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Quinoa Crispy Bars
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Quinoa Crispy Bars

QuinoaTraditionalInternationalSnackWhole grainVegetarianContains dairyContains nuts

Prep 20 min · Serves 10

Make

Ingredients

  • toasted quinoa (quinoa pops) or puffed quinoa — 2 cups
  • grated coconut — 2 tbsp
  • dark raisins — 5 tbsp
  • almonds or walnuts — 2 tbsp (chopped)
  • dulce de leche (enough to bind; no quantity in the source)

Method

  1. Put the toasted or puffed quinoa in a bowl.
  2. Mix in the dulce de leche and nuts until everything is evenly coated.
  3. Spoon the mixture into biscuit moulds and top with raisins and grated coconut.
  4. Press it down firmly with something slightly smaller than the mould.
  5. Turn the bars out of the moulds and leave them to dry.
  6. Serve like nougat bars.

Tips

  • General information: dulce de leche is milk cooked slowly with sugar until thick and caramel-coloured.

Recipe from FAO, International Cookbook for Quinoa (2014), PDF p. 136 (printed p. 107), written in our own words.