Description
Healthy vegan Rice Crispy Treats are made with puffed 7-grain cereal, almond butter, found cacao powder and a boatload of healthy omega 3-powered seeds- chia, sunflower and pumpkin seeds. A delicious chocolatey fix, full of nutritious ingredients. Note: These must be refrigerated.
Ingredients
- 1 cup puffed cereal (puffed brown rice or puffed 7 grain cereal)
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds ( or slivered almonds)
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/8 cup chia seeds
- 1/8 cup hemp seeds (or sub other seeds like more sunflower or pumpkin)
- 1/2 cup Almond butter (or peanut butter)
- 1/3 cup maple syrup, honey (not vegan) agave or brown rice syrup
- 3 heaping tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- generous pinch salt
- 3 tablespoons Cacao powder
- pinch cinnamon
Instructions
Toast the puffed cereal, pumpkin and sunflower seeds in a 350 F oven until crispy, about 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Place in a bowl along with other seeds.
Heat the almond butter, maple syrup (or other sweetener),coconut oil, vanilla and salt in a small pot until melted and well combined. Turn heat off , then stir in cacao powder and cinnamon and quickly pour over the cereal seed mixture and mix well.
Pour into a parchment-lined 8 x 8 baking dish, and press down firmly with a spatula to create a uniform thickness. Refrigerate until firm (hard), 4 hours.
Flip onto a cutting board, remove parchment and cut into 16, two-inch squares. Cover and store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or freeze for 6 months.
Notes
Toasting the puffed cereal beforehand ensures a nice crispy texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 inch square
- Calories: 156
- Sugar: 4.8 g
- Sodium: 19.9 mg
- Fat: 12.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 9.1 g
- Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 4.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg