Qunioa energy bites are great pre and post workout
snacks, snacks to send with children to school, or a grab and go breakfast. I
enjoy making them in a small muffin tin but you could make them in a larger tin
or on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Enjoy this moist and chewy, protein packed,
fiber filled, low fat, and gluten free recipe as part of your YogaLean lifestyle.
Base
Ingredients: (makes 12 large bites in the 24 count small
muffin tin)
·
2 ripe bananas (the ripe bananas add
natural sweetness)
·
2 cups of flaxseed meal
·
2 cups of hazelnut flour (almond flour
can be substituted)
·
1 cup cooked quinoa
·
1 cup of stir-ins (see below)
·
2 tsp extract (I coordinate flavor
profiles with the stir-ins – see below). Almond extract is the default I use.
·
1 cup nut butter of choice (try to match
flavor profiles with stir-ins). I try to use homemade nut butters (I love my VitaMix) to reduce the sugar content.
Stir-Ins:
Chocolate chips or cacao chips
Trail mix (pictured below)
Diced dried apricot, coconut flakes, and coconut
extract
Diced dried figs and almond extract (pictured below)
Diced dates, coconut flakes, and almond extract
(pictured above)
Diced dried cherries, cacao, and vanilla extract
Diced dried cherries, coconut flakes, and
vanilla extract
Diced dried apple slices, raisins, and maple
flavoring
NOTE:
Dip one side of the bite into Nutella and serve
as a dessert. Add to the plate slices of banana. Or serve Nutella as a dipping
sauce with the bites, banana slices, and strawberry slices.
Directions:
1.
Combine wet ingredients in a mixer and add
dry.
2.
Spray a small muffin tin with olive oil
or coconut oil
3.
Scoop and roll into balls and place in
muffin tin
4.
Bake 15-20 minutes depending on the size
of the bites created
5.
Serve warm or cool
