Delicious Puffed Quinoa Bars
A deliciously healthy protein-packed sweet treat!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: dessert,
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
1 1/2 cups puffed quinoa
1 cup cashew butter
1/3 cup date syrup or maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup pistachios, roughly chopped
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 tablespoon hemp seeds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup dark chocolate, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Line an 8 x 8-inch pan with parchment paper
- Combine the quinoa, dried cherries, pistachios, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- In a medium bowl stir together the cashew butter, date syrup, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir to combine.
- Dump the mixture into the lined pan and press down to spread.
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl in the microwave. Heat for 10-second bursts, stir well and don’t let it burn.
- Spread the chocolate over the quinoa mixture.
- Place in the fridge or freezer and allow to chill for at least 1 hour.
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