Quinoa Pb&J Bars

• 2 cups quinoa flour
• 1 cup hazelnut meal (or almond meal)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut oil melted
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup applesauce
• 2 tablespoons raspberry preserves (or jam/jelly of your choice)
• 4 tablespoons peanut butter (or almond butter)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
2. Line a baking tray with parchment paper
3. For the Quinoa/Jelly layer:rnMix all the dry ingredients together then mix in the melted coconut oil, eggs and applesauce
4. Pour into the baking tray and top with the raspberry preserves
5. Bake for 20 minutes and let cool slightly
6. For the Peanut butter layer:rnMelt the coconut oil, peanut butter and sugar in a saucepan, then pour on top of the quinoa/raspberry layer
7. Top with chocolate chips and let cool before slicing

quinoa flour, hazelnut meal, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar, coconut oil, eggs, applesauce, raspberry preserves, peanut butter, brown sugar, chocolate chips

Taken from food52.com/recipes/31982-quinoa-pb-j-bars (may not work)