{"id":270,"date":"2015-01-05T17:10:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T17:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martins.eatsmartbewell.com\/dev\/?p=270"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:24:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:24:43","slug":"granola-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/granola-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Granola Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t2ZL8wtqplw?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><span style=\"display: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/GranolaBites.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/granola-bites\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"nostyle\"><span class=\"recTitle\">Granola Bites<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 25 minutes plus chilling<br \/>\nMakes: 36 bites<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span>2 <\/span>tablespoons sliced almonds<br \/>\n<span><\/span>Nonstick cooking spray<br \/>\n<span>1-3\/4 <\/span>cups quick oats<br \/>\n<span>2\/3 <\/span>cup finely chopped dried apples and\/or apricots<br \/>\n<span>1\/3 <\/span>cup dried blueberries, cherries and\/or cranberries<br \/>\n<span>2 <\/span>tablespoons roasted, salted sunflower seeds<br \/>\n<span>2 <\/span>tablespoons coconut flakes<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>teaspoon ground cinnamon<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>cup peanut or soynut butter<br \/>\n<span>1\/4 <\/span>cup honey<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>teaspoon vanilla or almond extract<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1. <\/span>In small skillet, toast almonds over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2. <\/span>Spray cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. In bowl of food processor with knife blade attached, process 1\/4 cup oats and almonds 15 seconds or to fine crumbs; transfer to medium bowl.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3. <\/span>In large bowl, combine dried fruits, sunflower seeds, coconut, cinnamon and remaining 1-1\/2 cups oats. Add peanut butter, honey and extract, and stir until well combined and mixture begins to stick together.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>4. <\/span>Using gloves or moist hands, form mixture into 1-inch balls, then coat lightly with almond-oat crumbs. Place on prepared cookie sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight to allow oats to absorb moisture.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\">Approximate nutritional values per serving (4 granola bites):<br \/>\n246 Calories, 11g Fat (2g Saturated),<br \/>\n0mg Cholesterol, 76mg Sodium,<br \/>\n33g Carbohydrates, 4g Fiber, 8g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Smart Swaps:<br \/>\nMake a double batch and freeze all the leftovers. They make a perfect snack for a sweet tooth or can be an appetizer or dessert for unexpected guests! Try mixing it up by using your favorite dried fruits, nuts and nut or seed butters.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Granola Bites Prep: 25 minutes plus chilling Makes: 36 bites<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,5,57],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-03_breakfast","category-recipes","category-10_vegetarian","tag-15-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17388,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270\/revisions\/17388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}