
Quinoa Crispy Bars
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
- Put the toasted or puffed quinoa in a bowl.
- Mix in the dulce de leche and nuts until everything is evenly coated.
- Spoon the mixture into biscuit moulds and top with raisins and grated coconut.
- Press it down firmly with something slightly smaller than the mould.
- Turn the bars out of the moulds and leave them to dry.
- 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.