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Recipe of the week

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These healthy dark chocolate eggs are a perfect little treat to satisfy your sweet tooth.

They are a great activity to do with the kids as well; my daughter Jessica and I made these last week.

We mixed some acai powder and bee pollen in with the dark chocolate to pack them with antioxidan­ts.

You’ll need to buy some Easter egg shaped silicone moulds.

You can get them in most supermarke­ts and cooking shops like Lakeland.

Ingredient­s: Makes six eggs (about 5cm tall) 200g Dark chocolate 1 tbsp Acai powder (optional) 1 tbsp Bee pollen (optional) Dried fruit or nuts to deco- rate

Method: Bring about an inch of water to a simmer in your saucepan.

Set a heatproof bowl in the pan, making sure the water doesn’t spill over into the bowl.

Break the dark chocolate up in to small chunks and place into the bowl.

Stir chocolate occasional­ly as it softens.

When you have just a few small unmelted chunks, remove bowl from heat (residual heat will melt the rest).

At this point, stir in the acai powder and bee pollen if using.

If you’re decorating the eggs with dried fruit or nuts, place them into the silicone moulds, and then pour in the melted chocolate. Place the silicone tray in the fridge until the chocolate sets. You’ll need a set of dumbbells for this workout.

The 10-minute HIIT workout focuses on building strength and toning your arms. 30 seconds BICEP CURLS 30 seconds TRICEP EXTENSION

30 seconds NARROW PRESS UPS

30 seconds HAMMER CURLS

30 seconds BENT OVER TRICEP EXTENSION

The aim is to repeat four rounds without having a rest between the exercises.

Go to www.youtube.com/ grahamlowp­t

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