Saturday, 28 January 2012

Chocolate No Bake Cookies

I am all for eating as healthfully as youcan, but there are times my friends where even the healthiest of eaters needs atreat. No treats mean a very grumpy girl.

Today I was heading towards extremegrumpiness (Is there such a word?). There was only one thing for it, and itneeded to be chocolate. Add to that of course it needed to be vegan andgluten free. And lets just finish that off with a dose of I can’t be bothered cooking.

If that sounds familiar – I have the easy,quick and delicious solution for you.

Chocolate No Bake Cookies

Ingredients
1/2 cup vegan margarine
3 tbsp soy or almond milk (I used almond)
1 cup sugar
200 grams dairy free chocolate
2 cups rice bubbles
3 cups gluten free oats

(Simple huh? But that is what the blog is about)

Directions

Get two large baking sheets ready by lining with waxed baking paper. You need to do this at the beginning as the mixture starts hardening as soon as you take it off the heat.

Set your element to a low to medium heat, and in a large saucepan bring the margarine, milk, chocolate and sugar to the boil stirring constantly.

Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the oats and rice bubbles, mix well.

Drop the mixture using a Tablespoon onto the paper – quickly!

Refrigerate until at the consistency you prefer.

I have one little confession:  they need to sit in the fridge to harden so you can’t eat them straight away, and when you are desperate for chocolate relief that feels like ages. My solution? Save some mixture and eat it directly from the pan while you are waiting………………..

Question: What is your favourite quick emergency treat