Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Quinoa Cookies

INGREDIENTS

1/2

cup, plus 1/3 cup uncooked quinoa (or 2 1/2 cups leftover cooked)

1/2 cup

peanut butter (do not use the kind that must be refrigerated or the cookies won’t set properly)

1/4 cup

honey or pure maple syrup

2 tbsp

coconut oil

1 tbsp

pure vanilla extract

1/4 tsp

kosher salt

1/4 cup

almond meal*

1/4 cup

unsweetened flaked coconut

1/3 cup

dark chocolate chips (use a dairy-free brand such as Enjoy to make these vegan/paleo friendly)