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Cinnamon Apple Walnut Chocolate Chip Bites

Chewy cinnamon-spiced bites with toasty walnuts, sweet raisins and little pockets of semisweet chocolate, like a no-bake oatmeal cookie.

Cinnamon Apple Walnut Chocolate Chip Bites

Ingredients

  • 1 cup80 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • ⅓ cup chopped40 gWalnutsfinely chopped
  • ¼ cup40 gRaisins
  • 3 tbsp40 gCream cheesesoftened
  • 2 tbsp30 gUnsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tbsp25 gMaple syrup
  • 3 tbsp30 gSemisweet chocolate chipsmini or roughly chopped
  • 1⅛ tsp3 gGround cinnamon
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt

Steps

  1. Line a small tray or plate with parchment so it is ready for the finished bites.
  2. Pulse the oats in a food processor or blender a few times until coarse, then tip them into a mixing bowl.
  3. Add the walnuts, raisins, cinnamon and salt to the oats and stir to combine.
  4. In a separate small bowl, beat the cream cheese with the applesauce, maple syrup and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Scrape the cream cheese mixture into the oat mixture and stir until everything is evenly moistened and holds together when pressed.
  6. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  7. Chill the mixture for 15 minutes so it firms up and is easier to roll.
  8. Roll the mixture into 12 bites, about 1 tablespoon each, and set them on the lined tray.
  9. Chill the bites for 15 more minutes until set; serve 3 bites per person and keep leftovers covered in the fridge.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Tree nuts. Some brands contain gluten, soy.

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