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spring games & treats

Eggs in Raspberry and Chocolate and orange
nests coconut eggs Scotch eggs

MAKES 24 MAKES 12 EGGS OR 24 MINI EGGS MAKES 4

50g white chocolate, chopped 1 tablespoon coconut oil 75g unsalted butter, softened
24 green or red grapes, or a mixture 25g dried apricots 100g icing sugar
of both, at room temperature 175g fresh raspberries, plus extra to serve 25g cocoa powder
25g pecans, hazelnuts or whole almonds, 75g rolled oats 1 x 310g shop-bought Madeira cake
fi nely chopped 25g ground almonds 1 large orange, zest only
50g desiccated coconut 4 Cadbury Creme Eggs
2 Cadbury Flake or 4 tablespoons grated leftover
Easter eggs
Place the chocolate in a small heatproof bowl Line a tray with non-stick baking paper and set
and melt over a pan of simmering water or in aside. Melt the coconut oil in a small pan on the Beat the butter in a large bowl until pale. Sift in the
30-second blasts in the microwave, stirring hob or in a bowl in the microwave and set aside. icing sugar and cocoa and beat until smooth.
regularly. Once melted and smooth, set aside to Place the apricots in a mini blender and blitz In a food processor, blitz the Madeira cake to ne
cool a little. Meanwhile, line a tray with non-stick to a purée. Add 100g of the raspberries and crumbs and tip into the butter mixture. Finely
baking paper and set aside. Wash and thoroughly blend again until smooth. Spoon this into a grate the orange zest in and mix until thoroughly
dry the grapes. Place the chopped nuts in a small medium bowl and add the melted coconut oil, combined. Divide the mixture into four even portions.
bowl. Dip half of a grape in the cooled melted oats, ground almonds and half of the desiccated Taking one Creme Egg, shape one portion of cake
chocolate and then immediately in the chopped coconut. Mix everything together until well mixture around it to enclose in an egg shape. Repeat
nuts to stick and evenly coat. Stand it upright on combined. Add the remaining 75g of raspberries to make four Scotch eggs, arranging on a tray lined
the lined tray and repeat until all the grapes are and fold them through gently to lightly crush with non-stick baking paper as you go. Crumble the
coated. and combine. Using damp hands, form into 12 Flake into small pieces on a plate. Roll each egg in
egg shapes, arranging them on the lined tray as the Flake to stick and coat evenly. Refrigerate for at
you go. Scatter the remaining 25g of desiccated least 30 minutes, until set rm.These will keep for up
Sharon Says coconut in a shallow dish and roll the eggs in it to a week layered between parchment paper in an
These little ‘eggs’ of grapes in chocolate nut nests one by one to evenly coat. Refrigerate for at least airtight container in the fridge.
are a fun and fruity addition to an Easter party 30 minutes, until set. If making 24 mini eggs, you
table. Ensure the grapes are at room temperature, will need a little extra coconut to coat. These will
as if they are fridge cold, the chocolate will set keep for up to two days layered between pieces NUTTY TIP
too quickly, making it tricky to stick the nuts to it. of parchment paper in an airtight container in Instead of crumbled chocolate on the outside, coat
Small, round grapes can be tricky to hold and dip, the fridge. They also freeze well. Serve with extra the eggs in chopped nuts or toasted desiccated
so choose medium or large long grapes if you can. raspberries if liked. coconut.

easter egg
hunt

The treasure doesn’t always have to be chocolate or an edible treat. Kids will be just as delighted with an Easter-themed game, craft, dress-up item or even
a homemade token that says they get to watch a movie or take a trip to the playground. A good way to ensure each child gets the same thing or the same
amount of treasure to avoid any upset or tears is to colour code the items by wrapping them in diff erent colour tissue paper for each child. That way, they are
only allowed to pick up treasure in their colour. It’s not unheard of for grown-ups to forget where they put things, so make a note of where you hide each egg or
gift. That way, you avoid any upset if a child’s treasure can’t be found – or worse, if it’s found and eaten many months later by a miniature explorer!
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