Ingredients
- flax seed
- ½ cups
- oat flour
- 2 cups
- salt
- 1 tsp
- brown sugar
- 1/3 cups
- shredded coconut
- 1/3 cups
- rolled oats, chopped
- 2 cups
- raisins, chopped
- ½ cups
- apricots, dried, chopped
- ½ cups
- sunflower kernels, chopped
- ½ cups
- cinnamon
- 1 tsp
- nutmeg
- ½ tsp
- butter
- ½ cups (1 stick)
- canola oil
- ½ cups
- honey
- ¼ cups
- vanilla extract
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 tsp
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Bake 10-12min until top is brown. Let cool in pan for 5-6min, then cover with towel, and flip over remove bites. Cool completely on wire rack.
- Spread single layer of flax seeds on cookie sheet, toast for 6-8min until brown. Shake seeds around periodically for even toasting. Cool seeds quickly to room temperature in the refrigerator.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oat flour, salt, brown sugar, shredded coconut, rolled oats, raisins, apricots, sunflower kernels, flax seed, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- In a small saucepan, over medium/low heat, melt butter, canola oil, honey, and vanilla extract, and mix thoroughly.
- In a small bowl, mix baking soda with 2 tbsp of hot water until soda is dissolved. Stir solution into fat mixture.
- Make well in dry ingredients, and pour in fat mixture. Stir well, until entirely incorporated.
- Using greased or non-stick mini-muffin pan, spoon mixture into cups, and press firmly and evenly, until level with the top. Flatten top with spoon.
Notes
2 cups oats 2 cups whole wheat flour 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 (3 1/2 ounce) can unsweetened coconut 1/2 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup dried fruit (raisins, dates, figs, cranberries, etc) 1/4 cup honey 1 cup unsalted butter 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 tablespoons hot water Directions:
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees (farenheit). 2 Combine first six ingredients in a large bowl. 3 Melt honey & butter together in microwave; set aside. 4 Mix baking soda with hot water and add to butter mixture. 5 Pour butter mixture into dry ingredients and mix well. 6 Place tablespoons of mixture into non-stick mini-muffin cups (no need to grease) and flatten mixture slightly. Bake 10 minutes or until golden. Cool on wire racks.