$20 EASTER EMERGENCY GROCERY BUDGET CHALLENGE | $20 FOR THE WHOLE EASTER DINNER | MAKES 18 SERVINGS

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is a lower glycemic index option.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Maple syrup offers a unique flavor with less processing.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs can be used for convenience.

Start with a grocery haul for an Easter dinner on a budget of $20.

Show the ingredients including ham, cherries, and cake mix.

Prepare the ham by placing it in a crock pot.

Add a little brown sugar on top of the ham for flavor.

Pour cherries over the ham.

Cover the ham with the lid of the crock pot and cook on low for 5.5 hours.

Prepare the cake mix by adding yellow cake mix, 4 eggs, and 1 cup of canola oil.

Add half of the crushed pineapple to the cake mix and stir.

Spray the baking pan and pour the cake batter into it.

Bake the cake at 350°F for about 25 minutes.

While the cake is baking, prepare the topping by mixing Cool Whip, remaining crushed pineapple, and vanilla pudding together.

Refrigerate the topping for about an hour before serving.

After the cake has cooled for an hour, frost it with the topping.

For the rolls, mix 1.25 cups of warm water with sugar and 2 packets of yeast, let it sit for 5 minutes to activate.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 egg, and 1/3 cup of oil to the yeast mixture.

Gradually add 3.75 cups of flour, starting with 1 cup at a time, mixing until combined.

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