Nikki Yelton is an Integrative & Functional Medicine Registered Dietitian Nutritionist serving clients worldwide. She offers a personalized functional medicine approach to helping women with GI distress and autoimmune conditions to get to the root cause of the symptoms holding them back so that they can start living the extraordinary life they dream of with more energy, purpose, and joy!
These SunButter Rice Puff Treats are made with gut healthy ingredients rather than nutrient void marshmallow and added sugars. This is a little snack or dessert you can actually feel good about.
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Eating for gut health and autoimmunity doesn’t mean you have to lock up your snack cabinet forever or live in fear of enjoying yummy treats.
Snacks can be nourishing and have a place in a gut healing plan!!! You just have to find the right recipes 😉 And you know that’s what I’m here for— to provide you with the best gut and autoimmune friendly alternatives in the game to make things easier along your health journey.
Today I’m sharing the recipe for a fun spin on a childhood classic— RICE KRISPIE TREATS!
My secret ingredient in these to make them gooey is to replace marshmallows with sunbutter (which is much easier on the gut than peanut butter) and helps the puffed rice stick together.
These snacks are made with gut healthy ingredients rather than nutrient void marshmallow and added sugars. This is a little snack or dessert you can actually feel good about.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the ingredients in my SunButter Rice Puff Treats:
🌻 SunButter—>
This sunflower butter has only one ingredient— organic roasted sunflower seeds. No added salts or sugars! Sunflower seeds are high in vitamin E and help with glutathione production, which is an antioxidant and powerhouse for the gut.
We opt for sunflower seed butter rather than peanut butter because peanuts are typically inflammatory for the gut. They are high in molds and mycotoxins. SunButter is the best replacement that has a similar consistency.
🍯 Local Honey—>
Consuming local honey can support your immune system! It helps your immune system recognize local allergens, which results in you better tolerating the pollen in your area and less allergy symptoms. It is also a great natural sweetener I suggest using when you need to sweeten up a dessert.
🥥 Coconut Oil—>
Coconut oil is a wonderful source of good healthy fats! It can help reduce inflammation along your intestinal tract and significantly increase the good bacteria in your gut!
🍚 Soaked & Sprouted Rice Puffs—>
These rice puffs are the best because they’re sprouted and soaked beforehand! This process helps break down phytic acid and anti-nutrients, which improves their digestibility unlike other puffed rice cereals. In addition, some rice cereal is loaded with folic acid–the synthetic form of folate that most individuals with certain genetic and autoimmune conditions should try to avoid
These Sunbutter Ricc Puff Treats are made with gut healthy ingredients rather than nutrient void marshmallow and added sugars. This is a little snack or dessert you can actually feel good about!
Ingredients
Scale
1 1/2 tsps Organic Sunbutter
1/2 cup Local Honey
2 tbsps Coconut Oil
2 tsps Vanilla Extract
2 1/2 cups Sprouted Brown Rice Crisp Cereal
Instructions
Line a baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
Set up a double boiler: Fill a medium pot with an inch of water and place a smaller pot or heat-safe bowl on top ensuring the water is not touching the bottom of the smaller pot or bowl. The smaller pot or bowl should rest tightly on top of the pot and any water or steam should not be able to escape. Bring water to a boil then reduce to the lowest heat.
Add the sunflower seed butter, honey, coconut oil, and vanilla to the smaller pot and stir until well combined and smooth. Remove the pot from the heat. Stir in the rice puffs cereal.
Transfer to the prepared baking dish and press into an even layer.
Refrigerate for at least an hour or until firm. Remove from the baking dish and cut into squares. Store in the fridge until ready to enjoy.
These SunButter Rice Puff Treats are a snack your whole family will love! I love eating them as a dessert or bedtime snack. Plus, they’re a great healthy alternative for the kids as well!
Don’t forget to tag me in your recipe creations on Instagram or Facebook. I LOVE seeing all the delicious gut healthy foods you make and cheering you on!
"When it comes to balancing our body, healing the gut, reversing autoimmunity, and achieving optimal health—we are a lot like a car that won’t run right. In order to fix the problem once and for all instead of relying on jumper cables, we must get underneath the hood, run the diagnostics, and replace the battery so that it runs good as new."
-Nikki Yelton, RD
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If you are ready to stop wasting precious time, get off the never-ending hamster wheel, and finally surrender trying to figure things out on your own—this is your moment.
You don’t have to settle for just getting by and hoping tomorrow is a better day. We both know you are a woman who deserves better and are made for so. much. more.
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