Hippie Treats

I like to eat healthy and try making healthy alternatives to goodies I crave. That would be the case with these Hippie treats. They are a different version of Rice Crispie Treats. I have been really diving into some of the recipes I have pinned on Pinterest and surprised by what a good cook I am... and modest too! Sometimes the pictures look better on Pinterest than what really comes out or it doesn't taste the way it looks or I imagine it will be. That would be the case with my Hippie Treats. I think it was a good idea and I will still eat them. I might even make them again but I was hoping for a crispier snack. I got the recipe from a blog where the author likes to use Puffed/Toasted Quinoa. She buys it at Whole Foods in the bulk bin section. Let me tell you lady, you must be shopping in some magical land because I have checked MULTIPLE Whole Foods and other health food stores in multiple cities/states and it is impossible to find. I even looked on Amazon where I found it for $20 a box (OUTRAGEOUS!) I finally found a tiny box of puffed quinoa at Healthy Living (aka Wealthy Living) up here in S. Burlington but it was $5 and only 2 cups of grains. I NEEDED 6! I found a bag of puffed millet for only 1.99 and it looked like puffed quinoa. I'll just substitute it. I also decided to stray from the recipe a bit and I used real marshmallows instead of the vegan ones the author recommends. I was afraid of what they would taste like. I have a pretty open mind and like to try new things but I had a feeling they would ruin this recipe. So far Dad has sampled them but Mom is wary of trying them... Maybe we can get the kids to try them. They like sweets, right?!? Who are we kidding. Henry will eat anything that doesn't move or try to eat him first.


Hippie Treats

6 C. Puffed Quinoa (if you can find it) or millet
6 oz. Marshmallows
4 Tbsp. Butter
1 Tbsp. Maple Syrup
1 Tbsp. Sesame seeds
1 Tbsp. Flax seeds


Melt the butter, marshmallows and syrup over medium heat. Then add dry ingredients until combined. Dump into a glass baking dish and squish down to fill out pan. Voila!