Recipe- Delicious Aussie Bites

A copycat recipe for Homemade Aussie Bites that uses the same list of ingredients as on the package. It’s a true copycat and the best one you’ll find! This recipe has been in the works for quite a while. One of my favorite free samples at Costco is the Aussie Bites. They are so stinkin’ delicious, but boy are they expensive. I may or may not sneak back for second and third samples. I’d been salivating over them for far too long so I embarked on making my own copycat version at home.

Ingredients

1 3/4 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup dried apricots
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/4 cup unsalted sunflower seeds
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup cooked quinoa*
2 tablespoons chia seeds
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Method

* Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 24 count mini-muffin pan.

* Pour 1 cup of rolled oats into a food processor. Process for about 1 minute until oats are pulverized into oat flour.

* Add in the remaining 3/4 cup rolled oats, sugar, dried apricots, raisins, flax seed, sunflower seeds, coconut, quinoa, chia seeds, and baking soda. Pulse until apricots and raisins are in small bits.

* Pour in honey, melted butter, canola oil, and vanilla extract. Pulse just until combined.

* Divide batter among the prepared muffin tin.

* Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.

* Remove pan from oven and let cool in pan on a wire cooling rack in the pan.

* Once completely cooled, remove from pan and store in an airtight container for 4 to 5 days.