Mona de Pascua Recipe

Do you want to celebrate Easter with a homemade, sweet and traditional recipe? This recipe for Easter Mona is perfect for sharing with the family, and it's made with fair trade ingredients from AlterNativa3. Here's how to make it!

Mona de Pascua: more than just a typical dessert

This traditional sweet, typical of Catalonia, Valencia and other Mediterranean regions, symbolises the end of Lent and is one of the undisputed stars of Easter.

Origin and meaning of the Easter Mona

The Mona de Pascua is a delicious traditional cake with a long history behind it. Originally, it was given from godparents to godchildren as a sign of affection and celebration after the Lenten abstinence. Over time, it has evolved in shape and decoration, but retains its festive essence. Today, making it at home with responsible ingredients is a beautiful way to honour that tradition.

How to make a homemade Easter Mona with values

Here is a simple, fluffy and very tasty version. We use organic and fair trade products such as panela, icing sugar and AlterNativa3 mini chocolate drops.

Ingredients you need for this recipe

Here is a simple checklist to help you get organised. Ideally, all ingredients should be at room temperature:

• 2 eggs
• 200 g of panela sugar
• 150 g olive oil
• 350 g pastry flour
• The grated peel of a lemon
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 sachet of yeast
• Chocolate mini-drops to decorate
• Icing sugar for sprinkling
• Peach jam for the filling

Step by step to prepare the Easter Mona

1. In a large bowl, mix the eggs with the panela until frothy.
2. Add the oil, lemon zest and cinnamon. Stir well.
3. Add the sifted flour together with the yeast and mix until you obtain a homogeneous dough.
4. Pour the mixture into a greased baking tin.
5. Bake at 180 °C for 30 minutes in a preheated oven.
6. Once cool, cut the cake in half and spread a generous layer of peach jam.
7. Close the cake and decorate the top with mini chocolate drops, icing sugar and, if you want to continue the tradition, coloured feathers and figures.

A dessert full of tradition, sweetness and commitment

Making your own Mona de Pascua is a beautiful and delicious gesture, which also allows you to choose responsible ingredients and support a fairer model of consumption. It is a recipe with a history that adapts to a more conscious present.

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