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Home » Family Meals » Healthy Rice & Veggie Easter Eggs

Healthy Rice & Veggie Easter Eggs

March 29, 2015 by Ciara Attwell, Updated July 13, 2018

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A healthy twist on Easter eggs, made with sticky rice and spiralized vegetables. Crack open the rice egg to reveal the hidden vegetable “yolk”!

A healthy twist on an easter egg made with rice and veggies. A cute idea to try with the kids! | My Fussy Eater BlogWith Easter just a few days away now chocolate is literally everywhere… Creme Eggs, Mini Eggs and chocolate Easter eggs galore! I’m trying to hold back the onslaught of all that sugar for another few days (trust me, my kids are hyper enough, they don’t need any help from sugar!) so I thought I would make a healthier version of Easter eggs with rice and veggies. 

Ok so these aren’t quite as tasty as a big fat chocolate egg but they are lots of fun to make and a great way to occupy the kids for a couple of hours during the Easter holidays. There’s no special equipment needed. I used hollow plastic eggs to mold the rice. These are available everywhere at the moment; supermarkets, 99p stores, etc. You will also need a couple of empty egg boxes.

A healthy twist on an easter egg made with rice and veggies. A cute idea to try with the kids! | My Fussy Eater Blog A healthy twist on an easter egg made with rice and veggies. A cute idea to try with the kids! | My Fussy Eater BlogThe eggs themselves are made with sticky (or glutinous) rice. This type of rice sticks together a lot easier so it will hold the egg shape well. If you can’t find this, then ordinary rice will work too. If you boil it quickly with lots of water it should get quite mushy on the outside, helping it all to stick together.

A healthy twist on an easter egg made with rice and veggies. A cute idea to try with the kids! | My Fussy Eater Blog A healthy twist on an easter egg made with rice and veggies. A cute idea to try with the kids! | My Fussy Eater BlogThe bright yellow of the “yolk” is made from pureed tinned sweetcorn. Simply blitz it in a blender with a little water until completely smooth. So easy and the kids will get such a kick out of breaking into the rice egg to get to the centre!

A healthy twist on an easter egg made with rice and veggies. A cute idea to try with the kids! | My Fussy Eater BlogYou can use whatever veggies you like for the egg nests. I used some kale to give the effect of grass and then spiralizer courgette and carrot for  the egg nests. If you don’t have a spiralizer you could use a julienne peeler or standard veg peeler to get a similar effect.

A healthy twist on an easter egg made with rice and veggies. A cute idea to try with the kids! | My Fussy Eater BlogMy fussy eater really got a kick out of these healthy Easter eggs and I even caught her nibbling on the veggie nests. Anything that makes vegetables a little less scary and a little more fun for kids is definitely worth trying!

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A healthy twist on an easter egg made with rice and veggies. A cute idea to try with the kids! | My Fussy Eater Blog

Healthy Rice & Veggie Easter Eggs


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  • Author: Ciara @ My Fussy Eater
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Main Meal
  • Cuisine: European
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A healthy twist on Easter eggs, made with sticky rice and spiralized vegetables. Crack open the rice egg to reveal the hidden vegetable “yolk”!


Ingredients

  • 8 plastic egg molds
  • 2 egg boxes
  • 2 cups cooked sticky rice
  • 100g tinned sweetcorn
  • 1 cup kale
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 courgette

Instructions

  1. Cook the rice and place it to one side in a bowl to cool slightly. But don’t let it get cold as warm rice will mold together easier than cold rice.
  2. Make the sweetcorn puree by blitzing it in a blender. You may have to add a little water to get it to blend smoothly.
  3. Spoon the cooked rice into the egg molds and press down hard with a spoon to ensure the rice goes all the way to the bottom. Make a small well in the middle of each of the egg halfs and add about a teaspoon of the sweetcorn puree to each. Close the egg molds and press together. Put the mold to one side to cool and repeat with the remaining eggs.
  4. Prepare the egg boxes by filling them with raw kale. Spiralize the carrot and the courgette and make nests by twirling the strands round and placing them on top of the kale.
  5. When the rice has cooled, carefully open the egg mold and remove the top half of the mold, leaving the bottom half of the mold in place. If the rice gets stuck run a sharp knife along the inside of the mold and it should pop out easily.
  6. Place the rice egg on top of the spiralized vegetables.
1 Serving1543.1 g67.2 mg0.7 g0.2 g33.6 g1.6 g3.7 g

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 A healthy twist on Easter eggs, made with sticky rice and spiralized vegetables. Crack open the rice egg to reveal the hidden vegetable “yolk”!

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Comments

  1. Viv says

    March 5, 2018 at 11:35 am

    These are too cute! Can’t wait to make these again this coming Easter.

    ★★★★★

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  2. Honest mum says

    April 13, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    How original and utterly gorgeous. Have pinned. Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

    ★★★★★

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    • Ciara Attwell says

      April 13, 2015 at 7:10 pm

      Thank you Vicki! x

      Reply
  3. Grace @ Eats Amazing says

    April 4, 2015 at 9:45 am

    I absolutely love these, they are just so clever and utterly gorgeous! Going straight on my to-try list for the holidays!

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      April 6, 2015 at 4:10 pm

      Thanks Grace. Hopefully it’ll keep the kids entertained for a little while at least!

      Reply
  4. Ruth says

    April 1, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    These look fantastic! Super idea. I wonder if you could make ‘brown’ eggs by using very well cooked brown rice that way you could introduce some useful fibre in as well – not sure how sticky it would be, but I think if you cooked it long enough you might manage. Thinking of giving it a go…….

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      April 1, 2015 at 5:25 pm

      Yes Ruth I think if you cook it for long and at a high temperature, so that the outside of the rice gets mushy before the inside gets cooked. That way it will be more likely to stick together. Let me know how it goes.

      Reply
  5. ghostwritermummy says

    March 30, 2015 at 8:34 pm

    Oh my what a wonderful idea! Thank you so much for sharing- going to try this tomorrow x x

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 30, 2015 at 10:09 pm

      Thank you. Hope you like it! x

      Reply
  6. Kelsey @ Snacking Squirrel says

    March 30, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    SO COOL! loving this

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 30, 2015 at 8:16 pm

      Thank you Kelsey x

      Reply
  7. Choclette says

    March 30, 2015 at 4:40 pm

    These are just brilliant, like an inside out sort of sushi. Not quite sure I’d want them as an alternative to chocolate eggs, but I’d certainly like them as well as 😉

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 30, 2015 at 7:24 pm

      Yeah they wouldn’t quite cut it as a replacement but they’re fun to make just as a snack or part of dinner!

      Reply
  8. Claire @foodiequine says

    March 30, 2015 at 11:20 am

    I absolutely love these. What a genius idea. Your styling and photographs are beautiful too.
    I’m going to give them a try with sushi rice and perhaps keep the a sushi theme with fishy yolks. They also add further weight to my reasoning that I NEED to get a spiraliser!

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 30, 2015 at 11:37 am

      That sounds like an amazing idea with the sushi. I love it! Yes you absolutely must get a spiralizer. They are brilliant!

      Reply
  9. chantelle hazelden says

    March 30, 2015 at 10:27 am

    I love this idea, my toddler is a huge fan of sticky rice x

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 30, 2015 at 10:33 am

      Thanks Chantelle. Sticky rice is the best! Your toddler has good taste!!

      Reply
  10. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says

    March 30, 2015 at 10:12 am

    Such a clever idea! I love these and they are also super cute.

    Reply
  11. Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says

    March 30, 2015 at 10:08 am

    What a fab idea Ciara. Guess who is off to buy some mini egg cases.

    ★★★★★

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