Low sugar, healthy rice crispy treats - Real Recipes from Mums

Here’s a super easy, low sugar, nutritionally dense old time favourite that will keep your energy high and your blood sugar low from Michele Chevalley’s new revolutionary lifestyle program, Low Sugar Lifestyle.

These treats are so nice but they do tasty naughty! That’s the thing at www.myfamilywellness.com.au we know if our recipes and our programs don’t taste great then it is impossible to create the low sugar lifestyle change that your family needs for balanced moods, increased energy and brain clarity.

These low sugar, healthy rice crispy treats are; gluten free, high protein, low sugar, dairy free and vegetarian!

Ingredients (serves 20)

3 cups Puffed brown rice
2 tsp Ground flaxseed
3 Tbsp Rice Malt Syrup
3 Tbsp Chia seed
1/3 cup Nut Butter (any kind - almond, sunflower seed, hazelnut and cocao)
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
4 Tbsp Chopped Dates
4 Tbsp Chopped Cashews

Method

Oil a brownie tin (9 x 13) with coconut oil.
Place rice, cashews, dates and ground flaxseed in a bowl and stir to combine.
Add rice syrup, seed butter and vanilla to a medium sized saucepan and heat over medium heat and stir often.
Stir over medium heat for about 4 minutes- do not burn.
Pour rice syrup over puffed rice and stir to coat.
6. Drop mixture into a pan and press down evenly with a spatula.
7. Place in refrigerator for an hour before cutting into squares.
If desired add cinnamon, chai spice and/or cocoa.

Notes

Cook once, Eat twice: Store in your refrigerator in a well sealed, glass tupperware for optimum freshness. A couple of batches will last you for lunchbox snacks all week.

65 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 12 May 2022
    11:16 am
Yum…..these sound awesome as a handy snack

- - mom103778 said
  - 30 Jun 2021
    11:43 am
Love this super easy low sugar recipe, just what I was looking for.

- - tessie said
  - 29 May 2021
    12:42 pm
This looks and sounds tasty but I wouldn’t be able to buy most of the ingredients. Thanks for sharing though

- - mummabear said
  - 21 May 2021
    12:23 pm
These look delicious!!

- - jodes71 said
  - 20 May 2021
    11:55 pm
I’m reducing sugar intake these days so these look good

- - mom460689 said
  - 20 May 2021
    9:45 pm
Im always looking for healthy low sugar recipes to feed the kids for snacks. This looks good.

- - mom101628 said
  - 20 May 2021
    6:26 pm
Great low sugar recipe – thanks for sharing.

- - mom103778 said
  - 20 May 2021
    10:13 am
I have been looking for recipes with low sugar. I am going to make some of these Low sugar, healthy rice crispy treats this weekend. Thanks ahealthyview.

- - Danicastefanie said
  - 20 May 2021
    9:32 am
These look great! Thanks for sharing

- - rovermum said
  - 20 May 2021
    9:05 am
Sounds easy enough to make. I will need to buy some of those ingredients, but will then have enough for repeat bars.

- - mom112217 said
  - 19 May 2021
    9:46 pm
A healthy snack to take on the go! Thanks!

- - Mrs.twinmama said
  - 19 May 2021
    8:20 pm
This looks like my type of dessert. Really awesome and healthy.

- - Zmijka86 said
  - 19 May 2021
    8:12 pm
Interesting. Thank you for sharing

- - ella12 said
  - 12 Apr 2017
    1:25 pm
Sounds rather lovely and nutty, thanks.

- - mom57619 said
  - 16 Feb 2017
    9:00 pm
These look like they are worth a try – good for gluten, lactose free guests

- - Nas01 said
  - 08 Oct 2016
    8:48 pm
Very good recipe. Thanks for sharing.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 09 Aug 2016
    10:53 pm
Great for work lunches or afterschool. Pity can not be used for school lunch boxes.

- - Melissa89 said
  - 30 Jul 2016
    4:52 pm
My partner would love these for lunches

- - Kasey said
  - 20 Jun 2016
    11:58 am
these look fantastic for school lunch boxes thanks for sharing

- - taynik46 said
  - 10 Dec 2015
    2:11 pm
Hunting down recipes like this for next years school lunch boxes – printed and filed away ready to try in the school holidays – thank you