11 years ago

No-Bake Apricot Quinoa Bites
[Vegan]

GD By: Gunjan Dudani

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Ingredients You Need for No-Bake Apricot Quinoa Bites [Vegan]

1 ½ cups dried apricots
½ cups walnuts (chopped)
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup raisins
1/8 cup puffed quinoa

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How to Prepare No-Bake Apricot Quinoa Bites [Vegan]

To puff the quinoa - wash them very well and dry in the room temperature pressing them between kitchen tissues. If you want quinoa to dry quickly then put the washed quinoa in a preheated oven (400 degree Fahrenheit) stirring constantly. Don’t let them roast we just want quinoa to be dry.
Once the quinoa is dried, heat a nonstick pan. (Make sure the pan is properly heated. You can test the temperature of the pan by sprinkling few quinoa grains. If it splutters that means the pan is ready). Now add the quinoa into the pan. It will start to splutter; stir constantly to avoid any burning or over cooking. Take it out in a bowl and let it cool completely.
In a food processor/grinder combine the first 4 ingredients (apricots, walnuts, salt and vanilla extract). Grind it smooth until dough starts to form.
Now take it out in a bowl and mix in raisins. (I used my hands to mix raisins evenly).
Now divide the dough into 12 equal parts and form balls between your palms.
Immediately roll out each ball into the puffed quinoa and serve.

Notes

As soon as you take out the dough quickly mix in the raisins and immediately roll in the puffed quinoa to avoid drying up. If the dough dries up and the quinoa does not stick properly grease your palms with a drop of oil and then make balls and roll in quinoa. If after making balls they dry up grease your palms with a drop of oil and moist the balls before rolling out in the puffed quinoa so that they stick well.

Nutritional Information

FAT 1 G, CARBS 14 G, PROTEIN 1 G

Note: The information shown is based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.