Name: Gluten-free chocolate and pecan energy bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cups rice flakes; ½ cup brown rice flour; 100g raw caster sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground cloves; 1½ cups pistachios, toasted, chopped; ½ cup raisins, finely chopped; 400g dark chocolate, coarsely grated; 125g unsalted butter, chopped; 125g maple syrup; 1 cup apple juice; 2 tsp vanilla extract; ½ tsp fine salt

Gluten-free chocolate and pecan energy bars

These bars freeze beautifully.

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Serves 12

Prep

15M

Cook

30M

Total

45M

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If you’re coeliac or gluten intolerant, it can be difficult finding delicious snacks that don’t upset you. But with Ed’s delicious chocolate energy bars, you’ll never have to worry again. Whether it’s the chocolate, raisins or pecans, this energy bar has flavour in spades.

Ingredients

2 cups rice flakes

½ cup brown rice flour

100g raw caster sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

¼ tsp ground cloves

1½ cups pistachios, toasted, chopped

½ cup raisins, finely chopped

400g dark chocolate, coarsely grated

125g unsalted butter, chopped

125g maple syrup

1 cup apple juice

2 tsp vanilla extract

½ tsp fine salt

Method

Preheat oven to 160°C fan-forced (180°C conventional). Line a 20cm square slice tin with baking paper.

Combine rice flakes, rice flour, raw caster sugar and spices in a bowl and mix well. Add pistachios and raisins, then mix again. Add 250g of the chocolate and mix to combine.

Put butter, maple syrup, juice, vanilla and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until reduced by one-quarter. Cool slightly, then add to dry ingredients and mix in well. Press into prepared tin and bake for 25 minutes, until just firm to touch. Cool in tin.

Cut into bars. Melt remaining chocolate and drizzle over bars.

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