Healthy Easter recipes

My favourite healthy Easter recipes

(plus my yummy home made, healthy chocolate recipe)

I’m sharing my favourite healthy Easter recipes with you in this post. A couple of them are my recipes, and the rest are from websites I trust that use healthy ingredients.

My philosophy is about enjoying a variety of all kinds of foods in your diet. And that means including treats, especially at holiday time!

I know it can become overwhelming though, with the sheer volume of foods on offer that you don’t regularly eat.

So it’s nice to have some healthier alternatives to turn to when you need a little break from all of the indulgence.

Easter traditions

For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, Easter is in Autumn, and signals the gradual descent into cooler Winter temperatures.

For lots of Aussies, it can be the “last chance” to go camping while the weather’s still good.

Meanwhile it’s Spring for you guys in the North, and you’re getting excited for Summer and warmer temperatures.

No matter where you live though, two things I know we all enjoy at this time of year, are Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns.

I mostly prefer to eat dark chocolate these days, and I often make my own since I discovered how easy it is. It’s also the easiest way to avoid excess sugar and additives.

However, I have been known to consume a Lindt Bunny or two at Easter time. I mean, who can resist that delicious, creamy Lindt chocolate?

If you’re a dark chocolate fan too, try making your own this Easter with this  EASY CHOCOLATE recipe. These chocolates make lovely home-made gifts for the healthy foodie in your life.

Or choose something from this collection of HEALTHY CHOCOLATE TREATS.

Healthy Easter recipes and hot cross buns

As for Hot cross buns, I like to eat them for breakfast on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It’s a tradition I remember fondly and carry on from my childhood.

When I was a little girl, Good Friday was about eating Hot cross buns, and spending the day watching the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal on TV (Victorians will understand this).

I don’t make my own Hot Cross Buns, but if you’re going to, I reckon you may as well use the healthiest ingredients you can.

I’d use recipes from a healthy website like The Healthy Chef, Wholefood Simply, or The Merrymaker Sisters.

So I’ve added some links below to recipes on their websites.

Where to find the best recipes for healthier hot cross buns, plus a couple of other Easter treats.

Here are my top picks for making your own healthy hot cross buns, from the websites I mentioned above.

From The Healthy Chef:
HEALTHY HOT CROSS BUNS
GLUTEN FREE HOT CROSS BUNS

From Wholefood Simply:
SLAP DASH HOT CROSS BUNS

From The Merrymaker Sisters:
PALEO HOT CROSS BUNS
GRAIN & GLUTEN FREE HOT CROSS BUN MUFFINS

Click the badge below to visit the Twinkl blog, where you’ll find great EASTER RECIPES (including my healthy chocolate recipe) and other resources for a fun and active Easter weekend.

Don’t forget to try my HEALTHY CHOCOLATE RECIPE. It really is easy to make, and of course, delicious!

 

 

These CHOC VANILLA BLISS BALLS are a great chocolately snack alternative, easy to make treats that would also be a great gift.