I used this Quin Wow's quinoa crisp in this recipe, it is a unique ingredient and is only found in health stores in Ontario and Quebec, unfortunately for you Americans! (although you can order it online on their ordering site). If you can't get your hands on this ingredient, you can use crunchy granola or rice cereal as well.
Crispy candy! Cut in half. |
3-4 tbsp water*
20 drops stevia
1/4 tsp vanilla bean powder (or extract)
3 tbsp carob
6 tbsp oat flour
Tiny pinch of salt
2 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp quinoa crisp (or other crispy grain cereal, optional but so worth it!)
Start by mixing the tahini and water together until thickened, it should be the consistency of a pudding, *depending on the type of tahini you have you may need to add less or more water/tahini to get proper consistency. Mix in stevia, vanilla powder (or extract) and salt, then mix in all other ingredients until you have a dough. Add in sesame seeds and crisp, you can also add in shredded coconut, different seeds, chia seeds. Roll into balls and store in freezer.
oh my goodness this looks DELICIOUS!!! i've always wanted to find a brand that had quinoa crisps! yay for healthy, sugar free treat. how long are you on a sugar-free train for? i've hit about 9th week so far!
ReplyDelete@Junia: I've only been doing sugar free for about a week now, it's so hard cause I love the sweet taste especially with chocolate :o, so these treats are actually a necessity right now! lol
ReplyDelete9 weeks wow! how is it going?
@Junia: and also, we labeled our recipe page recently with (Low-GI) aka no sugar added so feel free to browse those recipes as well for sugar-free ideas.
ReplyDeleteThese look great, what a great idea, using quinoa for the crunch!
ReplyDeleteLove your sugar-free recipes... my fiance's father is diabetic, and these are the only kinds of treats I'm allowed to make for him. I have a couple of Q's about these balls. Approximately how many Stevia packets is 20 drops? Also, are the sesame seeds supposed to be raw?
ReplyDeleteThese look so good. I hear where you're coming from with about being sugar free. I always feel way better when I don't have sugar
ReplyDeleteI love quinoa crisp! This is a great way to use it. Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDelete@Nobel4Lit: I would say try a 1/3 to 1/2 the packet, taste it to see if you need to add more. And no the sesame seeds don't have to be raw, actually they may lend a great, toasty flavour if they were toasted :)
ReplyDeleteoooh, i'm going to have to look for these quinoa crisps next time i'm at the health food store! these sounds really yummy. nice one gals!
ReplyDeleteYum! Your beautiful recipes never cease to impress.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lolita! :)
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