Healthy Almond Banana Bread Bites (vegan, gluten-free, paleo)
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These almond banana bites are super healthy and easy to make! They only require 6 good for you ingredients and can be made completely in a food processor. These bites are delicious, healthy snacks that will keep you happy and satisfied. Add some dark chocolate chips for an extra treat.
Author: Jenna Duesterhoeft
Serves: 13
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw almonds (or roasted almonds, almond butter, or peanut butter)
- 1 tablespoon flax meal
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 cup almond meal
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat map.
- Make the flax egg by combining the flax meal and water in a small cup.
- Spread the almonds on a bake sheet and pop them in the oven. The oven doesn’t have to be fully preheated to 350 at this time. Toast them until fragrant, but be careful not to burn them, usually 5-10 minutes. (If you have roasted almonds you can skip this step)
- Place toasted almonds in the bowl of a food processor and process until it reaches the consistency of almond butter. This can take anywhere 5-10 minutes depending on the power of your food processor. (If you are using store bought almond or peanut butter you can skip this step too).
- Add the remaining ingredients (including the flax egg) to the bowl of the food processor and process until everything is combined.
- Drop “batter” by the rounded tablespoon onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let them sit on the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Keep almond banana bread bites in an airtight container for up to 4 days or in the freezer for 3 months.
Notes
You can replace the raw almonds and use store bought almond or peanut butter instead. Just skip the 2nd and 3rd steps.
You can make your own almond meal by processing almonds in a food processor until it reaches a fine crumb.
If you don't have a food processor a high-powered blender should work just fine. If you don't have either of those use store bought almond butter and mix everything together with an electric mixer.
You can make your own almond meal by processing almonds in a food processor until it reaches a fine crumb.
If you don't have a food processor a high-powered blender should work just fine. If you don't have either of those use store bought almond butter and mix everything together with an electric mixer.
Recipe by Just J.Faye at https://www.justjfaye.com/2015/03/14/healthy-almond-banana-bread-bites-vegan-gluten-free-paleo/