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Quinoa, dark chocolate peanut butter bars
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Quinoa, dark chocolate peanut butter bars
Julie likes to eat well; she tries her best not to binge in between meals. She always keeps in her fridge some quinoa bars in case of a sweet temptation attack!
Quinoa, dark chocolate peanut butter bars
| Prep time: 15 to 20 minutes |
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| Cooking time: 5 minutes |
| Servings or yield: About 8 Bars (depending on size) |
| Difficulty level: Easy |
| ½ cup of naturel, unsalted peanut butter |
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| 1 cup de of puffed quinoa |
| 100g of dark chocolate |
| 2 tablespoons of brown or coco sugar |
| 1 teaspoon of vanilla |
| 1 tablespoon of unsalted, crushed peanuts |
Preparation
In a big bowl, mix the quinoa and peanuts.
In the microwave, soften peanut butter 30 seconds to a minute and add to mixture with vanilla and mix well.
Using parchment paper, covers the bottom of an 8 by 8 inches pan. Add mixture and using a spoon (that you soaked in water) compress the mixture.
In a bain-marie, melt chocolate.
When completely melted, add chocolate on top of preparation ans spread with a spatula. Place in freezer about 15 to 20 minutes.
Take out of freezer. With a knife, remove excess of chocolate and cut in desired size bars.
Keep in the refrigerator.
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Preparation steps
1 - In a big bowl, mix the quinoa and peanuts.
2 - Add sugar.
3 - In the microwave, soften peanut butter 30 seconds to a minute and add to mixture.
4 - Add vanilla.
5 - Mix well.
6 - Using parchment paper, covers the bottom of an 8 by 8 inches pan.
7 - Add mixture.
8 - Using a spoon (previously soaked in hot water) compress the mixture.
9 - In a bain-marie, melt chocolate.
10 - When completely melted, add chocolate.
11 - Spread well using a spatula.
12 - Place in freezer about 15 to 20 minutes.
13 - Take out of freezer.
14 - With a knife, remove excess of chocolate.
15 - Cut the bars in your desired size.
16 - Keep in the refrigerator.
