Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Line a large cookie sheet and an 8" x 8" x 2" pan with parchment paper.

Spread the quinoa, macadamia nuts, chia seeds, and coconut out on the parchment lined cookie sheet and toast on the middle rack of the oven for 6 to 8 minutes.

Stir dry mixture around on the cookie sheet and toast for another 6 to 8 minutes.

Transfer dry mixture to a large mixing bowl and let cool.

Add the rest of the ingredients to the quinoa mixture and stir until everything is well combined.

Scrape the mixture into the 8" x 8" lined pan and spread out evenly.

Bake for 14 or 15 minutes (until the edges start to brown).

Remove from oven an let cool.

Remove from pan by grasping the edges of the parchment.

Cut into 12 equal pieces.

Melt the vanilla chips in a small bowl in the microwave (in 10 second increments stirring in between) until completely smooth.

Scrape the melted vanilla chips into a Ziploc bag.

Snip a tiny corner of the bag off and pipe a little melted vanilla onto each bar.

Eat bars right away or wait until the melted vanilla chips set and wrap each bar individually and freeze.

Approximate Nutrition Facts (per bar): calories 247, protein 11.5g, carbs 24g, sugar 14g, fat 13g, fiber 4g.