Brown Rice Coconut Crunch
Recipe from @its_mandagram Kid-Approved Recipes 👩🏼🍳 · original post
A no-bake lunchbox slice of puffed brown rice, cacao and coconut. For a school-friendly version, swap the peanut butter for tahini.
Serves 12 15 minKid-friendly
VegetarianGluten freeLunchbox
Ingredients
- butter60 g
- honey — 4 tbsp115 g
- peanut butter — 3 tbsp; or tahini65 g
- puffed brown rice — 2 cups40 g
- desiccated coconut — ½ cup45 g
- cacao powder — 2 tbsp16 g
- desiccated coconut — 1 tbsp; extra, to sprinkle7.2 g
Method
- Melt the butter with the honey and peanut butter.
- Add the puffed brown rice, coconut and cacao to a bowl.
- Mix the wet with the dry.
- Press into a lined tray and sprinkle with extra coconut.
- Freeze for one hour, then slice and enjoy.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegan
- 60 g Coconut oil instead of butter
- 85 ml Maple syrup instead of honey
Melt the coconut oil with the maple syrup and peanut butter; it sets firm in the freezer the same way.
Dairy-free
- 60 g Coconut oil instead of butter
Melt the coconut oil with the honey and peanut butter as for the butter; the slice sets firm in the freezer.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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- butter · 60 g
- honey · 115 g
- peanut butter · 65 g
- puffed brown rice · 40 g
- desiccated coconut · 52.2 g
- cacao powder · 16 g