The Top Ten Easter Candies People Want In Their Baskets

Easter chocolate bunnies made from solid milk and dark chocolate.

The folks at Instacart have conducted a survey of the top Easter candies for their baskets and it's not just jelly beans and peeps.

The sheer variety of candy options for kids now is amazing!

Long gone are the days of boring candy, these days kids can expect to find anything from Lindt Chocolate Bunnys (not the generic kind we used to get every year) to the popular Kinder Chocolate candy egg.

51% of people who buy Easter candy will pick up some JELLY BEANS, which explains why two different varieties made the Top 10. And 42% plan to grab at least one pack of Peeps.

In this survey, 66% of those who celebrate Easter plan to dye eggs, and 78% will eat the eggs they dye so nothing goes to waste.

More Easter feast facts

As for the Easter meal, 74% of Americans plan to have ham as the main course. The other dishes may include: Brisket . . . canned green beans . . . asparagus . . . potatoes . . . sweet potatoes . . . and dinner rolls.

Here's The Eggcellent Top Ten Candies for your basket!

10. Brach's Jelly Bird Eggs

9. M&M's Easter Milk Chocolate Candy

8. Peeps: Yellow Marshmallow Chicks

7. Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses

6. Hershey's Milk Chocolate Candy Eggs

5. Cadbury Easter Creme Egg

4. Lindt Milk Chocolate Bunny

3. Starburst Easter Jelly Beans

2. Kinder Chocolate Candy Egg

1. Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs

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Bob is a native New Englander, growing up (sorta) in Maine where his love for radio started at a young age. While in high school he hosted radio shows on a local radio station, and he has never looked back. Bob joined the US Navy and served onboard the Sixth Fleet Flagship as a radio and TV host. After serving for 3 years, it was off to Emerson College in Boston. Bob hosted shows in Boston on WMEX, WVBF and WSSH in the 80’s and 90’s before heading to radio stations in Raleigh, NC, Manchester, NH, and New York City. Bob has been married for almost 25 years to Carolyn, a Woburn gal and they have 3 daughters, Nicole, Taylor, and Bridget. Bob and Carolyn are proud first-time grandparents to baby Caroline, who they plan to spoil every chance they get! “I started my career in New England and could not be happier to come back to Boston where I can root for all the Boston sports teams and eat lots of lobster rolls and clam chowder (okay not lots)… It is an honor to host the WROR morning show with LBF and wake up the World’s Greatest City!” Bob writes about recipes and restaurants, pop culture and trending topics.