Chocolate Quinoa Cookies Recipe | Healthy Quinoa Crisps

almond flour

🥗Healthier: oat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Oat flour is often less expensive and can be made at home from oats.

coconut sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Brown sugar is a common substitute that provides sweetness at a lower cost.

dark chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: carob chips

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate chips

Semi-sweet chocolate chips are typically less expensive and still provide a similar taste.

nut butter

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Peanut butter is usually more affordable than specialty nut butters.

Chop the chocolate and place in a heatproof bowl, add coconut oil and place the bowl over a double boiler (a pot with simmering water).

Melt the chocolate completely and remove from heat.

Add vanilla extract, puffed quinoa and desiccated coconut. Mix until well combined.

Using an ice cream scooper or a regular spoon to scoop about 18-20 equal sized cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Place the cookies in the fridge for about 1 hour or until set.

Store in the fridge until ready to serve.

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