No-Bake Granola Bites
A quick and easy snack for all ages using local honey and ingredients you may have in your pantry! Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your local farmer's market.
Equipment
- Small Saucepan
- Large Bowl
- Casserole Dish
Ingredients
- 1 cup nut butter
- ½ cup honey*
- 2 cups rolled oats Or gluten free oats
- 1 cup rice cereal or a combination of flaxseed, chia seeds, hemp hearts, rice cereal, peanuts, slivered almonds, walnuts, etc
- sea salt
- 1 tsp coconut oil optional
Instructions
- Over very low heat stir together the nut butter and honey until just combined. Remove from heat. Pour into a large mixing bowl and add remainder of ingredients. Stir, stir, stir until ingredients are coated. If mixture is too dry, add melted coconut oil 1 tsp at a time, stirring well between each tsp, until mixture is fully coated.
- For bites: Scoop ⅛ cup or so of granola mixture with your hands and shape. Put onto a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Refrigerate to harden up a bit (if you can wait that long!) and serve.For bars: Dump mixture into a casserole dish and press down with parchment paper or your hands. Refrigerate to harden up before cutting into square or rectangular bars and serving.
Notes
Photography by Sierra Buchholz
Nutrition
Calories: 233kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 6gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 23mgPotassium: 216mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 42IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 2mg
