As Easter fast approaches, it’s time for us to take another look at our Sweet Like Chocolate E-book and share the sweet, sweet love with our favourite and foolproof DIY Easter Egg recipe. Yes that’s right – we found a way you can indulge an Easter Egg or two and skip the guilt. Not only will our delicious recipes satisfy your chocolate cravings, they have nutritional benefits as well! Dark chocolate contains a high cacao content and large amounts of flavonoids which act as powerful antioxidants and help to lower blood pressure. You don’t have to say no to chocolate this year, embrace your inner sweet tooth!
Making the chocolate
Ingredients:
- 1 cup cacao butter, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup or to taste
How to make it:
- Place cacao butter into a heat-proof bowl over a pot of slowly simmering water. Ensure the bowl is not touching the water. Take the bowl off the pot when cacao butter has melted.
- Stir through the cacao powder and sweetener.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup assorted nuts roughly chopped (macadamias, almonds, walnuts, pistachios – whatever your heart desires)
- 2 tbsp. goji berries
- 2 tbsp. dried cranberries/sultanas
- 2 tbsp. desiccated coconut
- ¼ cup organic GF marshmallows, chopped (optional)
- 2 tbsp. dried ginger pieces, chopped (optional)
How to make it:
- Mix all rocky road ingredients in a bowl and pour over most of the chocolate mixture. Stir until coated well.
- Pour mixture into Easter egg half moulds and freeze for 15min, remove and pop Easter eggs out of the moulds.
- Paint a layer of chocolate on the inside of the half eggs and stick them together, pop back in the freezer for another 15min. Once frozen together well they are ready for eating.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups coconut flakes
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
How to make it:
- Mix chocolate with coconut flakes until well coated.
- Pour mixture into Easter egg half moulds and freeze for 15min, remove and pop Easter eggs out of the moulds.
- Paint a layer of chocolate on the inside of the half eggs and stick them together, pop back in the freezer for another 15min.
- Once frozen together, paint a thin layer of chocolate over the entire egg and roll in desiccated coconut and freeze again. Once frozen together well they are ready for eating.