Description
Delicious and nutritious quinoa peanut butter cups coated in dark chocolate, perfect for a healthy snack or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup puffed quinoa
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup natural peanut butter
- 3–4 oz dark chocolate
- Sea salt (optional)
- Vanilla extract (optional)
- Chopped nuts or seeds (optional)
- Coconut flakes or dried fruit (optional)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine puffed quinoa and peanut butter until well mixed.
- Melt dark chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl or double boiler until smooth.
- Pour melted chocolate into the quinoa mixture and stir until evenly coated.
- Line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease it lightly.
- Spoon the mixture into the muffin cups, pressing down to pack it tightly.
- Optionally, sprinkle with sea salt.
- Refrigerate for about 30 minutes or until set.
- Once hardened, remove from the muffin tin and enjoy as a healthy snack.
Notes
Feel free to customize the ingredients with different nuts, sweeteners, or add-ins based on your dietary preferences.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg