bars - Quinoa-Coconut Bars

By tinathorn

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa, uncooked
• 1 cup oatmeal, uncooked*
• 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup pistachios, shelled
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1 cup melted dark chocolate

Preparation

Step 1

Makes 12 bars

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat a baking pan and a 9×13 dish with
non-stick spray. Place quinoa and oatmeal into baking pan and bake for 8
minutes, stirring once. Meanwhile, add peanut butter and honey to a
small saucepan and heat over medium heat until melted. Remove quinoa and
oatmeal from oven and mix with nuts and coconut in a large bowl. Pour
peanut butter and honey sauce over the mixture and stir to combine.
Press into 9×13 dish and bake for 18-20 minutes, until edges are just
slightly browned. Allow to cool for 45 minutes then cut into 12 pieces.
Dip each bar into dark chocolate and allow to cool on a cookie sheet in
the fridge until set. Store at room temperature in an airtight
container.