Vegan Rice Chocolate Dessert Balls

“April is the cruelest month, breeding
lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
memory and desire, stirring
dull roots with spring rain.”

~ T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land

I don’t have much more to say than the words above so far this month. April’s brought a lot of destruction and tragedy beyond words to many of the people I love, and for that, I want it to go away.

When life doesn’t make sense and when I can’t wrap my head around things, I bake. When life is good, I bake, too. It’s what I turn to under stress, and under tears, and under laughter: my common ground; the place where I can contemplate and enjoy silence.

These rice balls take 6 ingredients and come together in less than 30 minutes. I buy the Barbara’s brand of rice cereal from Sprouts.

To better days,
Love, Jen.

Vegan Rice Chocolate Dessert Balls

Cruelest April Rice Crispie Balls

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Vegan
Servings 14 balls

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 c. peanut butter
  • 3 tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1 c. puffed rice cereal
  • 1/2 c. dark chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp. coconut oil
  • salt

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, combine the peanut butter and maple syrup. Add the rice cereal, and stir well.
  • In a small pan, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil, stirring often. Remove from heat.
  • Place a sheet of parchment paper onto a serving dish.
  • Pour about 1/2 cup of water into a small bowl. Dip your fingers into the water, then form the peanut rice mixture into balls. Using a spoon, roll the balls into the chocolate mixture.
  • Plate the balls onto the prepared dish. Sprinkle each ball with salt.
  • Place the balls into the freezer for 10 minutes. Remove, sprinkle the remainder of the melted chocolate on top, if desired, and return to the freezer for 5-10 minutes.
  • Enjoy immediately or place in the fridge. Balls will last about 3 days.
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