Easter Sweets and Treats for All Ages

According to a survey conducted by the National Confectioners Association, Americans really have a sweet tooth when it comes to Easter treats. Kids and adults alike can't seem to get enough of chocolate bunnies, jelly beans and marshmallow bunnies and chicks.

If you're craving something a little different or more substantial for your Easter basket, check out these unique sweets. We've found treats to satisfy kids' cravings and more mature tastes.

1. Easter Carrot Cake from Bake Me A Wish! ~ $39.95
Bake Me A Wish! has delicious gourmet cakes for any occasion, and their Easter Carrot Cake is the perfect dessert for your holiday dinner. The Carrot Cake has two carrot layers with walnuts and raisins and is filled and frosted with a tasty cream cheese frosting. All of the cakes arrive fresh from their bakery in New York City, and 5% of each order is contributed to a program that donates birthday cakes to soldiers overseas.

2. Easter Egg Keepsake Box from Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company ~ $12.50
This 14-piece collection of crèmes, caramels, truffles and a chocolate-covered marshmallow Peep is nestled inside a keepsake Easter egg box. Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company is a St. Louis-based chocolatier with more than 20 years experience crafting small-batch, premium chocolates.

3. French "Designer Egg" from L'Artisan du Chocolat ~ $54.50
Crafted from premium French ingredients, the "Designer Egg" is a 7" tall and 4" wide edible chocolate egg filled with an assortment of L'Artisan du Chocolat's sweets and Easter chocolate friture. These chocolates are low in sugar and have no preservatives.

4. Bunny Box from Geoff & Drew's ~ $16.00
The Bunny Box is a trio of moist, delicious shortbread cookies shaped like rabbits and decorated with pink and white frosting. Geoff & Drew's cookies are baked with fresh, high-quality ingredients, and they specialize in yummy baked goods that melt in your mouth.

5. Milk Chocolate Easter Eggs from Choclatique ~ $8.00
Choclatique's ultra-premium, foil-wrapped miniature Milk Chocolate Easter Eggs arrive in an 8-oz. bag. The multi-colored "eggs" are perfect for stashing in Easter baskets, and the flavor is a blend of mild milk chocolate with caramel, vanilla and fresh dairy accents.

6. Ivory Elegance from Cherries Divine ~ $13.95
Luscious hand-dipped cherries are Cherries Divine's specialty. Ivory Elegance is 6 pieces of white chocolate-covered cherries. The presentation is beautiful, and the cherries are suitable for a slightly more mature palate. Cherries Divine uses deliciously plump maraschino cherries grown in the Columbia River Gorge.

7. Easter Basket from Tribeca Treats ~ $30.00
Fresh from a high-end bakery and chocolate shop in New York, this colorful Easter Basket contains 2 Valrhona chocolate bunnies, 2 frosted bunny cookies, 4 Easter egg sugar cookies and 3 chocolate Easter eggs filled with milk chocolate, peanut butter and marshmallow. Tribeca Treats offers a little something for everyone - they have lovely Passover gift boxes, as well.

8. Easter Decorated Oreo Cookies from Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company ~ $15.00
Who doesn't love Oreos? Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company has an assortment of 6 milk chocolate-covered Oreo cookies, which are then hand-decorated for Easter by their master chocolatiers. The cookies feature pink and blue eggs and yellow chicks.