Oaty Bites! with Chocolate!
Bites there were… several of them! 😛 I really can’t believe these disappeared so quickly, but I guess it’s just like eating a perfect bowl of porridge yes? Well it has almost all the same ingredients that my breakfast oats would have (okay, maybe not the chocolate), so that makes it similar …nutrition-wise at least! 🙂
There’s oats, there’s milk, banana of course because where would breakfast be without banana! Then there’s a smidge of nut butter (almond to be precise), a dash of tahini (because that sesame taste is just delicious) and a couple of dates for a little extra sweetness…errrr, that’s it! With the chocolate of course! 😀 You could add a few nuts or seeds if you wish or a pinch of spice, but these were made to be quick, easy and simple with ingredients on hand 🙂
Big oaty bite slice…
Mini oaty bites
How about you have a munch on these while planning what to have for dinner? Oh, or sit down and put your feet up with a cup of tea and an oaty bite or two three! 😛
Sharing these with Deborah at the Plant Based Potluck Party this week. Ooo and my festive feast is a feature over there this week! 🙂 Thanks Deborah! 🙂
Oaty Bites with Chocolate (vegan & Free-From)
Gather
- 2 (approx. 25g) destoned dates
- 1-2 tablespoons milk (I used unsweetened carton coconut)
- 1 (100g) banana
- 1 teaspoon nut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon tahini
- 100g porridge oats (Gluten Free if required)
- 1-2 tablespoons chocolate chips of choice
Prepare
- In a small mixing bowl, soften the dates with the milk and mash together with the back of a fork.
- Add the banana and continue to mash with the back of a fork adding in the nut butter and tahini. Combine until smooth.
- Stir in the oats and mix well.
- Sprinkle over the chocolate chips (or chunks!) and fold through.
- Spoon into petit four cases or tip into a lined shallow baking tin. You can leave the mixture loose or press it down with a spoon (I’ve done both and the result is yummy either way)!
- Bake at Gas Mark 5 (375f / 190c) for 10-15 minutes. They will be just turning golden brown when ready. Allow to cool before munching!
- Enjoy!
Serve & Store
- Eat as they are!
- Enjoy with a cuppa.
- Mix it up and add some sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
- Add a spoonful of raisins or chopped apricots.
- Great snack for after school… or in a lunchbox.
- Easy travelling munchies!
- Mix in 1/4 teaspoon of spice with the oats – try ginger, cinnamon or mixed spice.
- Store covered at room temperature for up to five days.
Chocolatey oaty bites… yumyum!
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Love these one-bite treats – I usually make a batch of them with the various fruit and nuts and don’t feel so guilty eating more than one. Yours look delicious.
Thank you Loretta 🙂 I think apricot, almond and chocolate would be good don’t you think?