I have been wanting to make these for a while now. The last time I made them was before Christmas and I didn’t take pictures. When I had my second baby I wanted something that was easy to grab, healthy, but could still satisfy my sweet tooth.
These breakfast bites are perfect for breakfast or even a quick snack for on the go. Think of them as a cross between an oatmeal cookie and a granola bar, on steroids. I packed these full of different grains, seeds, dried fruit, and a little bit of chocolate.
Don’t be intimidated by the ingredients list, it is well worth it. A bonus is how many you get. I like to make them about an inch and half across and get about 4 dozen. This last batch I made them slightly bigger and almost got three dozen, just to give you a rough estimate.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter (1/2 stick)
- ¼ cup applesauce (if no applesauce, 1 stick butter)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tspn vanilla
- 1 cup milk
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- ¼ cup quinoa
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup cornmeal
- 1 cup oats
- ½ tspn salt
- 1 tspn baking soda
- 1 tspn cinnamon
- 1 tspn ginger
- 1 tspn cloves
- ½ cup raisens or dried cranberries
- ½ cup pumpkin seeds, peppitos
- ½ cup chocolate mini chips
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°
- Put the chia seeds into a ½ cup milk
- Put the quinoa in a ½ cup milk
- Let the seeds sit for a bit, stirring occasionally.
- Melt butter, pour onto eggs, sugar, vanilla
- Mix together dry ingredients, saving the chia and quinoa for last
- Use a spoon to mix everything together
- Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight before baking
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
