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Finding alternative healthy Easter Basket ideas can be tricky when it seems like everything at the store is either candy or chocolate. Easter is such a fun time of the year. As a kid, I remember plenty of excitement around opening up my Easter basket to find it filled to the top with chocolate and candy. Later in the day, you’d join everyone in the backyard and go for a hunt for Easter eggs only to find more chocolate and candy.
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized just how much sugar is consumed on this holiday, and how that neutralizes my health and wellness goals. This has led me to hunt down the most perfect, food stuffs that I can fill my healthy Easter basket with.
Easter is the perfect time to embrace the celebration of springtime and align your healthy habits. This list of wholesome delights and Easter treats will give you plenty of variety to choose from when building your Easter baskets this year. If you are wondering what you should get your kids for Easter instead of candy, these healthy Easter basket ideas will also work for your little ones.
This post is about healthy Easter basket ideas.
1. Popcorn
I could seriously eat this stuff by the fist full it’s so good. The popcorn is small batch, made in Wisconsin with indulgent pieces of sandwich cookies in each bite. A perfect healthy snack to put into your Easter basket, and you can support a woman-owned, small business at the same time!
2. Nut Butters
Fix & Fogg is a nut butter company that was born in New Zealand and now operates exclusively in the US. We had a small storefront in our neighborhood here in Houston a few years ago, and they gave out free jars of peanut butter to the first customer every day! This is what ultimately led me to my Everything Butter obsession. Loaded with hemp seeds, almonds, peanuts, pepita, chia, sesame, sunflower, and flaxseed— this nut butter is well deserving of its name, and its spot on our healthy Easter basket ideas list.
3. Smoked Sausages
I got turned onto these tasty little sausages back in August during hatch chile season here in Texas. Even though hatch chiles are grown in New Mexico, Houstonians are obsessed with this subtly spicy, naturally sweet, and slightly smokey—chile pepper. They quickly became my go-to snack, which is why they are the perfect healthy Easter basket idea.
4. Manuka Honey Lollipops
These manuka honey lollipops are a great healthy Easter basket idea for your little ones. They come in three fruit flavors and offer many health benefits. Manuka honey provides digestive and immune system health benefits. The antioxidants found in manuka honey have been found to neutralize free radicals in the body.
5. Smart Sweets Candy
Smart Sweets candy gives you all the flavor of your favorite sweets, without the sugar. Each bag boasts 1g to 3g of sugar, which is over 90% less sugar than what is traditionally found in candy. I love the sweet fish candy, but you can also grab a variety pack and try all the flavors yourself.
6. Indoor Herb Planter
This indoor herb planter is a great Easter basket idea for the foodies in your life who love to cook at home. Fresh herbs can really lift up a dish, and having them within arms reach in your kitchen can be very useful. For the little cooks in your family, teaching them how to look after the plants daily can be a fun task to teach them about responsibility.
7. Cookie Scented Wax Melts
These sugar cookie scented wax melts are beautifully handmade and look very realistic. You can support a small business with this Easter basket idea. The burn time on them varies depending on the size you select, between 5 to 18 hours.
8. Chocolate Cherry Bark
Cherry chocolate bark is such an indulgent choice for your healthy Easter basket ideas. The chewy dried cherries pair nicely with the dark chocolate. Both ingredients on their own are full of antioxidants, but coupled together you have a powerhouse duo that will protect your body against free radicals. This product is top-rated on Amazon, so you can be sure it will be a hit on Easter Day.
9. Chopsticks
These sustainable porcelain chopsticks are such a fun Easter basket idea. The beautifully painted peonies provide a delicate springtime touch and are sure to be a conversation starter.
10. Fair-Trade Coffee
Fair trade coffee is a great gift for your loved ones on Easter. You can support the coffee farmers with fair trade products so that they receive fair compensation for their labor and produce. It’s an environmentally sustainable gift and promotes community development.
11. Mushroom Grow Kit
Mushrooms are so good for you! Full of vitamin D, they can stimulate a healthy gut microbiome, decrease your risk of cancer and support a healthy immune system. Because of all the benefits of mushrooms, this grow kit is the perfect healthy Easter basket idea. Growing your own mushrooms is super simple with this mushroom grow kit.
12. Sushi Mat
Gift a sushi mat in your Easter basket this year! Making sushi can help young kids develop their fine motor skills and culinary exploration. It’s also an opportunity to teach cultural awareness and creativity!
13. Bread Banneton Basket for Proofing
If you want to provide a really fun Easter basket idea for the avid baker in your life, get them a banneton! A bread banneton is a vessel that will hold the shape of the bread dough as it rises. There are really pretty bannetons that can imprint an image into the bread as it proofs which creates an impressive final product.
14. Cookbooks
A cookbook is a gift that can provide inspiration and help ignite a passion for cooking with young kids. It can also work as a great Easter basket gift for the adults in your life. Cooking involves various skills such as reading, following instructions, measuring ingredients, and understanding basic cooking techniques. A cookbook and foster kid’s independence and creativity.
15. Nuts
These yogurt-covered almonds taste like a slice of delicious lemon pie and are perfect for your healthy Easter basket.
16. Unique Spice Blends
Unique spice blends for the home cook in your life who loves big, bold flavor, consider gifting them a unique spice blend to add to their pantry! I personally love ras el hanout, and I find it particularly good for roast lamb seasoning.
17. Dried Fruit
These fruit snack rolls are made from 100% dehydrated fruit and are full of natural fructose sugars, which can help regulate your blood sugar levels, making this a superb healthy Easter basket idea.
18. Sourdough Starter Kit
Bread baking is having a moment and it seems like everyone these days is sharing their baking breads online. A sourdough starter kit is a food themed Easter basket idea that will delight kids and adults.
19. Pickles
Salty, crunchy – the perfect snack food! Pickles, a healthy Easter basket idea, are low in calories and fat, they are also full of vitamin K and antioxidants. However, if your Easter basket is going to someone with a low sodium diet, I would skip this one.
20. Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Dark chocolate and peanut butter are both healthy foods on their own, but put them together and BAM! You’ve got the ultimate healthy Easter basket idea. Dark chocolate is full of antioxidants and flavanods, which have been linked to a lower risk of heart disease.
21. Sugar Free Lollipops
Last but not least, these fruit-based lollipops are the perfect swap for candy lollipops. They have less sugar, high in fiber, and a good dose of vitamin C. The flavors are bold and delicious and would make a great addition to your Easter basket.
