Healthy Strawberry Puree With Coconut Yoghurt For Kids
This Healthy Strawberry Puree with Coconut Yoghurt is the perfect Easter breakfast for kids and adults alike. It is healthy, vegan, gluten-free and so much fun to make. These little jars are packed with fibre and nutritional goodness and provide a good start to the day. Your kids will love them and will be well prepared for the Easter egg hunt.
You can add some cacao nibs or mango chunks to the strawberry puree for more crunch and texture if desired. The puree gets its gel-like texture from the addition of psyllium husk and chia seed. These two ingredients don’t just alter the texture but also up the nutritional value tremendously.
You can either buy coconut yoghurt in the supermarket or make your own Homemade Coconut Milk Yoghurt. If you don’t know what to do with the leftover mango check out this Vegan Mango Lassi Overnight Oats recipe.
Benefits of Psyllium Husk
Most of us struggle to eat the recommended amount of fibre each day and that’s where psyllium husk comes in handy.
Psyllium husk is an edible soluble fibre and prebiotic. It’s often referred to as a bulking fibre because when you ingest it, it expands, forming a gel-like mass by drawing water in from the colon.
It then promotes easy elimination by sweeping waste out of the colon more quickly and efficiently. Furthermore, psyllium husk is known to have positive effects on heart health and cholesterol levels. Studies have also shown that psyllium is safe, well-tolerated and improves glycemic control for people with diabetes. Unlike stimulant laxatives, psyllium husk is gentle and not addictive.
Easter Traditions
This time I was really struggling to come up with a traditional but healthy Easter recipe. When I grew up we always used to eat dyed, hard-boiled eggs and a yeast plait with jam and butter for Easter brunch. I am not sure where the tradition with the yeast plait originates from but this year I thought I would give it a twist.
Well, actually I just changed its shape to a sheep shape. It was delicious but unfortunately, I didn’t manage to come up with a healthy version of it. For this reason, I sadly don’t have a recipe to share but I still wanted to share the picture because it’s kind of cute.
Here in Ireland, everybody seems to be crazy for cream eggs which I have never seen in Germany before. But don’t feel sorry for me I used to get Easter Chocolate Bunnies instead.
Even though I used to like them I am sure that I would have been quite impressed by Strawberry Puree With Coconut Yoghurt that looks like little hens.
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Healthy Strawberry Puree With Coconut Yoghurt For Kids
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups fresh strawberries hulled (keep 4 for decoration)
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or to taste
- 3 teaspoons psyllium husk
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 cup coconut yoghurt
Decoration
- 4 strawberries from above
- raw cacao nibs
- 1 slice mango
Instructions
- Place the strawberries in a blender and blitz until they turn into a puree. Add the water, maple syrup, psyllium husk and chia seeds and blend until well combined.
- Fill in little jars or glasses and let sit for 10 minutes to thicken.
- Now spoon the coconut yoghurt on top of each jar.
- Cut the strawberries in half and make two additional lengthwise cuts into each. Fan them out to create the hen's crown. Use cacao nibs for the eyes and cut little triangles out of a mango slice to form the beak.
Nutrition
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SHOWSTOPPER!Absolutely love this idea for a healthy alternative to an Easter treat, my son just saw this on my laptop and asked me if I’d make it for him xxx
Aww, thank you, Rebecca, that’s so nice to hear. Hope you guys will enjoy them. 🙂
Ooo these look lovely. I reckon the kids would be delighted if I gave them these. And that bread looks awesome. Never mind that it isn’t healthy we want the recipe!
Thank you Vicki, the bread consists of pretty much everything I am supposed to avoid. 🙂
Yeast Easter Lamb Recipe
Dough
200g milk
100g sugar
40g butter
40g fresh yeast
500g flour
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
Decoration
1 egg
almond flakes
In a big bowl, mix all ingredients for the dough together (make sure that the yeast doesn’t touch the salt straight away).
Form a ball, cover the bowl with a towel and let it proof in a warm place for 30 minutes. Now knead the dough briefly and set 1/3 of the dough aside for the head, tail, legs and ears.
From the remaining 2/3, you form 26 little balls for the body. Now make an oval-shaped head and the other missing body parts.
Assemble everything on a parchment-paper lined baking tray and let proof for another 15 minutes. Whisk the remaining egg with a spoon and brush it onto the sheep with a pastry brush and sprinkle with flaked almonds.
Bake it at 180 °C for 20-25 mins or until golden brown.
Such a cute idea, I think every kid would enjoy for Easter breakfast! Well, I would love to eat one jar, too 🙂
Hi Alina, thanks for taking the time to comment. I couldn’t blame you for eating one too when it comes to those kinds of things I also follow my inner child, I don’t think that I will grow up anytime soon. Happy Easter.
These are SOOOO cute! My Peachicks would LOVe these!! And that sheep bread is gorgeous! I am sure with some tinkering it can be made suitable. Definitely one to try with Vicki’s wholegrain flour x
Hi Midge, thanks a lot, I will definitely have to get my hands on Vicki’s flour. My challenge with this bread is that I am supposed to avoid wheat, dairy and yeast, well, at least for 3 months.
These look and sound wonderful. My kids would be very happy with these for breakfast! WHen I was a kid we used to receive an obscene amount of chocolate. I don’t buy any for my own kids but make a few fun treats for them and they do get given chocolate from other people so they’re not too deprived!
Hi Mandy, thanks a lot for your comment, I think that is a great way of dealing with the holidays. 🙂