We are Costco fiends! Ever tried their Aussie bites? A sinful dessert disguised as a healthy snack… But you didn’t fool us, M. Jelinek, ha! Ha! Ha! Here’s a really simple, edited version – more energy, less fat and (way) less  sugar.

10 min to prepare, 12 to bake – All done in less than half an hour.

Ingredients:

• 1.5c rolled oats
• 2 TBSP sugar
• 2 TBSP chia seeds
• 1/4c ground flax
• 1/4c sunflower seeds
• pinch salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2c apple sauce
• 2 TBSP each coconut oil + coconut butter (or just oil)
• dash vanilla extract
• 1/2c cooked quinoa (works well with millet, too)
• 1/2c unsweetened, shredded coconut
• 1/4c dried apricots, chopped
• 1/4c raisins (Works well with any dried fruits blend, really – today I used cranberries and blueberries)

Simple directions:

• pre-heat oven at 350F
• process one cup of oats until pulverized
• add to a large bowl with all the other ingredients
• mix well – by hand is the best
• roll 1 TBSP worth of small balls, or stick that amount of dough in a mini muffin pan (x24, they fit 1 TBSP exactly!)
• Bake for 12 minutes
• Let cool for a few minutes
• Voila! About 26 pefectly sized little snacks, at 90 cal a pop.

How about my awesome Goodwill $2.99 serving plate – made of (ahem) a plate glued to a candle holder? I can’t get enough of it 🙂 I just need to keep making muffins… DARN!