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Chocolate Quinoa Crisps

July 20, 2018 by Lindsay 23 Comments

Chocolate Quinoa Crisps

If you like chocolate crunch bars, these healthy Chocolate Quinoa Crisps will be your new best friend! They’re vegan, no bake, and SO FUN to eat!

Summer is peak time for no-bake treats. It’s hot. It’s sweaty. People are avoiding their ovens and their kitchens like the plague. I get it. 

Chocolate Quinoa Crisps

But I want cookies. What’s a girl to do when she just wants some damn cookies? Dun dun da daaa I made no bake cookies. By now you guys know alll about my no bake treat obsession. Bars to balls to cups to freezer fudge. GIRL, the list goes onnnn. 

So if you’re like me and need a chocolatey treat… like all every day… then I have the recipe for you! GUYS. Chocolate Quinoa Crisps. Learn it. Live it. Love it. These will be a fast favorite among kids and adults alike.

Chocolate Quinoa Crisps

If you like chocolate crunch bars. If you like rice krispie treats. If you like easy desserts that basically make themselves, you will LOVE these Chocolate Quinoa Crisps!

FIVE ingredients you’ll need for this recipe are: 1) Puffed quinoa. The one I was buying from amazon has stopped selling it. So I now buy it HERE and have been really happy with it. 2) Agave nectar. This keeps it low glycemic, but if you don’t care too much about glycemic index, you can swap in honey or maple syrup. 3) Vanilla extract. Nothing really else to say about it. 4) Refined coconut oil. I like refined because it doesn’t have as much as a coconutty flavor, but any coconut oil works! 5) Cocoa powder or cacao powder, whichever you prefer. 

Chocolate Quinoa Crisps

In your bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, agave nectar, vanilla, and cocoa powder until smooth. Fold in the puffed quinoa. 

Use a cookie scooper to scoop about 8 mounds on a lined baking sheet. Use your fingers to gently press the tops to flatten them out. Pop in the fridge or freezer for 1 hour until harden. Transfer to a bag or container and store in the fridge until you’re ready to eat! 

Aaand that’s it! It makes about 12 cookies!!

Chocolate Quinoa Crisps

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If you like chocolate crunch bars, these healthy Chocolate Quinoa Crisps will be your new best friend! They’re vegan, no bake, and SO FUN to eat!


Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup refined coconut oil, melted
  • 1/4 cup agave nectar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup puffed quinoa

Instructions

  1. In your bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, agave nectar, cocoa powder, and vanilla until smooth.
  2. Fold in the puffed quinoa. 
  3. Use a cookie scooper to scoop about 8 mounds on a lined baking sheet.
  4. Use your fingers to gently press the tops to flatten them out.
  5. Pop in the fridge or freezer for 1 hour until harden.
  6. Transfer to a bag or container and store in the fridge until you’re ready to eat! 

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Comments

  1. Kim says

    September 1, 2018 at 5:51 am

    Where do you get puffed quinoa I have been searching for a couple of years and not one store has any ice what I’m talking about and I live iN NY and have access to a lot of food

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      September 2, 2018 at 7:43 am

      Hi Kim!!

      I know, it’s hard to come by! I buy it online, here are two places I’ve found to have good crispy, puffed quinoa:

      https://amzn.to/2MJHVaz

      https://nuts.com/cookingbaking/grains/quinoa/puffs.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlK7cBRCnARIsAJiE3MhBpQtX-r3dypbVSmAciN8-DL34u-HtOOlAjaskCPZdOfqQA4wYCMwaAuUZEALw_wcB

      Hope you love them!! xo

      Reply
  2. Wendy says

    September 1, 2018 at 9:55 am

    These look delicious Lindsay!
    I’m totally making these like ASAP!
    I have a question that may sound kind of silly but the quinoa is uncooked straight from the package right??
    Thanks for sharing!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      September 2, 2018 at 7:40 am

      Hi Wendy!!

      You buy the quinoa puffed, so I think it’s cooked. I’ve never successfully been able to puff my own quinoa. Here are two places that I’ve found puffed/crispy quinoa:

      https://amzn.to/2MJHVaz

      https://nuts.com/cookingbaking/grains/quinoa/puffs.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlK7cBRCnARIsAJiE3MhBpQtX-r3dypbVSmAciN8-DL34u-HtOOlAjaskCPZdOfqQA4wYCMwaAuUZEALw_wcB

      Enjoy!! xo

      Reply
  3. Samantha says

    September 3, 2018 at 12:21 pm

    This looks beautifully delicious! My question is that it looks like it’s dipped in chocolate on the bottom since the chocolate looks solid and flat under the crisp. Is that just how it shapes?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      September 5, 2018 at 10:08 pm

      Hi Samantha!

      The flat part is just how the chocolate forms! You don’t don’t have to do any extra work, they just take on that shape 🙂 Hope you love them!!

      Reply
  4. Elsa says

    September 25, 2018 at 7:19 am

    These look fabulous and I’ve ordered puffed quinoa just to make them. Question though; I have liquid coconut oil. Will that work or do I need the solid form?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      September 26, 2018 at 9:12 pm

      Hi Elsa! You want to use the one that is solid and melt it for the recipe. The nature of the cookies – they start kinda liquid-y and then they harden up when you chill them. The store-bought liquid coconut oil stays liquid even when chilled I think so it won’t work for this recipe. Hope you love them!! xo

      Reply
  5. Jennifer says

    October 2, 2018 at 4:40 pm

    You can get puffed quinoa in Canada at Bulk Barn😀

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      October 27, 2018 at 3:48 pm

      Whoa good to know!! Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Julia says

    October 13, 2018 at 6:20 pm

    I’m allergic to coconut and have a hard time making any kind of heathy baked goods or non baked goods. Does anyone know of a healthy alternative?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      October 27, 2018 at 3:30 pm

      Hi Julia,

      Unfortunately I don’t think there’s a good sub for coconut oil in the recipe. Because coconut oil solidifies when chilled, it’s essential for the crisps to take on their form. The only other alternative I can think of is cocoa butter which you can buy online or in health food stores. I’m not sure if that would work for your needs, but it’s another option! I’ll keep thinking and let you know if I think of anything else!

      xo

      Reply
  7. Sandy says

    October 15, 2018 at 10:04 pm

    Hi,
    The recipe looks delish!
    Can I use butter or vegetable oil instead of coconut oil?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      October 27, 2018 at 3:26 pm

      Hi Sandy,

      Unfortunately no, there’s no good sub for coconut oil in the recipe. Coconut oil solidifies when it’s chilled which is essential in this recipe for getting the crisps to form. The only sub I can think of would be cocoa butter because that acts similarly to the coconut oil. I’ll update this recipe if anything comes up that would be a good alternative.

      xo

      Reply
  8. Melanie says

    October 20, 2018 at 7:59 am

    These look great! Does coconut oil have to be used? Is there something else that can be used like regular oil?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      October 27, 2018 at 3:21 pm

      Because of the nature of coconut oil – how it solidifies when it’s chilled, using coconut oil is essential to get them to form. I can’t think of anything else that would sub for coconut oil, maybe cocoa butter!

      Reply
  9. Jennifer says

    November 24, 2018 at 10:12 am

    Thanks for sharing where to buy the puffed quinoa, I will be making this as soon as it arrives!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  10. Karen says

    November 24, 2018 at 7:58 pm

    What about maple syrup or honey as a sub for the agave nectar?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      November 25, 2018 at 9:00 am

      HI Karen! Yes, either will work. Hope you love them!! xo

      Reply
  11. Tomas says

    January 24, 2019 at 3:19 pm

    This looks INSANELY good, i didn’t know you could puff quinoa, COOL!
    i thought this was an amaranth only thing.
    I guess i’ll be puffing quinoa for the first time before i try Amaranth,
    this – “by the looks of it”.. seems to be less sensitive to being burnt.
    Thanks for sharing an awesome recipie!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      January 27, 2019 at 7:59 pm

      I hope you love them!! I’ve never been able to successfully puff my own quinoa, it always burns for me. If it works for you, PLEASE let me know your tricks!! This is such an easy and delicious treat, enjoy!!

      Reply

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