Bready or Not: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Breakfast Bites
I present to you a healthy, delicious breakfast option that just happens to taste like cookie dough. OH YEAH.
A while back I shared my recipe for Maple Energy Bites. Now it’s time to share the cookie dough version. It’s very simple. Throw ingredients in a high-powered blender. Form into bars or balls. Stash in the fridge. Eat.
You can use any kind of nut here, really, or a combination of nuts, but cashews will be the closest to cookie dough. They have that natural buttery taste. The dates add sweetness and also act as a binding agent. I add cinnamon, but you can sprinkle in whatever flavors you want and make it more like a spice cookie.
I usually eat two or three for breakfast. They are great before a work-out. They also will keep for upward of two weeks in a sealed container in the fridge.
Healthy cookie dough. This is totally a thing.
Bready or Not: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Breakfast Bites
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup dates chopped, medjool best
- 1 cup cashews
- big pinch cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons mini chocolate chips
- water if needed
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients but the chocolate chips and water. Pour 1/3 or 1/2 the mix into a high-powered food processor or blender. Pulse. Stir it with a spoon or spatula--it will be thick and gum up the machine. Pour the blended mix out, then add in more of the nut-date blend until everything is mostly blended. It's okay to have some chunks. Add the mini chocolate chips.
- Squeeze the mash between your fingers. If it doesn't want to stick together, stir in water by 1/2 teaspoon until it's cohesive.
- You can shape them in two ways. Use a tablespoon scoop to form a ball, then compress them with your hands to tighten. Or, make bars. Place a sling of parchment paper in a bread pan. Pour the mash in. Compress as tightly as you can. Remove using the sling and cut to preferred size.
- Keep stored in covered dish or closed baggie in fridge. Makes about 9 tablespoon-sized balls or 7 bars. Will keep for upward of 2 weeks.
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An Interview with Sara Dobie Bauer, author of “Forever Dead”
I’m hosting my friend Sara Dobie Bauer on my blog today. She just released her short story “Forever Dead” on Amazon. Read on to find out more!
– What’s the summary of “Forever Dead?”
Even centuries didn’t prepare Dario for Zach Mede and a love that took his vampire heart by storm. But loving a mortal holds dangers of its own. A mortal can be murdered … and murderers are everywhere.
– What’s the story behind this story?
I’ve loved reading about vampires since Interview with the Vampire in sixth grade. BBC Sherlock fan fiction got me into gay erotica. (If you don’t know, don’t ask. It’s addicting.) I woke one morning with an image: what if a vampire attack turned into a furniture-breaking sex romp and eventually … love?
I’m also terrified of losing the man I love, my husband Jake. FOREVER DEAD forces you to deal with this question: What would you do differently if you knew the person you loved was about to die?
Read MoreSunday Quote is now 35
Read More“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.” ~Maya Angelou
Bready or Not: Snickerdoodle Krispy Treats
Good ol’ Rice Krispie Treats are a standard from my childhood. I used to think it was an amazing twist to get the cocoa version. But this? Oh, people. My husband took these to work and was informed that these were “better than crack.” I take that as pretty high praise.
I found the original recipe because it was labeled as Churro Crispy Treats. For me, though, churros are very much a texture thing and the name didn’t fit. They seem more Snickerdoodle-like to me. They are soooo chewy and delicious.
The recipe is very straightforward. Use any brand of cinnamon crisp cereal. Add marshmallows. Add more awesomeness. Heck, I heated everything in the microwave. Make sure you sprinkle some coarse salt and turbinado sugar on top, too. It adds an extra oomph.
Modified from Brown Butter Churro Crispy Treats at The Law Student’s Wife.
Bready or Not: Snickerdoodle Krispy Treats
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 10 ounces miniature marshmallows 1 bag
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 cups cinnamon rice squares like Cinnamon Chex or Cascadian Farms Cinnamon Crunch
- more kosher salt or pretzel salt plus turbinado sugar for the top
Instructions
- Coat an 8-inch square pan with butter or non-stick spray. Stage the sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla, and marshmallows so they are ready to add quickly.
- This can be made in the microwave or on the stovetop. Either method: on low, gradual heat, melt the butter in a large container.
- Once the butter is melted, remove from heat and stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Add marshmallows and stir to melt. The hot butter should melt the marshmallows, but if needed give it an extra zap in the microwave or briefly heat on low on the stovetop. Stir until no white streaks remain.
- Remove from heat again, if needed. Add in the cinnamon cereal and 1/4 teaspoon salt. As soon as everything is coated, pour it into the prepared pan. Quickly spread it to the corners and evenly press it down. Sprinkle more coarse salt and turbinado sugar on top.
- Let the pan cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
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Sunday Quote’s Mom loves Louis L’Amour
Read More“One day I was speeding along at the typewriter, and my daughter – who was a child at the time – asked me, “Daddy, why are you writing so fast?” And I replied, “Because I want to see how the story turns out!”
~Louis L’Amour
