Simple Chocolate Puffed Rice

I bought a big bag of puffed rice recently at a stall they put up specially on that day at Ikebukuro station. I couldn't resist buying it as I thought it would be a great snack food for Fredi. It's not that healthy because it's covered in sugar, but at least it's not wheat and gluten-free. Fredi eats snacks only when I take him out, otherwise he eats 3 solid meals a day.

I love puffed rice, not Rice Krispies made by Kellogg. The difference is the former is fat, fluffy and crunchy, while the Kellogg brand is rather flat in taste and texture and not as crunchy. I have been meaning to make use of my dark chocolate selection into something more interesting, so the idea of chocolate puffed rice came to mind.

So here goes the recipe. 

I used:

100g 76% Lindt Dark Chocolate
2 tablespoon coconut oil
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 cups puffed rice

Method:

1. Melt broken dark chocolate with coconut oil
2. Once melted, add honey and cocoa powder
3. Stir well until smooth – I used a manual hand mixer
4. Add puffed rice to chocolate mixture and mix well
5. Spoon chocolate puffed rice into paper cases
6. Chill for at least 1 hour, until set

It's a simple and easy dessert to make. They taste great refrigerated. I give no excuses if I want to eat sweets, and when I do eat them, I use ingredients that I know wouldn't cause me health issues, and low in toxicity as possible.

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