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 Ready in 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
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi UKBest choice£2.78
for your meals
£8.51 at the till, incl. £5.73 of food you keep
£0.37 less on the food you use, over the 4 items both stores stock
No price at Aldi UK:
- puffed brown rice
Sainsbury's£1.66
for your meals
£11.24 at the till, incl. £9.58 of food you keep
No price at Sainsbury's:
- peanut butter
- puffed brown rice
Tesco£2.73
for your meals
£6.04 at the till, incl. £3.31 of food you keep
No price at Tesco:
- puffed brown rice
- cacao powder
Morrisons£1.22
for your meals
£6.60 at the till, incl. £5.38 of food you keep
No price at Morrisons:
- puffed brown rice
- desiccated coconut
- cacao powder
Asda£0.45
for your meals
£1.50 at the till, incl. £1.05 of food you keep
No price at Asda:
- honey
- peanut butter
- puffed brown rice
- desiccated coconut
- cacao powder
£0.23a serve
from £0.23 a serve at Aldi UK · 5 of 6 ingredients priced
About £2.78 of ingredients used for 12 serves.
£8.51 at Aldi UK · all 5 items
Aldi UKBest choice£2.78
missing 1 item
you'll pay £8.51 · 67% of it spare
Sainsbury's£1.66
missing 2 items
you'll pay £11.24 · 85% of it spare
Tesco£2.73
missing 2 items
you'll pay £6.04 · 55% of it spare
Morrisons£1.22
missing 3 items
you'll pay £6.60 · 82% of it spare
Asda£0.45
missing 5 items
you'll pay £1.50 · 70% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£8.51
butter
£7.40/kg
need 60 gCowbelle British Salted Butter 250 g£1.85closest match
Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£7.50/kg£1.50·Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·Morrisons£1.85·
OcadoN/A
honey
£2.20/kg
need 115 gEveryday Essentials Clear Honey 100g 454 g£0.99closest match
Aldi UK£2.20/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£2.18/kg£0.74·Tesco£3.50/kg£1.19·Morrisons£1.75·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
peanut butter
£1.49
need 65 gGrandessa Creamy 100% Peanut Butter 0.34kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£1.49·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£23.81/kg£1.50·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
desiccated coconut
£7.93/kg
need 52.2 gThe Pantry Desiccated Coconut 150 g£1.19
Aldi UK£7.93/kg£1.19·Tesco£7.50/kg£1.50·Sainsbury's£10.80/kg£2.70·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
cacao powder
£12.00/kg
need 16 gThe Pantry Cocoa Powder 250 g£2.99
Aldi UK£12.00/kg£2.99·Sainsbury's£25.20/kg£6.30·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- puffed brown rice · 40 g