Homemade Aussie Bites (WFPB, Vegan)
These super nutritious morsels are easy to make and keep on hand for a quick snack or breakfast.
Servings 20 Aussie Bites
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup ground flax seed
- 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup (Increase to 1/2 cup if you want them sweeter)
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/4 cup nut butter OR melted coconut oil*
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricot
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds or chopped pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 3/4 cup oat flour**
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Get out a silicone mini muffin pan (which needs no greasing), or grease a mini muffin pan with coconut oil.
- In a mixing bowl, combine flax seed, honey or maple syrup, hot water, and nut butter or melted coconut oil. Stir well and let sit for 5 minutes for the flax seeds to absorb the liquid.
- Add all remaining ingredients. Using a large spoon, stir until mixed well.
- Press mixture into mini muffin tins. It should fill roughly 20-24 muffin cups.
- Bake for 13 minutes, until edges are golden brown. Let cool completely before loosening with a butter knife and removing. Devour a few, and store any leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature. These freeze well.
Notes
- *If you don't mind the taste of low-fat baking and want to make these oil-free, simply omit the coconut oil or replace with 1/4 cup nut butter or applesauce.
- ** To make oat flour, simply put 3/4 cup rolled oats into a blender and blend until fine!
- Any dried fruit or nuts would be tasty! Walnuts, craisins, dried cherries, pecans--use your favorites!
- Add 1/2 cup cooked quinoa if you have some cooked on hand, and you'd like to be authentic to the Aussie bites that have quinoa in them.
