Helen Ridgeway

With only 6 ingredients and dairy and gluten free, these easy puffed quinoa and pistachio eggs are a very quick Easter treat to make. Simply melt the chocolate and stir through the other ingredients.

I like to toast the puffed quinoa for 5 or so minutes as it really adds to extra crunch but this is entirely optional.

PS if you don’t have the egg mould just use cupcake cases or freestyle it on some parchment paper

Also for those of you that always ask about puffed quinoa I don’t puff it myself I get it from @justnatural_uk along with their amazing smooth organic peanut butter (PR gifts).

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Makes 10-12 eggs

Ingredients:
150g vegan dark chocolate
1/2 cup (120g) peanut butter
1 cup (25g) puffed quinoa
1/3 cup (45g) chopped pistachios
1/3 cup (40g) shelled hemp seeds

2 tbsp freeze dried strawberries, optional but great for a bit of colour

1️⃣ Toast the puffed quinoa for 5 mins in a medium oven so it’s crispy
2️⃣ Whilst it’s in the oven, melt the chocolate over a pan of hot water and then add in the peanut butter and mix well. Once the quinoa is ready add this too with the pistachios and hemp and mix to combine everything
3️⃣ Spoon into a silicone tray, press down firmly and sprinkle over more nuts and some freeze dried berries and leave in the fridge for an hour to set

#easterrecipes #veganeaster #puffedquinoa #easter #eastereggs

2 years ago

Bored of hummus? Then try this red pepper and white bean dip instead.

It only takes 5 minutes to prep and will keep for at least a week in the fridge to liven up all your salad bowls or as a standalone dip.

Great for meal prep too

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Red pepper dip ingredients:
1/2 cup roasted walnuts
2 large roasted red peppers (I used jarred ones for ease)
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp lime or lemon juice
2 garlic cloves
400g tin of white beans such as cannellini, drained
2 tbsp olive oil or water if you prefer oil free

Other ingredients in my bowl:
Rocket leaves
Carrots
Red cabbage
Chioggia beetroot
Paprika roasted tofu

➡️ Combine all the dip ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

#redpepper #beandip #hummus #easyveganmeals #healthyfood

2 years ago

Here’s a selection of Easter bakes and desserts.

I’ve written the recipe for the mini egg granola cups below but you should be able to find all the other recipes on my feed. If you are struggling to find one let me know and I’ll point you in the right direction!

1️⃣ Mini egg granola cups

2️⃣ Carrot cake doughnuts

3️⃣ Hot cross bun loaf

4️⃣ Carrot cake with cashew cream icing

5️⃣ Peanut butter eggs

6️⃣ Carrot cake energy balls

Recipe for the mini egg granola cups:

Makes 24 mini cups

Ingredients for the cups:
2 cups granola
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp almond butter
2 tbsp maple syrup

Ingredients for the filling:
2/3 cup coconut cream
2/3 cup chocolate chips

Vegan mini eggs (I used @doisyanddam )

1️⃣ To make the cups, blend 2 cups of granola until only small pieces remain then add in the coconut oil, almond butter and maple and pulse until combined
2️⃣ Spoon the mixture into a silicone mini muffin tray and use your hands to press down firmly. Make a small indent into each cup with the back of a spoon. Refrigerate.
3️⃣ To make the chocolate ganache, gently heat up the coconut cream in a small pan until hot but not boiling. Take off the heat and add in the chocolate and stir until fully melted. Leave to cool and it will gradually thicken.
4️⃣ Once the ganache is cool, pipe (or spoon) into the granola cups and top with a mini egg 😍

#easterfood #easter #veganeaster #easterbakes #easterrecipes #eastereggs

2 years ago