All the flavors of banana bread make these cereal and date snack bites a go-to snack!
Ingredients
1 cup Cheerios + Ancient Grains cereal
1 cup pitted dates, packed
½ cup chopped walnuts
Water
1½ cups Chex Gluten Free quick-cooking oats
½ ripe banana, mashed (about ¼ cup)
1 tablespoon chia seed
Instructions
Generously grease 24 mini-muffin cups with coconut oil or spray with cooking spray. In large bowl, place cereal; set aside. In food processor, add dates, walnuts and 1 tablespoon water; pulse in 1-second bursts about 30 seconds or until finely chopped. Add oats, banana and chia seed; process until mixture comes together into a ball.
Transfer date mixture to bowl of cereal. Lightly spray hands with cooking spray; use hands to blend mixture. Use fingers to firmly press mixture evenly into muffin cups, pressing down to compact the mixture until firm.
Refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm. Store covered in refrigerator up to 1 week.
Notes
-Substitute 1 cup chopped pitted dried figs for the dates. -Be sure to use fresh, soft dates for this recipe. If not available, soak dates in 2 tablespoons boiling water 15 minutes to rehydrate.
Recipe by Fit Bottomed Girls at https://fitbottomedgirls.com/2015/05/no-bake-banana-crunch-minis/