Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Almond Chia Bites



My husband subscribes to several health blogs and recently shared one with me on 10 health foods that were not so healthy, one of which is peanut butter. Have I mentioned yet, WE LOVE PEANUT BUTTER!!! The author suggested using almond butter in its place. Lucky for us, our favorite bulk retailer had almond butter on sale, so I decided to pick a jar up and start subbing!

One of my favorite snacks are those popular peanut butter based energy bites, I thought this would be the perfect place to start. These almond chia bites are the perfect poppable snack, and they are a better source of heart healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals than their peanutty buddies!

Ingredients:

1 cup almond butter
1 cup gluten free quick oats (I will say, oats, in theory, are gluten free. It is the cross contamination that poses a problem. If you are not gluten sensitive, or intolerant, there is no need to splurge for the GF ones.)
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 cup honey (I like local honey as it is a better source of that beneficial pollen.)
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 sliced almonds, crushed

Recipe:


Mix together all ingredients except for sliced almonds.



I refrigerate for 30 minutes for easier ball rolling.



Form into walnut size balls, and roll in crushed almonds.

Store in the refrigerator, in a sealed container.

Enjoy!



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