What to do with all those Easter eggs that the good old bunny bought your way this morning?
Well, the first logical response would be to eat them of course! However, if you're feeling overwhelmed by the masses of chocolate filling your fridge and pantry right now, I have a few ideas.
Why not add them to some hot cross buns?
Which leads me to the creation of gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo Easter-Eggy Hot Cross Bun Bites.
So I assume you all got gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free Easter eggs today...right?! If not, then this recipe will only be 'healthy' for those that did...if not, it will be 'healthier' than the average hot cross bun recipe, which are generally loaded full of sugar.
Recipe
So here goes...
Ingredients
3 cups of almond meal
1/4 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp bicarb soda
1/2 tsp vanilla paste
1/3 cup coconut oil
2 eggs
2 tbsp maple or rice syrup
1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, and 1/2 tsp all spice
1/4 cup raisins
Zest of 1 orange
Crushed up / chopped up Easter eggs (however much you desire!)
Method
Firstly, pre-heat your oven to 160 degrees
Mix all ingredients together until a dough consistency forms
Roll into approximately 12 balls and place onto a tray with parchment paper
(Optional) Melt some Easter egg chocolate with about 1 tablespoon of coco oil (careful not to overheat!) stir in about 1 tsp of arrowroot until smooth. Gently spoon crosses on each mini bun.
Bake for about 20-25 mins until brown on top
Transfer to a cooling rack
These little tasty morsels, will be gone in a flash, so perhaps make a double batch if you have lots of hungry hippos at home.
*Please note, these will be crumblier than the average hot cross bun due to the no-gluten, so handle with care until they cool.
What else to do with Easter-eggs?
-Use the remaining melted chocolate for the crosses as a dipping sauce for strawberries, bananas and why not dip your buns in it? (Not metaphorically of course).
- Make a chocolate sauce for pancakes or crepes by melting Easter egg chocolate with some coconut cream and rice malt syrup in a saucepan.
- Gently warm 250ml of milk of your choice on the stove top and add a good few tbsp's of Easter chocolate. Stir until you have a warm mug of creamy hot drinkable chocolate.
Let me know how it works out.
Much Love & Happy Easter to all
Bec xx
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