Easter is the perfect excuse to get messy and creative in the kitchen with the kids! These super simple (yet totally delicious) treats will keep little hands busy while you all make sweet memories together. Ready to have some fun and add a little magic to your Easter celebrations?
1. Bunny Cupcakes:
Ingredients:
- 190g plain flour
- 200g caster sugar
- 115g unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 10g baking powder (2 tsp)
- 120ml full-fat milk
- 5ml vanilla extract (1 tsp)
- White icing
- Marshmallows (for ears)
- Pink sugar (for the inside of ears)
- Edible eyes or chocolate chips
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan oven 160°C). Line a muffin tin with cupcake cases.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Gradually add to the butter mixture, alternating with milk.
- Pour the batter into the cases, filling halfway.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Let cool.
- Frost the cupcakes with white icing.
- Cut marshmallows diagonally for ears, dip the sticky side in pink sugar, and place on top.
- Add edible eyes and a pink candy nose.
- Kid Involvement: Let the kids frost the cupcakes and decorate the bunny faces.
. Chocolate Nests with Mini Eggs:
Ingredients:
- 200g milk chocolate
- 100g cornflakes
- Mini chocolate eggs
Instructions:
- Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over simmering water.
- Pour the chocolate over the cornflakes and mix until well coated.
- Spoon the mixture into cupcake cases, shaping them to form a nest.
- Place mini eggs on top and refrigerate until set.
- Kid Involvement: Kids can crush the cornflakes and add the mini eggs to the nests.
4. Chick Devilled Eggs:
Ingredients:
- 6 large eggs
- 45g mayonnaise (3 tbsp)
- 5g mustard (1 tsp)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Carrot (for beaks)
- Black peppercorns or edible eyes
Instructions:
- Boil the eggs for 10 minutes. Cool, peel, and halve them.
- Scoop out the yolks and mash with mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper.
- Pipe the mixture back into the whites.
- Add tiny carrot triangles for beaks and black pepper dots for eyes.
- Kid Involvement: Let kids help mash the yolks and decorate the chicks.
5. Carrot Patch Brownies:
Ingredients:
- 115g unsalted butter
- 200g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 5ml vanilla extract (1 tsp)
- 40g cocoa powder
- 65g plain flour
- 1g salt (¼ tsp)
- 1g baking powder (¼ tsp)
- Chocolate icing
- 100g orange candy melts
- 50g pretzel sticks
- 20g green sprinkles
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan oven 160°C). Grease and line a baking pan.
- Melt butter and mix in sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
- Stir in cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Pour into the pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. Let cool.
- Frost with chocolate icing.
- Dip pretzel sticks in melted orange candy melts to resemble carrots.
- Insert the “carrots” upright in the brownies and add green sprinkles at the base.
- Kid Involvement: Let kids dip the pretzels and decorate the “carrot patch.”
Conclusion:
Whip up some Easter magic with the whole family! These easy homemade treats are the perfect way to bond while creating delicious memories. Gather your ingredients from your local store and let the fun begin—who’s ready to bake up some joy and share their sweet creations?