Dessert for 8

Chocolate Pistachio Quinoa Bars

Name: Chocolate Pistachio Quinoa Bars
Total time: 265 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup natural drippy almond butter; 1/3 cup honey; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup gluten free rolled oats; 1/3 cup uncooked quinoa; 1/3 cup flaxseed meal; 1/3 cup shelled pistachios; 1/4 cup roasted cashews or almonds; 1 dark chocolate bar; 1 tsp coconut oil; 2 tbsp chopped pistachios (optional); maldon sea salt (optional)

$3.31for 4265 minServes 8

These chilled bars mix toasted quinoa, oats, nuts, almond butter, and honey under a dark chocolate coating.

Photo: ambitiouskitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Peanut butter, 4.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	4.5 oz	$0.63Typical price
	Oats, 1.5 oz$0.10/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.15Typical price
	Quinoa, 2 oz$0.20/oz typical	2 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 4.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	4.5 oz	$3.08Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 1 oz$0.45/oz typical	1 oz	$0.45Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.62

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Typical price

$0.83 per serving$3.31 for 4

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Ingredients

1/2 cup natural drippy almond butter
1/3 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup gluten free rolled oats
1/3 cup uncooked quinoa
1/3 cup flaxseed meal
1/3 cup shelled pistachios
1/4 cup roasted cashews or almonds
1 dark chocolate bar
1 tsp coconut oil
2 tbsp chopped pistachios (optional)
maldon sea salt (optional)

Steps

Toast the quinoa and oats in a dry large skillet over medium heat for 6 minutes, stirring often.
Stir the toasted grains, flaxseed meal, pistachios, and cashews into the almond butter, honey, and vanilla.
Press the mixture firmly into a parchment-lined 8-inch square pan.
Melt the dark chocolate and coconut oil in a small saucepan over low heat for 3 minutes.
Spread the chocolate over the bars and sprinkle with chopped pistachios and sea salt.
Chill the pan for 240 minutes, then cut the bars into 8 pieces.