Almond Joy QUINOA BITES! (Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free)
Ingredients
- 1½ cups Quinoa, cooked according to package instructions
- 1½ cups Shredded Coconut, unsweetened
- 2 tbsp Dark Cocoa Powder, unsweetened
- ¼ cup Coconut Flour
- 1 tbsp Chocolate Liquid Stevia (sweetener)
- 1½ tsp Almond Extract
- 3 tbsp Almond Butter, unsweetened
- 3 Egg Whites
- ⅓ cup Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Chips
- 1 tsp Coconut oil, melted
- ⅓ cup Sugar-Free Peppermint Candies, crushed
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350-degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, add cooked Quinoa, Shredded Coconut, Cocoa Powder, Coconut Flour, Chocolate Stevia and Almond Butter. Toss together to incorporate.
- In a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites with a hand-mixer just until frothy.
- Add 2/3 of the egg mixture to Quinoa mixture and stir to combine. Reserve the other 1/3 just in case the Quinoa mixture is too dry to form into balls. If so – add it in, obviously.
- Form the mixture into 2″ balls. You’ll need to squeeze each “ball” first in order to condense, then shape into the ball. Place on a baking sheet.
- Bake in 350-degree oven for 10-minutes. Transfer to a wire rack & let cool while you make the Chocolate drizzle.
- Make the Chocolate drizzle: Place chocolate chips & coconut oil in a small microwavable bowl. Microwave in 30-second increments, stirring each time until chocolate is melted and drizzly.
- Crush Your Mints: Place mints in a baggie & crush with a meat mallet until nice and sprinkly.
- Decorate! Drizzle chocolate over the Quinoa Bites then decorate with peppermint sprinkles. Taste-test a couple and enjoy
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