of chocolate and health

Nutritionist reveals the truth about the chocolate you love – so which option is the best for you?  Dietitian Rebecca Gawthorne has revealed the truth behind each chocolate type  She says milk chocolate’s lower in calories and saturated fat than dark chocolate She also showed that vegan chocolate was highest in calories and saturated fats  … Read more

How to use your Easter chocolate to make a VERY tasty dessert

Aussie foodie reveals how to use your leftover Easter chocolate to make a VERY tasty desert An Australian foodie has revealed how to upgrade your left-over Easter bunnies  The woman fills the hollow chocolate with a custard jelly then lets it set She then shows off the final product, cracking the chocolate to reveal custard … Read more

Tricky emoji quiz challenges puzzlers to name the chocolate treats being enjoyed this Easter

Easter-inspired emoji quiz challenges you to name these popular chocolate brands – so can YOU guess all 14? Birmingham-based company Student Beans, designed a chocolate themed quiz Players are tasked with naming 14 chocolate brands popular this Easter Most people can only name 10 – but, can you achieve a perfect score?  By Latoya Gayle … Read more

Cadbury’s delights fans by launching chocolate orange Dairy Milk bars

Cadbury’s has delighted fans by launching chocolate orange Dairy Milk bars. The British chocolate giant will be selling the fruit-infused sweet treat in British supermarkets from this week, with some savvy shoppers saying they’ve already spotted them in stores. The bars, which will cost £2.49 for 180g, will have the same melt-in-your-mouth taste as a … Read more

Chocolate bar given to troops during the Boer War is found untouched

Chocolate bar given to troops during the Boer War is found untouched in a helmet case 121 years later A 121-year-old tin of uneaten chocolate was found in a Boer War helmet case The helmet case had belonged to Sir Henry Edward Paston-Bedingfeld  The three-year Second Boer War, or South African War, began in 1899  By Daily … Read more

Chocolate poisonings in dogs are expected to peak over Easter weekend, vets warn 

With Easter just a matter of days away now, many excited Brits will eagerly be deciding which chocolate treats to indulge in. But if you have a dog, it’s important you keep any Easter chocolate away from your pooch. Chocolate contains a chemical called ‘theobromine’, which is toxic to dogs and can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, … Read more

These mini triple chocolate cheesecakes are perfect for your Easter spread

These mini triple chocolate cheesecakes are perfect for your Easter spread – and they’re only 200 calories each The Healthy Mummy released a recipe for mini triple choc cheesecakes  Not only are the cheesecakes tasty but they are only 200 calories per serve  They are the perfect healthy Easter alternative ahead of the weekend  For … Read more