No Bake Quinoa Bars Food

NO-BAKE QUINOA & OAT BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl combine oats, honey, peanut butter and quinoa
• Stir together until completely combine and press into a prepared pan and place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours. Cut into squares and serve.
• Keep these bars chilled it will help with the stickiness and help keep their form.
• Press into prepared pan. Place in refrigerator until set. Cut into squares.

NO-BAKE QUINOA PROTEIN BARS {VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE}

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch square baking pan with foil.
• In food processor, pulse the dates until finely chopped. Add nut butter, salt and vanilla; process until blended. Add the oats, cooled quinoa, and walnuts; pulse until mixture forms a dough. Add chocolate chips; pulse 1 or 2 times to just combine.
• Press mixture into prepared pan (use a large piece of wax paper or plastic wrap to smooth and spread mixture flat).
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Using foil liner, lift mixture from pan and transfer to a cutting board. Peel off foil and cut into 12 bars.

NO-BAKE BROWN BUTTER QUINOA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine quinoa, oats, almonds, flaxseed and salt, stirring to mix well. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Stir in honey, brown butter and vanilla extract, mixing well with a spoon until combined and entire mixture is moistened. If it still seems too dry, add additional honey 1 tablespoon at a time, but you don't want it to be too wet.
• Line a 9×9 baking dish with plastic wrap or parchment paper. Firmly press the mixture into the pan, into all the corners and evenly top it off with a spoon. You want it packed as tightly as possible. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, then remove and lift granola bars out of pan, cutting into 12 squares. These work best refrigerated.

NO-BAKE PROTEIN BARS

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-inch baking dish with baking parchment.
• Mix oats, flaxseed meal, raisins, cranberries, and protein powder together in a small bowl.
• Combine chocolate chips, honey, and peanut butter together in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave oven, stirring every 30 seconds, until the chocolate chips are nearly melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir oats mixture with the chocolate mixture until evenly mixed; spread into prepared baking dish.
• Refrigerate bars until hardened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove bars from dish by lifting parchment; cut into squares using a pizza cutter.