Brown Rice Coconut Crunch

Name: Brown Rice Coconut Crunch
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 60 g butter; 115 g honey; 65 g peanut butter; 40 g puffed brown rice; 45 g desiccated coconut; 16 g cacao powder; 7.2 g desiccated coconut

Recipe from @its_mandagram Kid-Approved Recipes 👩🏼‍🍳 · original post

A no-bake lunchbox slice of puffed brown rice, cacao and coconut. For a school-friendly version, swap the peanut butter for tahini.

Serves 12 Prep 10 min Ready in 15 minKid-friendly

VegetarianGluten freeLunchbox

Ingredients

butter60 g
honey — 4 tbsp115 g
peanut butter — 3 tbsp; or tahini65 g
puffed brown rice — 2 cups40 g
desiccated coconut — ½ cup45 g
cacao powder — 2 tbsp16 g
desiccated coconut — 1 tbsp; extra, to sprinkle7.2 g

Method

Melt the butter with the honey and peanut butter.
Add the puffed brown rice, coconut and cacao to a bowl.
Mix the wet with the dry.
Press into a lined tray and sprinkle with extra coconut.
Freeze for one hour, then slice and enjoy.

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

Vegan
- 60 g Coconut oil instead of butter
- 85 ml Maple syrup instead of honey
Melt the coconut oil with the maple syrup and peanut butter; it sets firm in the freezer the same way.
Dairy-free
- 60 g Coconut oil instead of butter
Melt the coconut oil with the honey and peanut butter as for the butter; the slice sets firm in the freezer.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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What it costs, and where to buy it

Missing items

These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.

Woolworths NZBest choice
$6.86
for your meals
$32.57 at the till, incl. $25.71 of food you keep
$0.11 less on the food you use, over the 5 items both stores stock
No price at Woolworths NZ:
- puffed brown rice
New World
$6.97
for your meals
$37.85 at the till, incl. $30.88 of food you keep
No price at New World:
- puffed brown rice
Pak'nSave
$5.47
for your meals
$23.96 at the till, incl. $18.49 of food you keep
No price at Pak'nSave:
- puffed brown rice
- cacao powder