Ingredients

The following ingredients have 16 Servings
  • 1 cup puffed cereal ( puffed brown rice or puffed 7 grain cereal)
  • ½ cup sunflower seeds ( or slivered almonds)
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
  • ⅛ cup chia seeds
  • ⅛ cup hemp seeds (or sub other seeds like more sunflower or pumpkin)
  • ½ cup Almond butter (or peanut butter)
  • 1/3  cup maple syrup, honey (not vegan)  agave or brown rice syrup
  • 3 heaping tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • generous pinch salt
  • 3 tablespoons Cacao powder
  • pinch cinnamon

Instruction

  • Toast the puffed cereal, pumpkin and sunflower seeds in a 375 F oven until crispy, about 20 minutes, stirring halfway through.  Place in a bowl along with other seeds.
  • Heat the almond butter, maple (or other sweetener),coconut oil, vanilla and salt in a small pot until melted and well combined. Turn heat off , then stir in cacao powder and cinnamon and quickly pour over the cereal seed mixture and mix well.
  • Place in a parchment-lined 8 x 8 baking dish, and press down firmly with a spatula to create a uniform thickness. Refrigerate 4-6 hours or overnight.
  • Flip onto a cutting board, remove parchment and cut into 16, two-inch squares. Cover and store in the fridge.