These healthy snacks are packed with wholesome, natural ingredients and are gluten and refined sugar free. Recipe and tutorial show how to make uniform, bite-sized pieces using an apple corer to cut perfect little circles out of the dough. Nutrition facts included.
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You Will Need...
- Food processor or blender
- Wax paper or parchment paper
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup nuts (if using roasted and salted, omit salt)
- 1/2 cup dried fruit (dates, raisins, dried cranberries, apricots, etc)
- 1 cup oatmeal ground into flour (grind in blender of food processor)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup chia, flax, or other seeds of your choice
- 1/2 cup coconut flakes (optional)
- 2.5 cups old fashioned oatmeal
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Beat coconut oil and honey. Add egg and mix well.
3. In a food processor, process nuts and fruit together until chopped very small. Stir this into the oil and honey mixture.
4. Stir oatmeal flour and baking soda together. Add to wet mixture. Stir in vanilla.
5. Stir seeds, flakes, and remaining oatmeal. Dough will be thick.
Step 2
6. Dump dough onto wax/parchment paper. Place another piece of parchment on top. Use a rolling pin to flatten to a uniform 1/2 inch thickness.
Step 3
7. Using a apple corer, cut out the “bites” and place 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 7 minutes. Cool completely.
8. Store in a zipper seal bag in the pantry, fridge or freezer–depending on how quickly you expect to eat them. Recipe doubles well. 🙂
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