Vegan Easter Hits
Felicity Cloake published a hands-on guide to making vegan Easter chocolate nests using dark chocolate and shredded wheat — an easy, kid-friendly treat (theguardian.com). Chef Chantelle Nicholson also dropped two spring veg mains — a “luscious” carrot crumble and sprouting broccoli with almond butter — as part of fresh Easter recipe picks (theguardian.com). For broader planning, BBC Good Food rounded up 30 Easter dinner ideas including veggie centrepieces and lower-sugar kid-friendly desserts (bbcgoodfood.com).
Felicity Cloake’s how-to was published on 29 March 2026 and presents the project as a short, mostly no‑cook masterclass with timings listed as prep 20 minutes, cook 5 minutes and a chilling/rest set‑time of about 2 hours (theguardian.com). Her write‑up includes step‑by‑step photos and a “top tip” urging adults to supervise the melting stage and to enlist small helpers for stirring and shaping, presented as a quick family activity rather than an advanced bake (britbrief.co.uk summarising the Guardian piece) (britbrief.co.uk). Chantelle Nicholson’s set of spring vegetable mains ran on 30 March 2026 and the accompanying copy stresses seasonal technique and flavour-building — roasting to concentrate sweetness, nutty/crunchy finishing layers, and bold dressings to lift brassicas — rather than oven‑heavy showstoppers (theguardian.com). Nicholson’s piece includes explicit low‑waste tips — for example, using parsley stalks and pickling shallots in leftover brine — and sits alongside her professional profile as the author of Planted and owner of Apricity, following Tredwells’ recognition with a green Michelin star in 2021. (theguardian.com) (chantellenicholson.com). BBC Good Food’s Easter roundup is presented as a 30‑item menu planner covering starters, mains, sides and desserts and explicitly organises recipes into vegetarian/vegan centrepieces and lower‑sugar, child‑friendly desserts to simplify holiday planning (bbcgoodfood.com). Retail and lifestyle sites are amplifying the same seasonal themes this week: multiple outlets publish 10–30 minute no‑bake “nest” variations and manufacturers keep brand recipes live ahead of the holiday — for example, Nestlé’s cereal recipe page and magazine cookbooks showing similar quick prep times. (nestle-cereals.com) (bhg.com.au).
