No-bake Chocolate and Quinoa Cookies

Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: none
Yield: 12 cookies

Notes:

  • Product used in this recipe : Flocons d’avoine rapide biologiques
  • For a new taste, you can also use : Organic Hulled Millet

Ingredients

1/2 cup of Organic Quick Oat Flakes

1/2 cup of Organic White Quinoa

1/4 cup of coconut oil

1/4 cup of maple syrup

1/3 cup of cocoa powder

1/2 cup of almond butter (or nut butter of your choice)

1/2 cup of coconut flakes

Sea salt (optional)

Preparation

  1. In a fine sieve, rinse the quinoa with cold water. Cook the quinoa according to the instructions.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.
  3. In a small saucepan, melt coconut oil, maple syrup and cocoa on medium. Whisk until smooth. Add almond butter, and stir.
  4. Remove saucepan from heat, and add cooked quinoa, quick oats flakes and coconut flakes. Mix well.
  5. Shape mixture into about a dozen balls with your hands or a cookie spoon. Place ball on cookie sheet, dust with sea salt, if desired, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
  6. Store cookies in an airtight container in the freezer for best results. You can also store them in the refrigerator.