Fun Easter Recipes

This Easter, why not spend some time together in the kitchen creating some tasty treats? These family friendly recipes are easy to do and fun too!

Cress heads

Not only fun to make, but helps teach children about how plants grow! This is a great one to do together and the kids will love watching the cress grow over the course of the Easter holiday.

You will need:

2 eggs

2 tsp cress seeds

2 cotton wool balls

Felt tip pens

1. Parents will have to get this one started – begin by removing the tops of your eggs, leaving the rest of the shell intact. Empty the insides into a bowl (you can use them in some baking or perhaps have scrambled egg or an omlette for dinner!) and carefully wash the shells.

2. Decorate them with pens or paint and leave them to dry.

3. Dip the cotton wool balls in a little water and squeeze out any excess.

4. Once the eggs are dry, pop 1 ball in each shell and then sprinkle the cress seeds onto each one. Sit the filled shells into egg cups and leave in a dry, well-lit place, like a windowsill, for a week. The cress will start to grow within a few days and you and the kids can keep an eye on their progress. By the end of the week, the eggs will have a head of green cress hair!

Chocolate nests

These are quick and easy and if you have some chocolate and cereal lying around, won’t even need you to go out and buy any ingredients. They don’t take long to make and as there isn’t much in the way of cooking involved, even the youngest family members can get involved.

You will need:

50g butter

100g chocolate

3 tbsp golden syrup

100g cereal, Cornflakes or Wheatabix work best

Cupcake cases

1. Start by breaking up the chocolate into chunks and then either put them in a saucepan with the golden syrup and butter or into a microwave proof bowl. Melt the ingredients together, stirring if you’re using the hob or at 30 second intervals if you’re using the microwave.

2. Once melted, allow to cool slightly before pouring over the cereal. Stir gently using a wooden spoon and when all the cereal is covered, spoon into cupcake cases arranged on a muffin tray. Place the tray in the fridge to set and enjoy!

3. If you like you can even decorate them with mini eggs to look like real nests.

Easter egg brownies

If you have an abundance of Easter eggs or just want to add to the season’s chocolatey goodness, this is a fun recipe you can create together. There’s something for everyone to get involved with, whether that’s mixing the brownies together or crushing chocolate or even decorating the finished product.

You will need:

185g unsalted butter

185g dark chocolate

3 eggs

275g golden caster sugar

85g plain flour

40g cocoa powder

5 chocolate eggs, Crème Eggs or something similar would be perfect

150g mini chocolate eggs

1. Start by cutting the butter into small chunks and breaking up the chocolate into a medium sized heatproof bowl. Either melt together over a pan of simmering water, or pop in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time until melted. Leave to cool to room temperature.

2. Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan or Gas Mark 4.

3. Grease a baking tin with butter and line with baking paper or foil.

4. In a large bowl, crack the eggs and add the caster sugar. Whisk together until thick and creamy. Pour the melted chocolate over the eggs and fold together. Sieve the flour and cocoa into the bowl and then mix to combine.

5. Pour the mix into the tin and level it out with a spatula. Place in the midle of the oven and bake for 20 minutes.

6. While the brownies are cooking, unwrap and cut the crème eggs in half and then crush some of the mini eggs – either by putting in a sealed freezer bag and beating with a rolling pin or in a pestle and mortar. Leave some whole though for decoration.

7. Take it out of the oven and let an adult press in the crème eggs, cut side up into the top. Scatter over half the mini eggs and then put back in the oven for another five minutes.

8. Once finished, top the brownie with the remaining eggs and leave to cool, preferably in the fridge for around an hour before eating.

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