Quinoa Slice

‘Quinoa’ get a what what?? I am not ‘quazy’ about quinoa, but these are delicious and a great gluten free snack and lunchbox treat.

SERVES: 12

PREP TIME: 15MIN

COOKING TIME: 30MIN

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INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup water

• 1/2 cup quinoa

• 1 cup desiccated coconut

• 1 cup almond meal

• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

• 1/2 cup dried apricots (roughly chopped)

• 100g roughly chopped dark chocolate

• 1/2 cup rice malt syrup or honey 2 small or 1 large ripe bananas (mashed)

• 1/2 cup peanut butter

• 1 tsp. vanilla essence

• Pinch of sea salt

DIRECTION:

1. Preheat oven to 175C. Line a slice pan with baking paper.

2. Next, cook quinoa. Place water and quinoa in saucepan and bring to the boil, cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook at a simmer until water is absorbed (15-20 minutes).

3. In a large bowl mix all dry ingredients. In a medium mixing bowl combine wet ingredients, then add to dry ingredients and mix well. Place mixture into prepared pan and use a spatula to spread and smooth the mixture.

4. Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until brown. Allow to cool on a cooling rack before slicing into pieces.

TIPS & VARIATIONS:

• Any nut or seed butter can be used instead of peanut butter and the almond meal can be substituted for any type of meal.

• You can mix up the dried fruit that you use. Other combinations I like include; apple and sultana or date and peach.

• These are a great snack, handy for the school/work lunchbox, breakfast on the run or served with a cup of tea!