Meal Prep Instructions: heat oven to 350

Pulse blend

• using small food processor or grinder, pulse blend oats, amaranth, coconut flakes, quinoa, pepitas, sunflower seeds, hemp, chia, flax until a grainy texture forms – it should not be a super fine powder!

Add dried fruit

• mix blended grains and seeds and dried fruit in a large bowl.

Add remaining ingredients

• melt butter or coconut oil in the microwave or on the stove. To a bowl mix melted butter, maple syrup, coconut sugar, baking soda and salt until a smooth liquid forms. Pour liquid over dry mixture and stir until well coated.

Mix well

• Using your hands, knead the mixture until a very well combined sand like texture forms. Test the stickiness by rolling a small ball and making sure it forms and stays together easily. This is where you can any extra oats to thicken up the mixture a bit.

Stuff into mold

• fill as many of the muffin holes about 3/4 of the way full by firmly packing mixture in and smoothing the top (it won't feel like it stays together but it will bake together!

Bake

• at 350 for 10-12 minutes until just golden on the top – don't overcook, they won’t feel fully hardened on the inside and that’s okay!
• If you don’t have a mini muffin tin your can form the bites with your hands and bake but they may not stay together as well as being tightly packed in a muffin tin. If you want to use a full sized muffin tin, you may have to increase your bake time by 5 or so min!

COOL COMPLETELY

• a key step to this recipe is to cool bites IN the muffin tin completely before trying to remove (about 20 min). If you remove too early they will crumble.

Store

• store in airtight food container in the fridge and enjoy within one week