Brown Rice Coconut Crunch
Recipe from @its_mandagram Kid-Approved Recipes 👩🏼🍳 · original post
A no-bake lunchbox slice of puffed brown rice, cacao and coconut. For a school-friendly version, swap the peanut butter for tahini.
Serves 12 15 minKid-friendly
VegetarianGluten freeLunchbox
Ingredients
- butter60 g
- honey — 4 tbsp115 g
- peanut butter — 3 tbsp; or tahini65 g
- puffed brown rice — 2 cups40 g
- desiccated coconut — ½ cup45 g
- cacao powder — 2 tbsp16 g
- desiccated coconut — 1 tbsp; extra, to sprinkle7.2 g
Method
- Melt the butter with the honey and peanut butter.
- Add the puffed brown rice, coconut and cacao to a bowl.
- Mix the wet with the dry.
- Press into a lined tray and sprinkle with extra coconut.
- Freeze for one hour, then slice and enjoy.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegan
- 60 g Coconut oil instead of butter
- 85 ml Maple syrup instead of honey
Melt the coconut oil with the maple syrup and peanut butter; it sets firm in the freezer the same way.
Dairy-free
- 60 g Coconut oil instead of butter
Melt the coconut oil with the honey and peanut butter as for the butter; the slice sets firm in the freezer.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
WoolworthsBest choice· $4.79 of food
$26.60
82% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- puffed brown rice
Coles· $6.89 of food · $2.10 more
$27.70
75% spare
No price at Coles for:
- puffed brown rice
Aldi· $3.34 of food
$22.66
85% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- peanut butter
- puffed brown rice
$0.40a serve
from $0.40 a serve at Woolworths · 5 of 6 ingredients priced
About $4.79 of ingredients used for 12 serves.
$25.37 across 2 shops · 5 of 6 items priced · $2.18 more for bigger packs, 85% spare for later
WoolworthsBest choice$4.79
missing 1 item
you'll pay $26.60 · 82% of it spare
Coles$6.89
missing 1 item · $2.10 more
you'll pay $27.70 · 75% of it spare
Aldi$3.34
missing 2 items
you'll pay $22.66 · 85% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$16.67
butter
$1.60/100g
need 60 gPure Valley Salted Butter 250 g$3.99closest match
Aldi$1.60/100g$3.99·Woolworths$3.00/100g$3.00·Coles$3.00/100g$3.00
desiccated coconut
$9.38/kg
need 52.2 gWhite Mill Desiccated Coconut 500 g$4.69closest match
Aldi$9.38/kg$4.69·Coles$14.80/kg$3.70·Woolworths$9.80/kg$4.90
cacao powder
$3.20/100g
need 16 gOh So Natural Foods Cacao Powder 250 g$7.99closest match
Aldi$3.20/100g$7.99·Woolworths$4.00/100g$10.00·Coles$8.00/100g$10.00
Buy at Woolworths$8.70
honey
$1.05/100g
need 115 gCloverdale Pure Honey Squeeze 400 g$4.20closest match
Woolworths$1.05/100g$4.20·Coles$1.60/100g$4.00·Aldi$1.20/100g$5.99
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- puffed brown rice · 40 g