trail mix oat bites 

So yeah, these look a lot more healthy than most–um, all–of what you find here. And sure, these trail mix oat bites (that’s the best title I could think of) have rolled oats, coconut flour, wheat germ, and dried fruits and nuts and make a great fill-you-up-and-give-you-energy snack, but they also have a bit of sugar, maple syrup and butter. So please don’t desert me. There’s a little bit of me left in there. And if they weren’t so crumbly I’d have put them on a stick. 

I’ve been really into homemade granola bars lately. I find being home all day I put my hand in the snack drawer a lot. Yes, we have a snack drawer. You see, when we bought our 1930s house, it came equipped with the original 1930s, totally not functioning, kitchen.

And so we had to do a quick renovation so as to stop washing dishes in a bucket. I casually pointed out to our semi-custom cabinet dude how cool it was that the original kitchen had a bread drawer.

My grandmother had one of those. You know, those drawers you pull out that have the metal lid? So semi-custom cabinet dude gave us a big drawer. He called it the “bread drawer.” He was so proud. He was so proud I did not point out that this big drawer had no similarities to an actual bread drawer. I use it for snacks. 

And  I eat a LOT of snacks, so I’ve been seeking something more substantial than Goldfish. I mean, at least something that has vitamins. Plus, I’m not really a raw veggie snacker. (Seriously? How do people find that fulfilling?) So granola bars it is.

For these, I started out with THIS RECIPE for granola bars from SMITTEN KITCHEN. I made them in bar form and yum. They were good. So I added some more of some stuff, added less of some other stuff, and substituted different things to come up with a bite-size version of the bar.

how to make trail mix oat bites

adapted from Smitten Kitchen’s granola bars

(visit Smitten Kitchen for tips on more substitutions and whatnot)

• 1 2/3 cup quick rolled oats
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups coarsely chopped trail mix (I used a cranberry nut mix)
• 2/3 cups nut butter (I used almond)
• 6 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix everything together well. I used my hands to mix when the spatula could do no more. Take a bit and form a clump with your hands. Don’t try and roll a ball, these are too crumbly. Just use your fingers to make an imperfect sphere 1 1/2 inches in diameter. If necessary, add a bit more of a wet ingredient (butter, syrup, water or nut butter). Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake 20 minutes or until they begin to brown. Let cool totally before eating.  Makes about 36 bites.

Yield: 36

trail mix oat bites

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Healthy trail mix oat bites for an energy-filled snack.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cup quick rolled oats
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups coarsely chopped trail mix (I used a cranberry nut mix)
• 2/3 cups nut butter (I used almond)
• 6 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix everything together well. I used my hands to mix when the spatula could do no more. Take a bit and form a clump with your hands. Don't try and roll a ball, these are too crumbly. Just use your fingers to make an imperfect sphere 1 1/2 inches in diameter. If necessary, add a bit more of a wet ingredient (butter, syrup, water or nut butter). Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake 20 minutes or until they begin to brown. Let cool totally before eating. Makes about 36 bites.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

36

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 118Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 68mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 3g

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