Tahini rose rice crispy treats (gluten free, vegan)

If you search for a quick no-bake snack, you may stop searching because I HIGHLY recommend you give these vegan Tahini rose rice crispy treats a try as soon as possible! They are nut free, gluten free and vegan as well. Plus easy to make without needing endless dishes and time.

Course Dessert, Snack, sweets

Keyword chocolate, dessert, gluten free, nut free, snack, sweets

Servings 12 bars

Ingredients

Rice crispy treats

80-90 g puffed rice/ crispy brown rice cereal *
40 g vanilla protein powder **
160 g light Tahini
80 g maple syrup
2 Tbsp rose water
1-2 Tbsp plant milk

Chocolate layer

70 g dark chocolate
2 Tbsp Tahini
rose petals (to garnish, optional)
salt flakes (to garnish, optional)

Instructions

Combine Tahini, rose water, syrup and plant milk in a bowl.
Add the protein powder and mix until smooth. Then stir trough the rice until well combined.
Line a brownie tin/ smaller casserole with parchment paper. Press the base mix into your form AS FIRM AS POSSIBLE. It may help using the bottom of another sealer form that fits into the tin and press it down onto the base. Set aside.
Melt the chocolate and stir through the Tahini. Spread the chocolate evenly onto the base until it is completely covered. Immediately sprinkle the rose petals and some salt flakes not top if using.
Let sit in the freezer for 1-2 hours. Cut into 10-12 equal pieces and enjoy!
Store the remaining bars in the freezer in an airtight box/ container.

Notes

*I would reccomend you to use crispy rice cereal or any other "crispy" grain over puffed grains, as the puffed grain version will get a bit more soggy than crispy. There are some good options out there, I even saw soya crispies which would be great if you want them to be extra high in protein. Otherwise, puffed grains will do fine, so you can still make these if they are the only alternative available for you.

** instead of the protein powder you can use a mix of vanilla pudding powder (or the same amount of cornstarch mixed with tiny bit of vanilla) combined with any granulated sweetener of choice. That would be

2 Tbsp (20g) of the pudding powder/ cornstarch
2 Tbsp (20g) granulated sweetener of choice, such as coconut sugar, brown sugar, etc.