These colourful little treats make the ideal clean eating Easter treat, proving you can still enjoy this time of year without feeling too naughty! Made from a raw chocolate, crunchy oat and nut mixture, these nests are the perfect holder for Kaizen Living superfood-filled ‘eggs’ made from a raw, vegan and gluten-free marzipan mixture. You can have a play around with the colours with different powders or colourings but either way, be rest assured you can enjoy Easter by indulging innocently with these!
Ingredients – for the nests:
- 100g coconut oil (I used Lucy Bee)
- 3 tbsp Sweet Freedom (or honey or agave syrup)
- 2 tbsp Kaizen Living cacao powder
- 50g unsweetened dessicated coconut
- 25g ground almonds
- 50g rolled oats (can be gluten-free)
Get making!
- Put 6-8 muffin cases in muffin tins so you’re prepared.
- Put the coconut and Sweet Freedom in a small pan and heat gently until the coconut oil has melted. Whisk well the remove from heat.
- Stir in the cacao powder and whisk until silky smooth and there are no lumps.
- Pour in the dessicated coconut, ground almonds and oats and mix well until you have a thick, sticky mixture. You may want to add slightly more oats, almonds or coconut until you get the right texture.
- Spoon a couple of teaspoons of the mixture into each case. Press into the case with your fingers so it pushes up around the edges and a cavity is left in the middle. Place in the fridge and leave to set.
Ingredients – for the eggs
- 25g ground almonds
- 3 tbsp Sweet Freedom (or honey or agave syrup)
- ½ tsp almond extract
- ½ tsp Kaizen Living spirulina powder
- ½ tsp Kaizen Living acai berry powder
- ½ tsp red food colouring
Get making!
- Put the almonds in a bowl and stir in the honey and almond extract, mixing quite vigorously until you have a thick paste. When you’re happy with the texture (it should be like a soft dough that holds together), divide into three.
- In one bowl, add the spirulina to the mixture – you may want to add a little sweetener to keep its sweet taste. Mix well until you have a green colour, then divide up into 6-8 and roll into balls, then set aside.
- Repeat this process with the acai berry variation and also the food colouring version, so in the end you have a total of 18-24 different colour egg shapes.
- Keep in an air-tight container in the fridge until needed for up to 5 days.
Read to serve your clean eating Easter creations? Simple divide the eggs up into your baskets, sprinkle over some more dessicated coconut if you fancy it and tuck in!
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