These Strawberry Chia Oat Bites are a simple and delicious way to fill up with healthy whole grains and fruit to fuel you for hours!

I recently discovered the wonder of podcasts, and have been listening to a few about food while I run lately (oh the irony). In one I listened to today, it talked about ways to make desserts healthier, without necessarily jumping to Splenda (and without necessarily making them as terrible as my cookie tragedies). So after some preliminary research (Pinterest) I took to my laboratory (kitchen) to try my hand at some healthy cookie bites. As with most cookies, I divided my ingredients by “wet” and “dry”.

Wet: I used 3 squished bananas as a base, mixing in a half cup of unsweetened applesauce, a teaspoon of vanilla and a tablespoon of honey. I then threw in 2 tablespoons of chia seeds and let the chia seeds soak up some of that moisture while I got to work on the dry mix.

Dry: Oats make up the bulk of the dry mix (1 3/4 cups) . I used quick oats, but I would imagine it’d taste mighty fine with any make of oats. Mix the oats up with a teaspoon of cinnamon, half a teaspoon of dry ground ginger, and half a cup of slivered almonds.

Then I mixed up the wet and dry, diced up 8 strawberries, and mixed it all together.

Drop spoonfuls onto a greased or paper-lined cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes and until golden brown.

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Strawberry Chia Oat Bites

These Strawberry Chia Oat Bites are a simple and delicious way to fill up with healthy whole grains and fruit to fuel you for hours!

Course Baked Goods, Desserts, Snacks

Diet Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Occasion 4th of July

Time 30 minutes or less

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 16 bites

Calories 90 kcal

Author Live Eat Learn

Ingredients

• 3 ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 1 Tbsp honey
• 2 Tbsp chia seeds
• 1 3/4 cup oats
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp dry ground ginger
• 8 strawberries diced

Instructions

1. Mash the bananas into a paste, then mix in the applesauce, vanilla, honey, and chia seeds
2. Mix together the oats, almonds, cinnamon, and ginger
3. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together, then gently incorporate in the strawberries
4. Drop spoonfuls onto a greased or lined cookie sheet
5. Bake at 350 degrees F until golden brown, about 20 minutes

Nutrition Facts

Strawberry Chia Oat Bites

Amount Per Serving (1 bite)

Calories 90 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3g 5%

Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Sodium 1mg 0%

Total Carbohydrates 15g 5%

Protein 2.5g 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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