Dessert

Shepard avocado, white chocolate and matcha Easter eggs 

  • Serves: 20
  • Cooks In: 30 minutes
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Ingredients

1 small ripe Shepard avocado, flesh scooped from the skin and diced
1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
2 tbsp matcha tea powder
350 g couverture white chocolate, finely chopped, plus 150g extra for rolling
½ cup icing sugar

Method

1

Process avocado, vanilla, half the matcha and a pinch of salt in a food processor until smooth. Melt chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Add to avocado mixture and process until smooth. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate overnight until firm.

2

Roll heaped teaspoons of avocado mixture into egg shapes and place on a tray lined with baking paper. Freeze for 3 hours until firm. 

3

Melt extra chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove from the heat. Sieve icing sugar and remaining matcha into a small tray. Using a fork, dip eggs one at a time into melted chocolate, shake off excess and roll in matcha mixture. Transfer to a container in a single layer and refrigerate until set. Eggs will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for 2 weeks.

Ingredients

 1 small ripe Shepard avocado, flesh scooped from the skin and diced
 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
 2 tbsp matcha tea powder
 350 g couverture white chocolate, finely chopped, plus 150g extra for rolling
 ½ cup icing sugar

Directions

1

Process avocado, vanilla, half the matcha and a pinch of salt in a food processor until smooth. Melt chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Add to avocado mixture and process until smooth. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate overnight until firm.

2

Roll heaped teaspoons of avocado mixture into egg shapes and place on a tray lined with baking paper. Freeze for 3 hours until firm. 

3

Melt extra chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove from the heat. Sieve icing sugar and remaining matcha into a small tray. Using a fork, dip eggs one at a time into melted chocolate, shake off excess and roll in matcha mixture. Transfer to a container in a single layer and refrigerate until set. Eggs will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for 2 weeks.

Notes

Shepard avocado, white chocolate and matcha Easter eggs 

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