Mango, Walnut & Cranberry Energy Bites with Quinoa & Almond Butter
Our organic, dried Kent mango is absolutely one of our customer’s favorite dried fruits that we carry! We sell large filets of the mango that has nothing added! You’ll be surprised how delicious this mango is.
You may have had another version of these energy bites featuring different ingredients, but we thought we’d amp them up a bit using quinoa, for more protein, and our organic dried Kent mango for another layer of flavor. You’ll love how the quinoa adds a crunch, and how the tartness of the cranberries holds its own against the rest of the ingredients. Makes about 24 balls.
Mango, Walnut & Cranberry Energy Bites with Quinoa & Almond Butter
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats uncooked
- 3/4 cup quinoa uncooked
- 1/2 cup unsalted creamy almond butter
- 1/2 cup raw walnuts well-chopped
- 1/2 cup Sigona’s organic dried Kent mango diced small, about 2.25 oz. (use scissors to cut the strips into small bits)
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries coarsely chopped, such as Sigona’s apple-juice sweetened cranberries
- 1/3 cup flaked coconut preferably unsweetened
- 6 Tbsp honey such as Orange or Wild Mountain from Honey Hole Honey Co. (found at Sigona’s)
- 2 Tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 oz bittersweet chocolate finely chopped (about 2 ½ Tbsp)
- A pinch of salt optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spread oats and quinoa on a baking sheet. Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
- Mix together all the ingredients in a large bowl; chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- After the mixture has chilled, roll it into (very) compact balls between the size of a walnut and a Ping-Pong ball. Keep refrigerated in an air-tight container; they’ll store for up to 5 days.