No-bake chocolate crisp squares

Ingredients

• ½ cup of sunflower seed butter
• ¼ cup of honey *
• 1 cup of semi-sweet dark chocolate chips
• 1 cup of puffed quinoa
• ½ cup of shelled hemp seeds

*Replace the honey with agave syrup for a vegan alternative or omit the sweetener for reduced-sugar brownies.

Approach

• Prepare an 8 x 8-inch square baking pan by covering its bottom and sides with parchment paper.
• In a small cauldron, soften the honey and sunflower butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Once the mixture is liquid and homogeneous, gradually add the chocolate chips. Stir constantly until the chocolate has melted and everything forms a thick syrup.
• In a medium bowl, mix the puffed quinoa and hulled hemp seeds.
• Gradually add the chocolate syrup to the dry ingredients.
• With a silicone spatula, mix and stir everything slowly, until the quinoa and hemp have well integrated the chocolate syrup. The mixture should form a thick ball of dough.
• Using your spatula, transfer the mixture to the prepared pan. Press the dough so that it spreads evenly in the pan and flattens.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes before cutting into 16 squares.

These crispy chocolate squares can be kept in the refrigerator for 5 days.

About the author

Naturopaths from La Boite à Grains

Team of qualified and certified naturopaths (ND) in Gatineau in Outaouais.

Original article written by Véronique Cousineau, Naturopath