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I’ve mentioned before that I’m all about the oats these days. First I shared my Coconut Cookie Dough Oatmeal recipe, then came the Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal.
Well today I want to share another oat heavy recipe with ya:
Easy (15 minute) Vegan, Gluten Free Coconut Granola Bites
You may or may not know that I haven’t always been an egg eater. I started eating eggs around the time I started this blog because I woke up one morning with the mother of all egg cravings. I didn’t question it, just boiled some eggs and devoured them. And I haven’t looked back since.
But, when I’m on autopilot at the grocery store – i.e. whenever I go without a list – I ALWAYS forget the eggs.
Of course, on Monday, I decided I wanted an egg sandwich AND to make some granola bars and I didn’t have enough eggs for both 😐
I’ve experimented with flax eggs before so that wasn’t a huge problem. What was a problem, was the lack of parchment paper AND foil in my kitchen. I have an irrational fear of baking without either because I’m always afraid that whatever I make will stick to the pan and not be picture worthy.
My saving grace? My inability to NOT buy muffin tin liners every other week. I seriously have 300+ right now. So in the end, my would-be coconut granola bars turned into vegan coconut granola bites.
And I must say they were a success 😀
The first couple times I made these coconut granola bites as granola bars, I used a large egg and honey. Since I was already replacing the egg with a flax egg, I decided to go all out and swap out the honey as well.
I was actually glad I had to make them in muffin tins because without the honey they were a little crumbly right out the oven. But they firmed up as they cooled and were definitely solid after some time in the fridge.
I’ve been having coconut granola bites as afternoon snacks for a little pick me up, but they’ll be great for breakfast as well.
Warning: If you plan on sharing, double or even triple this recipe because it only yields 6 small coconut granola bites. Jussayin 😉
- 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water (for flax egg)
- 1 cup rolled oats*
- ⅓ cup slivered almonds
- 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut
- 1 tbsp semi sweet chocolate chips**
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract (optional)
- 1 tsp coconut oil, melted
- Mix together ground flax and water and set aside. Mixture should firm up and resemble the consistency of a whisked egg after a few minutes
- Preheat oven to 350C
- Add dry ingredients (oats, nuts, chocolate chips, cinnamon, coconut) to a large bowl
- In a small bowl, mix together maple syrup, vanilla and almond extracts and coconut oil
- Add wet ingredients to try and mix
- Mix in flax egg
- Spoon out mixture into muffin tins and bake for 15 minutes or until tops are golden brown
- Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan
- Place on rack and/or in fridge and allow to cool full
- Devour
**Use vegan chocolate chips if necessary
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What about you?
Have you joined my oatmeal lovin’ train yet?
Do you make your on granola bars?
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I do make my own granola bars… I have a recipe on my blog that is insanely good, I can’t stop eating them once I start. Also, have you thought about using silicon muffin tins? They are reusable and the muffins pop right out!
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I’ve heard of silicon muffin tins but I haven’t tried them yet. I already have more muffin tins than I need in one go and my kitchen space is so limited 🙁
It’s on my list for when I move though.
Off to find your granola bar recipe 😀
Mmm, I love cinnamon! I’m not a big egg eater either. If I eat eggs they have to be mixed with something else like fried potatoes or in migas. I can’t do eggs solo. Yuck!
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I was exactly like that for my entire life until that craving. I still have no idea where it came from but I eat eggs occasionally whenever I get cravings for them these days.
They still aren’t my go to meal though!
These have all of my favorite ingredients in them!! Also, I didn’t used to eat eggs either. I actually used to HATE the texture of scrambled eggs. I’m so glad I’m past that phase haha
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I still have trouble with scrambled eggs sometimes. And fried eggs. Boiled eggs are actually the easiest for me to handle but I eat scrambled the most cuz they’re easiest to make haha
These sound like the perfect healthy snack! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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These look delicious! I’ve always wanted to make my own granola bars so thank you for sharing this recipe!
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No problem Ashliegh! Let me know how they turn out if you make them 😀
These look so good! Plus I think I have most of the ingredients on hand.
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Not to toot my own horn, but they’re pretty darn good 😉 Let me know what you think if you end up making them!
I am actually taking a small break from oatmeal because i was on the train for so long! gosh, I LOVE it. But now I need to try these cups! They look so tasty!
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I don’t think I’ll be on an extended oatmeal break for a while.. .So may variations! I do take one or two mornings off every once in a while though.
Seriously, you are amazing! I have been on the search for something like this for a while now and have been putting off making my own out of pure laziness! These look delicious!!! Pinning it 🙂 OH and I have nominated you for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award! No worries if you don’t have time to play along but I wanted to share in case you wanna check it out: http://thefitfoodiemama.com/race-registration-hesitation-a-very-inspiring-blogger-award/
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haha thanks Annmarie! Let me know what you think if you make them! Oh and from one lazy person to another, these are actually way easy to make 😀
And thanks for the nomination! I’ll try to play along this Friday 😀
Those look really yummy! Of course I love coconut and granola a LOT. It’s funny, you and I have the opposite problem, I never seem to have enough muffin liners. Love it, pinned it. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Sharefest. 😉
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Wonderful ingredients! I can smell them just from reading the recipe!
I am always on the look out for healthy snacks to make so will give these a try .
The coconut-y smell was amazing while these were in the oven. I want to bake another batch just thinking about it. If you try it, let me know what you think!
Pinned this recipe for future use. Sounds and looks delicious.
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Yum these look divine!
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These look great; the perfect snack for my kids (and myself, of course)! Bite sized snacks are so much more fun! 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing with us at Delicious Dish Tuesday! We hope to see you back again tomorrow will another great recipe!
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Thank you! I’ve been looking for a great muesli bar recipe!
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These look so tasty. Although they might be an exercise in self-control…. I’d want to eat the whole batch! Thank you for linking at the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you again next week.
I don’t bake with eggs at all and I love coconut, so by default, I love this recipe 🙂 And you are right, they do look like they were a success! I have everything on hand to make these, they’d make the perfect snack 🙂 Just pinned. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for pinning Gwen! And let me know what you think when you try them 🙂