One-Handed
Collagen Crackles
Recipe by Nicola Scruby, Nutritionist
I'm on day 13 of getting collagen into my routine every single day, usually in my hot chocolate or a smoothie, but this week I went a different way and made the BEST collagen crackles. My kids are obsessed. I honestly thought they wouldn't touch them (no idea why) and now I've had to make a double batch. I'm calling them one-handed collagen crackles because I made them while holding a baby, that's how easy they are. Puffed quinoa and rice bound in rich 70% dark chocolate, with hemp seeds, desiccated coconut and a scoop of Unrefined Nutrients collagen peptides folded through. No copha required. They set firm in the fridge with a proper snap and a fudgy centre.
💛 Want to add an immune boost? You can swap the collagen peptides for a scoop of Kids Immune Protein instead. Same method, same fudgy result, just a different scoop folded through.
Ingredients
- 2 cups puffs (1 cup quinoa + 1 cup rice, or any puffs you like)
- 2 tbsp hemp seeds
- 4 tbsp Unrefined Nutrients collagen peptides
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
- 250 g dark chocolate (70%), broken up
- 150 g butter, ghee or coconut oil
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
Method
- 01 Line a muffin tray with 10 to 12 cupcake cases.
- 02 In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients.
- 03 Put the chocolate, butter (or ghee or coconut oil) and maple syrup in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 1 minute, stir, then heat for another minute and stir until smooth and glossy.
- 04 Pour about ¾ of the wet mix over the dry and fold until every puff is coated. Keep the remaining ¼ aside for the tops.
- 05 Spoon the mixture into the cases and press down lightly so they hold together.
- 06 Spoon roughly 1 tsp of the reserved chocolate onto each crackle.
- 07 Refrigerate for 30 to 40 minutes until firm. Store in the fridge and serve cold.
- Coconut oil and ghee give the firmest set. Butter sets a touch softer. All three work.
- Serve cold, they soften at warm room temperature.
- For richer, denser crackles and more choc on top, use 300 g dark chocolate.
