Festive Puffed Quinoa Bars
These Festive Puffed Quinoa Bars are a fantastic no-bake vegan treat that’s quick to make for easy gifting. Packed with wholesome ingredients like puffed quinoa, dark chocolate, nuts and studded with candied ginger, they’re the Christmas perfect treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup puffed quinoa (25g)
- 200 g dark chocolate 70% cocoa solids (7oz)
- ¼ cup almond butter (60g)
- ½ cup pistachios (60g)
- ½ cup chopped almonds (60g)
- ¼ cup crystallised (candied) ginger (40g)
Instructions
- Optional first step: put the puffed quinoa on a baking tray and bake at 180C/350F for 5-6 mins to lightly toast. This makes the puffed quinoa extra crunchy.
- Whilst the quinoa is in the oven, melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Once melted, stir in the nut butter. Chop the pistachios and candied ginger into small chunks. Add them with the chopped almonds and quinoa to the chocolate mix. Stir well to mix.
- Spoon the mix into the moulds (or cupcake cases) and press down. Add an optional drizzle of extra chocolate and some more nuts/ginger and quinoa to the top. Refrigerate for about an hour. Remove from the moulds and serve.
Notes
- These bars will last for at least a week. I like to store in the fridge for optimum crunch.
- You can sub any of the nuts and fruit - just keep the quantities the same.
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 15.7gProtein: 5.8gFat: 15.3gSaturated Fat: 5.9gFiber: 3.4g
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