We had last minute company coming and I wanted to make something really easy for dessert. (The last time these out-of-town guests came I made polenta with roasted veggies and red pepper purée, which I didn't write about because I forgot to photograph it. For dessert we had baked apples. The whole dinner was so easy to do that it felt like I hadn't done anything and it was pretty impressive both in taste and appearance.) For this dinner Ken was making pasta with tomato sauce and a salad and I was going to stir fry some green beans and make dessert.
There was a recipe in Oct. 2007 Vegetarian Times for a version of crispy rice treats with chocolate that I wanted to try and they were so fast and easy to make that I'll share my slightly revised recipe. I served them on an attractive platter with orange wedges. It looked great but - no photo. I set up a little plate with a leftover piece and a couple of orange slices but the photo doesn't do them justice at all. They were quite appealing -and very sweet.
Crispy bars
1/2 cup almond butter
3/4 cup brown rice syrup
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups crispy brown rice cereal (like Erewhon or Barbara's)
Oil a 9x9 baking dish. Place almond butter, syrups, and chips in a large saucepan over medium heat and stir constantly until melted. (about 4 minutes) Remove from heat, stir in vanilla then stir in cereal and then press into the dish. Cool 15 minutes and slice into 16 pieces with a knife dipped in cold water. Refrigerate to harden.
I have a recipe that I created years ago for a puffed rice, no chocolate version of this dessert that I want to find and test. I remember really liking it and taking it to a zillion potlucks. It was based on a Japanese sweet treat and made with barley malt and I think I called it Andrea's Crispy Treats.
We had last minute company coming and I wanted to make something really easy for dessert. (The last time these out-of-town guests came I made polenta with roasted veggies and red pepper purée, which I didn't write about because I forgot to photograph it. For dessert we had baked apples. The whole dinner was so easy to do that it felt like I hadn't done anything and it was pretty impressive both in taste and appearance.) For this dinner Ken was making pasta with tomato sauce and a salad and I was going to stir fry some green beans and make dessert.
There was a recipe in Oct. 2007 Vegetarian Times for a version of crispy rice treats with chocolate that I wanted to try and they were so fast and easy to make that I'll share my slightly revised recipe. I served them on an attractive platter with orange wedges. It looked great but - no photo. I set up a little plate with a leftover piece and a couple of orange slices but the photo doesn't do them justice at all. They were quite appealing -and very sweet.
Crispy bars
1/2 cup almond butter
3/4 cup brown rice syrup
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups crispy brown rice cereal (like Erewhon or Barbara's)
Oil a 9x9 baking dish. Place almond butter, syrups, and chips in a large saucepan over medium heat and stir constantly until melted. (about 4 minutes) Remove from heat, stir in vanilla then stir in cereal and then press into the dish. Cool 15 minutes and slice into 16 pieces with a knife dipped in cold water. Refrigerate to harden.
I have a recipe that I created years ago for a puffed rice, no chocolate version of this dessert that I want to find and test. I remember really liking it and taking it to a zillion potlucks. It was based on a Japanese sweet treat and made with barley malt and I think I called it Andrea's Crispy Treats.