The Easter bunny is bound to be more elusive than ever this year, but that’s okay because there are plenty of local bakers and candy makers working hard so your baskets aren’t empty this year. Here’s a roundup of local businesses offering delicious sweet Easter treats for pickup or delivery.
BFF Cookies
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These chocolate chip cookies are adorned with candied chocolate eggs and sprinkles, delivered freshly baked to your door on Fridays. Heat them in a cookie sheet at 350F for a few minutes before eating to get that right-out-of-the oven effect.
The Chocolate Lab
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The folks at this designer chocolate shop have created some seriously cool looking eggs, solid bunnies and bonbons. Their creations feature single-origin milk and dark chocolate. The real showstoppers are the designer eggs — each beautiful design is unique, and they’re filled with a variety of gourmet flavoured chocolate caramels. Get free delivery on orders over $40.
Cobs Bread
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What would Easter morning be without hot cross buns for breakfast? Cobs bakes them in four different flavours — traditional fruit, apple cinnamon, chocolate chip and cranberry orange. Pick some up from one of the six locations in Calgary, where they have social distancing and sanitization policies in place.
Six Calgary locations, Cobsbread.com
Cococo Chocolatiers
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Hop onto the internet to order from a whole selection of Easter chocolates from Cococo Chocolatiers. There’s milk, white and dark chocolate bunnies, foil-wrapped bunnies and chicks, and a big chocolate egg filled with assorted chocolates to name a few options. Pickup is available at three locations or get free delivery on orders over $50.
Crave Cupcakes
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Made with Crave’s signature buttercream icing and family cake recipe, these cupcakes look almost too good to eat. Choose from a variety of mini- and full-sized Easter-themed cupcakes. Order online 24 hours in advance (contactless delivery is available) or pick some up at the store.
Three locations, cravecupcakes.ca
Hoopla Donuts
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What’s better than Mini Eggs? Mini egg doughnuts, of course! These yeast-raised doughnuts are topped with a vanilla glaze and crushed chocolate candy eggs. Order online for pickup or delivery.
248, 414 3 St. S.W., 403-453-2162 and 2043 33 Ave. S.W., 403-686-1221, hoopladonuts.ca
Glamorgan Bakery
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Sure, they’re famous for their cheese buns, but the folks at this Calgary institution are also pretty handy at making adorable Easter cupcakes. Available for curbside pickup or delivery within a certain area.
3919 Richmond Rd. S.W., 403-242-2800, glamorganbakery.com
Ollia Macarons & Tea
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Feast your eyes (and bellies) on Mini Egg chocolate caramel sandwich cookies. These gluten-free delights are filled with whipped chocolate ganache, caramel drizzle and crushed up Mini Eggs with pink white chocolate and more Mini Eggs on top. Available for curbside pickup and delivery, free on orders over $50.
810C 16 Ave. S.W., 403-457-9775, byollia.com
Pie Junkie
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We love all of Pie Junkie’s sweet and savoury pies, but this Easter-themed chocolate silk pie with fresh cream and malted eggs might just take the cake (or the pie, as it were). Available for no-contact curbside pickup or delivery.
Three locations, piejunkie.ca