Paleo-Approved Candy For Kids at Easter

Easter may be a religious holiday by tradition, but it can also be a lot of fun for the kids. 
They get to open their Easter baskets which often have a lot of goodies and toys, hunt 
for Easter eggs, and maybe even visit the Easter bunny. Unfortunately, many of the 
treats are not approved on the Paleo diet. If you want your kids to follow the same 
lifestyle and not have them missing out on this fun holiday, here are some alternative 
treats you can make for them.

Paleo ‘Cadbury’ Crème Eggs

What do kids love at Easter? Cadbury Crème eggs! So do the adults in most cases. 
While you can’t have the regular version of this treat on Paleo, there is another way you 
can make them and have them be healthier, but still enjoyed by everyone. For the 
chocolate coating, you can use raw honey, vanilla powder, cacao butter, and some 
cacao paste. Then for the white filling portion, use coconut oil, cashew butter, vanilla 
extract, cacao butter, and maple syrup. The yellow portion of the crème filling can have 
turmeric, and maca powder. These treats are creamy, look just like the real thing, and 
are sweet with the vanilla, cacao, honey, and maple syrup added.

Chocolate and Caramel Eggs

Another fun treat is chocolate eggs, often solid eggs with peanut butter or caramel 
inside. You can make yourself a dairy-free version with dates instead of regular milk 
chocolate. Dates are surprisingly popular in Paleo and vegan recipes because they are 
sweet and the texture when blended up is very similar to chocolate in your favorite 
recipes. You can blend them with a little bit of water, some raw cacao chips or dairy-free 
chocolate, and a little sea salt.

Nutella Fudge

Fudge is really easy to make for Paleo kids and adults by just watching what ingredients 
you are using. Nutella is perfect because it looks and tastes like chocolate, but it is 
actually made from hazelnuts and hazelnut butter. This keeps you from having any dairy 
in your chocolate fudge, and the kids won’t know the difference. Combine the hazelnut 
butter with coconut oil, maple syrup or raw honey, and some sea salt. You can pour the 
mixture into a shallow pan and let it cool and harden, then cut it up. Another option is to 
use rabbit or egg-shaped cookie cutters to make it fun for the kids.


