Breakfast gives our bodies the kick-in-the-pants start it needs to tackle the day ahead (especially this time of year)!  Rushing to get out the door on time makes it easy to overlook this important meal of the day.  This is especially true on those hectic mornings when the alarm doesn’t go off, the shirt your child wants to wear is still in the wash, the dog throws-up, homework is lost, and you can’t find the car keys!  We’ve all been there, and it’s shown that skipping breakfast tends to lead to grabbing a not-so-healthy snack later on in the morning. We see you potato chips, cookies, donuts, muffins, etc., and we are walking away! Make these Cranberry Pistachio Bites, and be a “breakfast skipper” no more! You just need simple ingredients (many you may already have on hand) and 30 minutes of time and voilà! You have healthy grab-and-go breakfast bites! This is a no-bake recipe packed with nutritious ingredients and fantastic taste!  You’ll be armed with a perfect healthy-meets-delicious breakfast or mid-morning snack. 

So What’s In Them?

• 1 cup Medjool dates
• ¼ cup raw honey
• 1 tbsp ground flax
• ½ tsp chia seeds
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• ½ cup shelled pistachios
• 1 ½ cup rolled oats
• ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
• ¼ cup shredded coconut

Putting It All Together

This recipe starts by using one of our all-time favorites, Medjool dates. Soak dates in a small bowl filled with warm water for 5 minutes. While dates are soaking prepare the rest of the ingredients.  In a medium-size bowl, combine flax, chia seeds. cranberries, pistachios, 1 cup of rolled oats and chocolate chips. Remove pits from soaked dates and add them to a food processor. Add in ½ cup of rolled oats, pulse until a soft paste forms. When blended, dates have a caramel-like taste that can be used in many recipes. Check out the links below for more recipes using Medjool dates!  

Add date paste to the cranberry mixture, along with the honey. With a wooden spoon, mix all ingredients thoroughly–you’ll want all that goodness in every bite!  Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place the bowl in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. We cool the mixture because a cool mixture makes it easier to form into cute little balls of goodness.  After 30 minutes, remove the bowl from the refrigerator and, using a teaspoonful of the mixture, shape into balls. Place Cranberry Pistachio Bites in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days or store in the freezer.  That’s it: little bites of healthy and yummy! To be perfectly honest, these bites are so delicious, they won’t last long! Make a double batch and store some in the freezer. They are the perfect lifesaver when you want a nutritious breakfast or snack and don’t have time to prepare something.  

Here are some additional recipes you may like, using Medjool Dates:

• Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice Balls
• Chocolate Muffins
• Salted Caramel Hummus

Cranberry Pistachio Bites

A no-bake breakfast bite packed full of nutritious ingredients and delicious! A favorite grab-and-go snack too!

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 20 bites

Calories 114 kcal

Equipment

Food Processor

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup Medjool Dates
• ¼ cup raw honey
• 1 tbsp ground flax
• ½ tsp chia seeds
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• ½ cup shelled pistachios unsalted
• 1 ½ cup rolled oats
• ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
• ¼ cup shredded coconut unsweetened

Instructions

 

• Soak dates in a small bowl filled with warm water for 5 minutes.
• While dates are soaking prepare the rest of the ingredients. In a medium size bowl, combine flax, chia seeds, cranberries, pistachios, 1 cup of rolled oats and chocolate chips.
• Remove pits from soaked dates and add them to a food processor.
• Add in ½ cup of rolled oats, pulse until a soft paste forms.
• Add date paste to the cranberry mixture, along with the honey.
• With a wooden spoon mix all ingredients thoroughly.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place bowl in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Cooling the mixture makes it easier to form the balls.
• After 30 minutes, remove bowl from refrigerator and using a teaspoonful of the mixture, shape the mixture into balls.
• Place Cranberry Pistachio Bites in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days or store in the freezer.

Nutrition

Calories: 114kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 3mgPotassium: 118mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 24IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Breakfast, chia seeds, Chocolate, Dried Fruit, Healthy Snack, Honey, Medjool dates, Nuts, Pistachio, Protein Balls, Snack, Vegetarian

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