This week the kids helped make pumpkin oatmeal energy bites
Here is the recipe.... (we substituted soy butter for peanut butter, maple syrup for honey, and cinnamon for pumpkin pie spice)
No Bake Pumpkin
Oatmeal Energy Bites
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Prep
Time: 5 mins
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Total
Time: 5 mins
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Yield: 20
Ingredients
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1 1/2 to 2 cups dry,
uncooked oatmeal
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1/2 cup all-natural
peanut butter or other nut or sun butter
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1/2 cup pumpkin puree
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1/4 cup chia seeds
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1/4 cup quality honey
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1 teaspoon vanilla
extract
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
or pumpkin pie spice
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1/2 cup mini dark
chocolate chips
Instructions
1.
In a medium bowl,a add
1 and 1/2 cups oats, peanut butter, pumpkin, chia seeds, honey, vanilla, and
cinnamon. Stir to combine well. You want the mixture to be soft but not too
sticky. If you pick up a generous spoonful, you should be able to roll it into
a ball and only make a minimal mess (it should stick together when rolled but
still feel tacky on your hands). Depending on the type of oats you used
(old-fashioned or quick oats), you made need to add up to a half cup more oats
and stir until you reach the desired consistency. Again, it’s ok if it’s a
little sticky because the oats will absorb some of the moisture after a little
time passes, but unworkable sticky isn’t the goal.
2.
When the mixture is
workable, add the chocolate chips and stir to combine. Scoop a large spoonful
into your hand and roll into balls. Repeat with remaining dough. Keep these in the
fridge for up to a week, or in the freezer for much longer.
3's Class
Savannah and Ryan helped add the oatmeal
Next, Lucy and Jax added soy butter and pumpkin
Harper added Chia seeds and John helped measure the syrup
Caelen added vanilla extract and Sadie is measuring cinnamon
Charly is adding syrup to the mix
Sophia, Audrey, Chloe, Charlie,and Alba are helping stir everything together :-)
Jayden helped me add Chocolate chips
Time to taste it!!!
Yummy!!!
2's Class!
Sawyer and Kate helped me add oatmeal
Campbell is adding soy butter and Kam is pouring chia seeds.
Sylar is pouring syrup and Addie is pouring vanilla extract
Westin added cinnamon and Zander added pumpkin
The girls are helping me stir everything together :-)
Miss Kimmy is adding the chocolate chips :-)
Yummy!!
I was so happy that they wanted to try it :-)
The infants had fun playing with pumpkins and looking at pumpkin books :-)
Ethan has a little pumpkin!
Raelyn has a little pumpkin :-)
Hendrick is trying to taste his pumpkin!
Ethan is playing with 2 pumpkins
Pema is looking at a pumpkin book!
Ethan and Raelyn are looking at a pumpkin book :-)
Sophie just woke up and was not quite sure about her pumpkin...
I'm so glad they liked exploring the pumpkins and books!!
4's Room :-)
Harrison and Blake are pouring oatmeal
Hattie is trying to dump the soy butter into the mixture...it was a little tricky
Annalee is adding syrup and Alena is helping with the chia seeds :-)
Finnley added the pumpkin and Owen is pouring vanilla extract
Henry added a little cinnamon to the mix :-)
Maggie, Beau, Brooks, and Brooks are helping me stir....
Hayden is adding our last ingredient...chocolate chips!
Anna and Hattie loved the energy balls (they each had 3!)
Lots of tasting :-)
Nice job 4's!!
Toddler Room
First we read "Where is baby's pumpkin?"
What great listeners!
Graham was really excited to find the pumpkin!
Next, we tried the pumpkin oat energy bites.....
Piper ate 2 of them!
Story ate a couple too!
Rome really liked it too :-)
Overall, the pumpkin oatmeal energy bites were a huge success!!!
