Ready Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 60 mins freezer
Serves:
Kyrstie Barcak is the founder of afreshlegacy.com and creator of the Kitchen Garden Box®. She inspires and helps families to start their own vegetable garden and create fresh meals.
Kyrstie is passionate about helping families experience the benefits of fresh food. She believes that anyone can grow at least one vegetable or herb at home and have a positive impact on family time and the creation of good food habits. Her first book, Grow Just One Thing-The first step in a fresh food journey, was published in March 2016.
Ingredients
Base:
- 2 tablespoons quinoa flakes
- ½ cup almond meal
- 2 tablespoons coconut flakes
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (or essence)
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- ½ cup macadamia nuts
Top:
- 2 tablespoons chia tea (cold)
- ½ tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- 1/3 cup coconut yoghurt
Method
- Prepare the Chai tea (for the top), set aside to steep and cool
- Add the base ingredients to the bowl of the machine, using the quad blade pulse until they come together.
- Remove the ingredients from the bowl using a spoon or spatula and push the mixture down to fill small muffin tins about 1/3 way up. Repeat until all of the mixture is used.
- Add the bases to the freezer to set
- Add the coconut oil to a heat proof bowl and melt
- Stir in the cacao powder and the cinnamon and mix until free from lumps
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine
- Remove the bases from the freezer and pour the mixture for the top over each base.
- Return to the freezer to set
- Remove from the freezer five minutes prior to eating. Sprinkle with more cacao powder, nibs or edible flowers to serve.
Store in an airtight container in the freezer.
The photograph and recipe was contributed to Food Thinkers by Kyrstie Barcak.