If you are anything like me and are: a.) always on the go and b.) always have small amounts of various ingredients on hand that you need to use up, then these bite-sized snacks are perfect for you! I mix just about anything into these babies (Fiber One Original to boost fiber anyone?!). They are great for me, because I am not always hungry during the day, or don’t even have time to sit and eat, so I just pop these into my mouth and keep on going! At the end of a cooking/work week I always have a few tablespoons of various ingredients left over from my week of cooking, so I just throw my “leftovers” into a bowl and that solves that problem!
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT suggesting you add your leftover onions and garlic to this creation though LOL! I KNOW you all are way smarter than that, buuuuuuut just in case you are having a “brain freeze” while reading this, I thought I’d point that out haha…. add only your “sweet” misc. ingredients 🙂
Enjoy! Let me know what combo of ingredients you choose to use!!
Quinoa Bites
Makes about 8 golf-ball sized bites, or a dozen quarter sized bites
Ingredients
3/4 cup quinoa, cooked
1/4 cup old fashioned oats (OR you can use ALL oats and no quinoa, or the other way around)
1/4 cup nut butter of choice (PB is my fav!)
2 tablespoon agave/maple syrup/honey
1 few tablespoons coconut (optional)
1/4 cup dried fruit of your choice, mini chocolate/carob chips, assorted nuts, or whatever mix-in suits your fancy
1 scoop protein powder *
Directions
Cook quinoa, if needed. Let cool.
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
Roll into 8 or 12 bites.
Put into the freezer until set. Then place in the refrigerator until ready to eat.
* if you decide to add the protein powder (which I think is a great way to sneak some added protein into your diet!) then you may need to add a little more nut butter and/or sweetener (honey/maple syrup/agave). Sometimes with the added protein powder the bites can become a little dry and will not hold together well….what you are basically trying to accomplish here is a “sweet” meatball-like consistency. There’s no right or wrong with this recipe, so just play with the ingredients until you get the right consistency and the balls stick together *
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