Easter Survival Guide: How to Eat Your Body Weight in Chocolate (Ethically)
Let’s call Easter what it really is: a four-day bender of sugar, carbs, and questionable decisions. It is the only time of year where eating foil-wrapped dairy for breakfast isn't a cry for help - it’s "tradition." (We don’t make the rules, we just happily abide by them.)
Don't Be That Guy But here is the buzzkill part. A lot of mass-market chocolate is… well, trash. And we don’t just mean the taste. We mean the supply chains that are messier than a toddler eating a melted bunny.
At P&P, we like our indulgences to come without a side order of deforestation or guilt. We want the good stuff. The stuff that tastes expensive and makes you feel like a philanthropic god just for eating a truffle.
So, put down the generic supermarket bunny that tastes like brown wax and regrets.
Here are 5 Aussie brands that are saving the world, one calorie at a time.
The "I’m Better Than You" Chocolate List:
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Loving Earth (The Yoga Teacher of Chocolate) This is for the friend who "doesn't do refined sugar" but still wants to party. It’s plant-based, regenerative, and the packaging composts faster than your motivation to go for a run on Easter Monday. (Perfect for: People who own crystals and know their moon sign 🌙)
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Koko Black (The "Don't Touch This, Kids" Stash) If you buy Koko Black for a child, you have more money than sense. This is grown-up chocolate. It’s sustainable, handcrafted in Melbourne, and honestly too pretty to eat. (But you will. You absolutely will.) (Perfect for: Hiding on the top shelf behind the frozen peas where no one looks 🥦)
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Bahen & Co (The Coffee Snob’s Choice) Made on vintage machines in Margaret River. This is bean-to-bar stuff that treats cocoa like fine wine. It’s intense, complex, and distinct. It’s basically the "Bezzera" of the chocolate world. (Perfect for: Pretending you can taste "notes of tobacco and dried fig" while you inhale the whole block)
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Pana Organic (The Vegan MVP) Usually, "vegan milk chocolate" tastes like sadness and chemistry. Pana actually nailed it. It’s creamy, rich, and melts in your mouth. Plus, they plant trees. (Perfect for: Proving to your Uncle Dave that vegan food doesn't suck)
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Alter Eco (The Supermarket Saviour) You forgot to order online and now you’re panic-buying at the shops. Grab these. They are Fair Trade, organic, and their truffles are dangerously addictive. (Perfect for: Last-minute gifts that look like you planned them for weeks)
The Antidote to the Sugar Coma Okay, you’ve eaten the chocolate. Now you’re hitting the wall. The sugar crash is coming, and it’s coming for your soul.
You need a hard reset. You need Bezzera.
Forget delicate. You need a heavyweight. Bezzera is a 13/13 intensity slap in the face that cuts straight through the sugar haze. (Pro tip: Melt a square of chocolate into the hot shot. You’re welcome 🍫)
Sorted your ethical stash for the long weekend? Tag us @podandparcel or drop into our Facebook inbox with your chocolate haul🐰