United States, April 14 -- As Easter approaches, Americans are set to indulge in a chocolate extravaganza, with a jaw-dropping 73 million pounds of chocolate expected to be consumed this holiday season- likely equating to more than $2 billion in sales.For comparison, that's enough chocolate to:Create more than 1 billion chocolate eggs weighing 1-ounce each;Craft nearly 400 million chocolate bunnies weighing 3-ounces each - enough to line them up end-to-end from New York City to Los Angeles more than 8 times;Fill more than 146 million Easter baskets with half a pound of chocolate each.Consumers are ready to satisfy their sweet tooth this Easter, according to Cargill's proprietary research. In fact, eight of ten consumers say holidays like Ea...