Easter is Here! A Healthy Easter Dessert

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No-Baked Easter Egg Fruit Tart

    Easter is a great holiday for getting together with family and having a wonderful dinner together. Kids have a great time with easter egg hunts, and enjoying lots of sweet treats that are packed with tons of added sugars and saturated fats. Sugars and saturated fats can be consumed in moderation, but with all of the treats and meals that take place during Easter, it is hard to consume in moderation. This recipe is a yummy dessert that kids and adults can enjoy. It is packed with fruits high in vitamins and anti oxidants, and healthy proteins and fats that are unsaturated. When saturated fats are replaced with refined carbohydrates, and specifically with added sugars (like sucrose or high fructose corn syrup), the end result is not favorable for heart health. Such replacement leads to changes in LDL, HDL, and triglycerides that may increase risk for heart diseases. Unsaturated fats, particularly monounsaturated fats help protect your heart by maintaining levels of good HDL cholesterol while reducing levels of bad LDL cholesterol.

    This recipe is 10 serving sizes and only takes 15 minutes to make!

Ingredients:

1 cup almond butter 

1/4 cup honey

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cup oats, dry

3/4 cup greek yogurt, vanilla

3/4 cup strawberries

3/4 cup blueberries 

1 medium banana 

3/4 cup grapes, green 

Instructions:

1. In a microwave safe bowl, combine almond butter, honey, vanilla and salt and microwave for 20 seconds. Then stir until smooth

2. Take 1 cups of oats and place in blender. Blend until oats are finely chopped and resembles flour.

3. Add the other cup of oats to the almond butter mixture and stir. Slowly add homemade oat flour at a time until you get a mixture that you can form into a crust. 

4. Take small amounts of mixture and form Easter egg shaped disk. Place onto parchment paper or foil 

5. Once all Easter eggs are formed, spread on a layer of greek yogurt and top with sliced fruit to make your designs and enjoy!


JR


References 

https://www.google.com/search?q=excessive+saturated+fat+and+added+sugars&oq=excessive+saturated+fat+and+added+sugars&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRifBTIHCAYQIRiPAjIHCAcQIRiPAtIBCjEwODUxajBqMTWoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/different-fats-nutrition/#:~:text=Monounsaturated%20fats%20help%20protect%20your,avocados

https://www.superhealthykids.com/no-bake-easter-egg-fruit-tarts/





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