Fruit and Nut Granola Bites
If you’re looking for a quick pick-me-up, these Fruit and Nut Granola Bites are a delicious energy boosting snack made with oats, dried cranberries, dates, nuts, seeds, and dark chocolate.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 c. old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries roughly chopped
- 3 heaping tbsps. pitted Medjool dates roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup almonds roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup peanuts roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp. chia seeds
- Generous 1/2 cup almond butter or creamy peanut butter
- 1 heaping tbsp. honey
- Pinch of sea salt + more for topping
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 5 oz. dark chocolate
Instructions
- Line a 9"x9" baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the oats, dried cranberries, dates, nuts, and chia seeds. Stir to combine.
- In a small saucepan, add the almond butter, honey, sea salt, and cinnamon. Heat over low, stirring just until the ingredients are combined and the almond butter has melted.
- Pour the almond butter mixture into the oat mixture and stir to coat and combine.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking pan and press to pack the mixture evenly into the pan.
- Chill pan in the fridge for 1-2 hours, or until firm. Pan may also be chilled in freezer for about 10-15 minutes.
- Once chilled, remove from pan. Use your hands to form mixture into small balls.
- In small saucepan - or in microwave in 30 second intervals - melt chocolate over low heat until smooth.
- Use a fork to dip granola balls into chocolate. Once coated, place on parchment paper. Chill in fridge until chocolate is set.
- If desired, sprinkle sea salt on top. Place granola bites in fridge to set.
- Once chocolate is set, store granola bites in airtight container in fridge.