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Ingredients

  • 200 grams quinoa, rinsed well
  • 600 ml boiling water
  • 30 grams unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 80 ml maple syrup
  • 3 tbsp Vickys Homemade Sunflower Butter (or peanut butter)
  • 1 tbsp olive or coconut oil
  • 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 50 grams dessicated/shredded coconut for coating

Method

  • Put the quinoa and water in a pan over a medium heat and cook until the quinoa is fluffed up and the water is gone, around 20 minutes
  • While it's warm put it into a bowl with all the other ingredients except for the coconut and mix together well
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment and put mounds of the mixture onto it.
  • 2 tablespoons to a mound makes 16 generous bites.
  • Don't worry about shaping them well yet
  • Put the baking sheet into the fridge for 45 minutes to harden the mixture
  • Get your coconut ready in a bowl and remove the tray from the fridge
  • Roll each mound into a ball, then roll each one in the coconut to coat.
  • Put them back onto the baking sheet
  • Refrigerate for a further 2 hours then enjoy at your leisure!