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

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Details
Prep time: 15 to 20 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Servings or yield: About 8 Bars (depending on size)
Difficulty level: Easy
Ingredients
½ cup of naturel, unsalted peanut butter
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.

Tips, Tricks + Culinary ideas

Substitute Replace peanuts by almonds or other nuts of your choice.
Substutute Instead of Quinoa you can use puffed rice.

Preparation steps

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1 - In a big bowl, mix the quinoa and peanuts.

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2 - Add sugar.

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3 - In the microwave, soften peanut butter 30 seconds to a minute and add to mixture.

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4 - Add vanilla.

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5 - Mix well.

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6 - Using parchment paper, covers the bottom of an 8 by 8 inches pan.

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7 - Add mixture.

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8 - Using a spoon (previously soaked in hot water) compress the mixture.

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9 - In a bain-marie, melt chocolate.

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10 - When completely melted, add chocolate.

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11 - Spread well using a spatula.

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12 - Place in freezer about 15 to 20 minutes.

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13 - Take out of freezer.

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14 - With a knife, remove excess of chocolate.

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15 - Cut the bars in your desired size.

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16 - Keep in the refrigerator.

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