Dessert for 8
Chocolate Pistachio Quinoa Bars
These chilled bars mix toasted quinoa, oats, nuts, almond butter, and honey under a dark chocolate coating.
Typical price
$3.31for 4 servings
$0.83 per serving$3.31 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: ambitiouskitchen.com
- 265 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $0.63Typical price |
| Oats$0.10/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.15Typical price |
| Quinoa, couscous, barley$0.20/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.40Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $3.08Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.45Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $6.62 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Honey or maple syrupCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
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.
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