Paleo Easter Eggs - Low Carb and Gluten Free

I originally put this lovely recipe in MID Chocolate thread but thought I'd give it a thread post of its own!

Libby at 'Ditch The Carbs' Blog has some lovely recipes. One I've copied and pasted is this:

Paleo Easter Eggs

" I have to say these are the easiest little things to make, and only takes 20 minutes until they are ready to eat. Paleo Easter Eggs are a tasty little treat with no added sugar, egg free, dairy free, grain free, nut free, gluten free little bundles of joy.

Easter eggs these days seem to go on sale almost as soon as the Christmas decorations get packed away, and I for one was guilty of buying them way too soon, then buying more, and more. This year the Easter Bunny will still call here, but will be bringing the best quality chocolate it could find and just on Easter Sunday, not for the months and months they have been selling in the stores.

Paleo Easter Eggs:
Ingredients:
75g/ 2.6 oz shredded coconut unsweetened
70g/ 2.5 oz coconut oil melted
3 tbs coconut cream
1 tbs granulated stevia, or sweetener of choice, to taste
½ tsp vanilla

Chocolate Coating:
60g/ 2.1 oz coconut oil melted
6 tsp cocoa powder
2 tsp granulated stevia, or sweetener of choice, to taste

Method - Instructions:

Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
Refrigerate until solid enough to roll into egg shapes.
Roll small amounts into egg shapes and place in the fridge again to set completely.

Chocolate Coating:
Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
Place 1 Paleo Easter Egg in the chocolate coating at a time. Using a spoon, turn the egg until completely covered.
Place the chocolate coated eggs on a plate.
Refrigerate until chocolate coating is set

NUTRITION INFORMATION
Serving size: 1 Paleo easter Egg Calories: 128 Fat: 13.4g Carbohydrates: 1.1g Sugar: 0.5g Fibre: 0.6g Protein: 0.9g "

Original recipe idea here http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2015/03/13/paleo-easter-eggs/

Can you believe Easter is less than two weeks away.

All the best Jan

Out shopping after the Christmas Break and yes Easter Eggs are already on sale

So I thought why not remind readers of these great low carb versions
Does it have to be Easter to eat them ???

See recipe in previous post

I'm sure most readers know of Libby and her 'Ditch The Carbs' blog ... she comes up with some great recipe ideas.

With Easter only being a short while away I thought you may be interested in seeing some Easter Recipe ideas.

Use this link to see Libby's suggestions.
http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2016/03/14/sugar-free-easter-treats/

All the best Jan

Well, with Christmas over ... the shops will be getting back to normal quite soon.
Traditionally we will start seeing those Cadbury's Creme Eggs in the shops and soon after that the dreaded Chocolate Easter Eggs, with some blood sugar raising higher carb/sugar ingredients

Why not start looking for a lower carb alternative  

These are good, and can be eaten at any time of year, although I did see I originally posted it last year just two weeks before Easter    

Jan1 wrote:

I originally put this lovely recipe in MID Chocolate thread but thought I'd give it a thread post of its own!

Libby at 'Ditch The Carbs' Blog has some lovely recipes. One I've copied and pasted is this:

Paleo Easter Eggs

" I have to say these are the easiest little things to make, and only takes 20 minutes until they are ready to eat. Paleo Easter Eggs are a tasty little treat with no added sugar, egg free, dairy free, grain free, nut free, gluten free little bundles of joy.

Easter eggs these days seem to go on sale almost as soon as the Christmas decorations get packed away, and I for one was guilty of buying them way too soon, then buying more, and more. This year the Easter Bunny will still call here, but will be bringing the best quality chocolate it could find and just on Easter Sunday, not for the months and months they have been selling in the stores.

Paleo Easter Eggs:
Ingredients:
75g/ 2.6 oz shredded coconut unsweetened
70g/ 2.5 oz coconut oil melted
3 tbs coconut cream
1 tbs granulated stevia, or sweetener of choice, to taste
½ tsp vanilla

Chocolate Coating:
60g/ 2.1 oz coconut oil melted
6 tsp cocoa powder
2 tsp granulated stevia, or sweetener of choice, to taste

Method - Instructions:

Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
Refrigerate until solid enough to roll into egg shapes.
Roll small amounts into egg shapes and place in the fridge again to set completely.

Chocolate Coating:
Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
Place 1 Paleo Easter Egg in the chocolate coating at a time. Using a spoon, turn the egg until completely covered.
Place the chocolate coated eggs on a plate.
Refrigerate until chocolate coating is set

NUTRITION INFORMATION
Serving size: 1 Paleo easter Egg Calories: 128 Fat: 13.4g Carbohydrates: 1.1g Sugar: 0.5g Fibre: 0.6g Protein: 0.9g "

Original recipe idea here http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2015/03/13/paleo-easter-eggs/

Can you believe Easter is less than two weeks away.

All the best Jan

Yes, it's a bumped post first started in 2015!!!

But with Easter just a few days away, there may be a few readers who would like to give this a try ... you just never know

So have a look above for the recipe, and enjoy ...

All the best Jan