Crispy, crunchy nut and seed quinoa brittle covered in dark chocolate – easy to make and even easier to eat! Gluten Free + Vegan
✔️Crispy
✔️Crunchy
✔️Sweet
✔️Salty
We’re talking next level quinoa brittle here – covered in chocolate for good measure.
Altogether this brittle is pretty easy to make. The prep can be done in about 10 minutes with minimal work – it mostly just comes down to mixing it all together and waiting for the brittle to cook and the chocolate to harden.
Quino Brittle
The quinoa brittle is essentially made up of:
- nuts
- coconut oil
- seeds
- maple syrup (though you can use honey if you want)
- quinoa
Mix everything together and then spread it out on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 for about about 30 minutes until golden and caramelised.
Chocolate Topping
While the brittle bakes melt your chocolate.
Double Boiler Method:
Place the chocolate in a heat proof bowl that’s large enough to sit over the top of a sauce pan. Add an inch of water to the sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Once the water is simmering place the bowl of chocolate over the top of the bowl, make sure that the water doesn’t touch the bottom. Stir the chocolate as it melts. When there are only a few chunks of chocolate left remove the bowl from the heat. The residual heat will be enough to melt the rest. Set the bowl aside to let the chocolate cool.
Microwave:
Personally I find it easier to just melt it in the microwave. Pop a heat safe bowl in the microwave and melt at 30 second intervals stirring in-between so the chocolate doesn’t start burning.
Once your brittle has cooked and your chocolate has melted all you need to do is pour the chocolate over the top let it harden. Pop your baking pan in the fridge or freezer and then break into chunks when you’re ready.
While this is definitely something you can snack on year round, this quinoa brittle would make for a great homemade, holiday gift.
Feel free to play around with the types of nuts and seeds you use to make this. Add peanuts, almonds, sesame seeds – whatever you like! Just try to keep the amounts of things the same and that shouldn’t be much problem at all.
Enjoy!
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Chocolate Covered Nut & Seed Quinoa Brittle
Crispy, crunchy nut and seed quinoa brittle covered in dark chocolate - easy to make and even easier to eat! Gluten Free + Vegan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup maple syrup (can sub honey but keep in mind it's not vegan)
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil , melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 1 cup mixed nuts (cashews, almonds, pecans etc), chopped
- 1/4 cup pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 12 ounces dairy free dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/176°C. Line a large a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Mix the maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the quinoa, nuts and seeds. Mix well until fully combined coating the dry ingredients in the wet.
- Spread the quinoa mixture evenly in a thin layer across the lined baking sheet.
- Place in the middle of the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes. The edges will begin to caramelise and look golden.
- While the brittle is baking melt your chocolate. Place the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Melt in 30 second increments whisking after each segment until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Once melted set aside.
- Pour the chocolate over the top of the brittle in an even layer. When the baking pan has cooled place in the fridge for 30 minutes until the chocolate hardens. Once harden break into chunks and enjoy.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
Notes
Make sure to spread the brittle mixture out in a thin layer before baking. It's too thick it will be more chewy and less crunchy.
This can be kept stored in the freezer for up to a month.
Jill says
The quinoa mixture overcooked so much that the parchment paper was embedded and would not separate. I still had 10 mins left. Had only cooked for 15 mins at that point. Had to throw the entire thing away. Was so disappointed.
Sarah Nevins says
Hi Jill! So sorry to hear that happened! Just wanting to check – were you using wax paper or parchment paper?
Kim says
Yummo! These are so quick, easy and delicious.
The only swap I made was to use rice malt syrup instead of maple syrup as it is my go to sweetener.
The recipe uses ingredients I always have, so this will be on high rotation! Thanks for sharing Sarah 👍🏼
Sarah Nevins says
Thanks Kim! I’m so glad you enjoyed this! Great to know about the malt syrup – it’s always super helpful to know about substitutions that work. I’m sure your comment will be helpful to someone in the future!
Jessica McLaws says
These are insanely delicious and highly addicting! I served them to four different groups of people this weekend and no one could stop eating them.
I love that the ingredients are all things I always have on hand and it’s so fast and easy to make. This is a new go-to in our house!
Sarah Nevins says
Yay! So happy to hear you all enjoyed them! Thanks so much for coming back to let me know what you thought!
Katie says
Do you rinse the quinoa first?
Sarah says
Hi Katie! I never really bother rinsing my quinoa anymore – most the time it either comes pre rinsed and I’m also not sure I’ve ever noticed a difference. If the package instructions recommend it for your quinoa then I’d go ahead and give it a quick rinse otherwise I don’t think it’s needed.
Maija says
Looks delicious! What could I sub for the coconut oil? Thanks!
Sarah says
Thanks! You could use butter if coconut oil isn’t an option!