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Easter Weekend: 3 Delicious Recipes To Try

3 MIN READ • 9th April 2020

With the ‘normal’ bank holiday plans out the window, why not get creative in the kitchen with these Easter treats to make with all the family? And don’t worry, there’s not a banana bread in sight.

Rocky road bites

Ingredients

  • Low fat spread
  • 200g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
  • Tesco Pink & White Mini Marshmallows
  • 50g reduced fat Rich Tea biscuit(s)
  • 70 g, crushed into small pieces

Method

  1. Line an 18cm square cake tin with baking paper, leaving some paper hanging over the edge of the tin to make it easy to lift out. Put the low-fat spread and chocolate in a large microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 1 minute, or until melted. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly.
  2. Reserve a few of the marshmallows for decoration, then add the rest to the chocolate mixture, along with the biscuits, and stir well to combine. Spoon the mixture in the prepared tin and smooth the top with a spatula. Scatter over the reserved marshmallows and chill for 1 hour or until set.
  3. Lift the rocky road out of the tin, remove the baking paper and cut into 20 equal pieces.

Recipe: WW

Date and walnut loaf

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp Flora Cuisine or 55g Flora Buttery
  • 225 g (8oz) dates, chopped
  • 50 g (2oz) vanilla sugar
  • 50 g (2oz) caster sugar
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 125 ml (¼ pint) boiling water
  • 50 g (2oz) walnuts, chopped
  • 1 egg, Medium, lightly beaten
  • 225 g (8oz) self-raising flour, sieved
  • 2 tbsp raspberry jam
  • 150 ml whipping cream, whipped until thick
    -Ganache-
  • 115 ml whipping cream
  • 100 g plain chocolate, broken into pieces
    -Decoration-
  • Icing sugar, to dredge (optional)
  • Walnut halves
  • A little jam, to secure

Method

  1. Place the Flora, dates, sugar and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl.
  2. Pour boiling water over the contents of the bowl. Allow to cool a little.
  3. Add chopped walnuts, beaten egg and flour, and mix well together.
  4. Pour into a greased, greaseproof-lined 900g (2lb) loaf tin.
  5. Bake on the middle shelf of a preheated very moderate oven 160°C, 150°C fan, gas mark 3 for approximately 1¼–1½ hours.
  6. Leave the loaf in the tin for 10–15 minutes before turning out and removing paper. Cool on a wire tray.
  7. Dredge with icing sugar and decorate with walnut halves, secured with a little jam before serving.

Recipe: FLORA

Hot cross buns

Ingredients

For the buns:

• 192g almond flour
• 128g The Groovy Food Company Organic Coconut Flour
• 170g The Groovy Food Company Organic Wildflower Honey
• 6 eggs
• 250g The Groovy Food Company Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, melted
• 2 apples peeled and grated
• A handful of raisins
• 2 tsp. nutmeg
• 3 tsp. cinnamon
For the icing: • 1 tbs. The Groovy Food Company Organic Coconut Flour
• 1 tbs. tapioca flour
• water

Method

For the buns:

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. In a large bowl, mix the almond flour, Organic Coconut Flour, nutmeg and cinnamon in a bowl.
3. Add the honey, Virgin Coconut Oil and eggs and mix well.
4. Now add the apple and sultanas. Mix again until it forms a dough.
5. Once the mixture is all combined, roll in to 12 even balls.
6. Place them in a grid formation (3×4!) on some baking paper and set aside.
For the crosses:
1. Place your two tablespoons of Organic Coconut Flour and tapioca flour in a small bowl.
2. Gradually add drops of water while stirring, until a thick white paste forms. Use a fork to make sure there are no lumps.
3. Put the paste into a piping bag, and pipe a cross on to the top of each bun.
4. Now place the buns into the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
5. Serve warm and with more butter.

Recipe: The Groovy Food Company 

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Daniella Gray
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Daniella is senior content writer at Health & Wellbeing magazine, which combines her love for writing, food and fitness. Daniella’s love of glossy magazines began when she’d steal copies of her mum’s Marie Claire and buy the latest... Discover more

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