Chocolate Rice Cake Treats
Crisp, thin, chocolate coated puffed rice cakes bedecked with all manner of delectable toppings are ideal for kids at heart of all ages. As a snack, a treat, for hiking and camping energy, or just for the delight of making something seriously fun, Chocolate Rice Cake Treats are easy and endlessly customizable.
Servings: 12 rice cake treats (approx)
Ingredients
- ¾ cup chocolate of your choice for melting
- 1 teaspoon virgin or refined coconut oil
- toppings, as per the variations suggested, or of your own choice! including but not limited to: coconut butter, tahini, peanut or seed butters, shredded coconut, crushed roasted salted peanuts, roasted pumpkin seeds, roasted sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
Melt your chocolate either using a microwave or a bain-marie:
- For a microwave, heat the chocolate for short bursts of time, stir, and then repeat the process until the chocolate is thoroughly melted and runny.
- For a bain-marie, choose a small glass bowl that sits in and above a small pot, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the bottom of the pot or the water underneath it. Heat water in the pot until simmering, and then put the glass bowl on top. Add the chocolate and the coconut oil, let the chocolate gently warm until melted, and give it a nice stir. Just make sure that no steam escapes and comes into contact with the chocolate as it will seize up.
Get your toppings ready:
- Chop any large nuts or fruit, and put your toppings in smaller containers ready to sprinkle.
To make the rice cakes:
- Put about 4 rice cakes at a time onto a cutting board. Spread a generous layer of whatever butter you are using, if using, (i.e. coconut butter, peanut butter etc.) and/or spread a generous layer of chocolate on its own onto each rice cake going almost all the way to the edge of each cake. While the chocolate is still runny and wet, sprinkle whatever topping combinations you are using.
- Transfer the completed rice cake treats to a baking tray, and then pop the tray into the fridge until the chocolate has hardened. If you plan on eating these right away, take them out of the fridge, otherwise pack them into an airtight container and leave in the fridge until eaten. Enjoy!