I’ve been karate chopping my to-do list today.
- Finish freelance project – Check!
- Send preliminary PBF t-shirt designs to t-shirt company – Check!
- Follow up with lawyer about blog stuff – Check!
Woo!
Part of finishing up my freelance project involved baking.
Chewy Granola Bar Bites (Makes six bites)
Ingredients:
- 1 c. old fashion oats
- ¼ c. packed brown sugar
- ¾ tsp. pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon will also work)
- 2 tbsp. chia seeds
- 2 tbsp. ground flax seeds
- ¾ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 egg white
- ½ c. milk
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line muffin tin with paper cups
- Combine oats, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, chia seeds, baking powder and salt
- Stir in milk and egg white into oat mixture
- Divide batter among six muffin cups
- Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until batter is fully set
I made the granola bites by mixing traditional granola bar ingredients (plus some fun extras!) and dividing the batter into a muffin tin. A fun alternative to granola bars, these bites are moist, dense and perfectly portable.
Lunch
Before I knew it, lunchtime arrived!
Since I did quite a bit of snacking on the granola bites, I wasn’t starving, but I still wanted to eat something since I’m going to be out of the apartment for the rest of the afternoon.
A smoothie bowl was the perfect midday meal.
I made myself a chocolate-covered strawberry smoothie and it hit the spot!
A cold lunch was just what the doctor ordered. I spent about an hour working from my laptop in the backyard this afternoon so Sadie could run around and came inside feeling quite sweaty… and totally annihilated by mosquitos.
I am seriously a bulls eye for bugs. Ryan and I will be sitting in the backyard and I’ll come inside with 20 mosquito bites (Seriously!) and he’ll have none. It’s maddening.
Gotta run!
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yum your granola bites sound delicious I love all things portable!
I use pumpkin pie spice a lot. Makes a killer sweet potato smoothie.
Oh I love this idea! It makes snacking wayyyy easier and MORE fun 🙂
Have a great day outta the house!
Those granola bites look great!! I think I’m going to try your recipe out!
I’m a magnet for mosquito too! It’s so annoying! Yet, I hate the smell of bug spray and so I often refuse to put it on haha.
Where can I get a freelance job baking?! 😉
Yuummm, those granola bites look great! Clearly, I love granola…I’ll have to try these!
That’s awesome! And sign me up for freelance baking too!
Oh MAN do those look good! I’m with Liz up there – a freelance job that involves baking?? SIGN ME UP! 😉
Those granola bar bites sound yummy! I’m definitely going to make some for camping this weekend!
If all of your freelance projects are going to include baking, I am going to have to boycott your posts until after I eat.
Haha no, no they won’t. 🙂 The other ones just are “photographable.”
Aren’t – not are 🙂
If you plan on rocking the writing outside more often, I think I will suggest adding this “accessory” to your fashion page, asap:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wESjlpJS5eU
It worked against what sounds like gun-toting SUPER MOSQUITOES for this guy, why not you?!
Love the idea with the granola bar bites! I’ll be they’re delicious 🙂
My husband and I are just like that with mosquitoes! They eat me to pieces, but leave him alone.
Ooooo those bites sound great for work!!
Thats so funny you mention the mosquitos because my son with get eaten alive but my daughter won’t have any… and they will play right next to eachother too..how strange
I just randomly came across your blog. I am from Chicago and now live in Orlando as well! And I too have been a mosquito target lately. They seem to be everywhere!
The granola bites look delicious. I’ll have to try it!
These sound delicious Julie! I far prefer chewy bars over crunchy granola bars, so these would be gone in an instant if they were in my house!
I have the same mosquito issue and it is maddening! Not only do I get covered in them, but they seem to last for days on end – it’s just not fun. Now I never leave home without bug spray!
Chewy bites look so good! I have to pack a lunch tmrw so maybe I’ll make some 🙂
One thing I like a whole about your recipes is the quantity. As someone who could go-to-town on baked goods, it’s great to see a total quantity of only 6 granola bites, or 6 muffins and not 24 or a whole dozen! Thanks!
Oh girl, I feel ya!!
I love granola bites and chewy ones are my favorite. I’m bookmarking this recipe right now. I think I’ll make them tomorrow and throw some dried cranberries and chocolate chips into the batter. Yum! 😀
This may defeat the purpose of sitting outside enjoying the sunshine and it also requires you to have a fan with a long cord/extension cord … *but* if you put your fan on you while you’re outside the mosquitoes will stay away.
I’m sure there is a scientific/pseudo-scientific reason that you can find here
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/health/13real.html?ref=health
Sure beats bug spray =)
Great idea!!
One thing I don’t miss after moving away from Florida- mosquitos!! I used to get bit up so bad! Luckily in Vegas bugs are pretty much nonexistent!! I went back to south florida for a wedding in May and was outside for a maximum of 15 minutes and had 10-20 bug bites!! They love me! and I def don’t love them back!!
Wowee, these look perfect! And loaded with omega 3 goodnessss. Can’t wait to try em! 🙂
I’m sitting outside now so Koda can play! She van spend hours wading in te shallow water and pouncing on minnows. It’s hilarious!
I really like how you make recipes with smaller servings. When I make something that has a full 12 or more pieces. .. I feel really bad eating ALL of them. Eating 6 of something is a little more manageable! 😉
granola bites?!? yes please! i never thought about cooking them in muffin tins, what a great idea. thanks for sharing 🙂
The granola bites look delicious! I get attacked by mosquitos too. I’m currently trying not to scratch one on my foot!
Ahhhh yum! I am so scared of mosquitoes. I don’t know how I live at my lakehouse in NH, but they are eeeeverywhere! I think they’re attracted to my blonde hair..just sayin.
I love you! Granola bites…such a great recipe! Can’t wait to try!
Excited for the shirts!
I had a smoothie for lunch too only it did NOT come out too good! Hate it when that happens! So I drank it anyway, of course, I hate wasting food! Then I had a pb stuffed date and some blueberries.
Mosquito bites in the middle of the day? Lucky for me, I I’m like Ryan and mosquitoes aren’t attracted to me!
Hi Julie! Gosh, i don’t even know where to start! I just wanna thank you for what you do everyday, making this blog what it is- LOTS O’ FUN!! i’m not a blogger, but i love healthy living blogs. I have a family history of high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, and heart attack. Out of my siblings, i am the one who is most likely to have these problems. I used to be obese- 131 lb. at 10 years old! Now i’m 14 and 115, which is still a little over, but I feel great. When i started my weight loss, i found out about Kath Eats Real Food, then Chocolate Covered Katie. On CCK, I discovered PBF. Now i am an addict! Oh, and on your blog i found Sweet Tooth! Anyway thanks for everything! You are such an inspiration to me and countless others. I may even have my own blog one day, if God has it in the works for me. God bless!
I’m so glad you found the blogging community. It is fantastic! Thanks for your wonderful comment!
Hi Julie- Just wondering what kind of milk you used? (whole, skim, non-dairy?). and can I make these without Chia seeds?? I dont have any 🙁 🙁
Thanks!
I used 2% milk and you can definitely make them w/o chia seeds!
thanks Julie! gonna make these stat! p.s. although I rarely comment, I look forward to reading your blog daily! Love your writing, sharing, recipes, posts, ..everything!!
Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy them!
BTW- ever since i saw your post for peanut butter granola, i can’t stop making it! i make it in huge batches for my breakfast parfaits. Well, this morning i knew i wanted some, but i wanted to do something new. I didn’t have any alternative nut butters on hand and I was out of chocolate(BUMMER). Then i remembered the fruit preserves that my dad bought yesterday. LIGHT BULB MOMENT! I said to myself, “Self, why not peanut butter and jelly granola?” So, I followed the recipe as usual, except in place of honey i put in strawberry preserves and baked it at ten minutes- DELISH! i loved the bits of fruit and the sweetness was perfect. I love this recipe becaude it is so versatile!
You may be a genius!! Awesome!
Those granola bites look so good! I think I would probably eat all of them in one sitting though. 😉
I am totally with you on the bug bite thing! I’ll be outside and get completely bit up but my fiance is fine. I don’t get it. Maybe it’s cause we are sweeter. 🙂
I havethe same problem…mosquitos adore me! Too bad it’s not mutual!
Great granola bars!
PBF t-shirt??? Awesome, I hope they’ll ship overseas!
I get such crazy bug bites too! I have no idea why, but my husband is just like Ryan and very rarely get them. Sometimes I even get them in bed – like 20 of them – which TOTALLY creeps me out!
I’m definitely the same way with bugs…anyone who’s around me outside will have zero bites and I’ll get dozens.
I’m the same way with bugs! Daniel will not have any at all, and I’ll be covered in mosquito bites! I tell him it’s because I’m sweeter haha. I read somewhere that if you carry a dryer sheet in your pocket the mosquitoes will stay away, but I’ve yet to try it.
Those granola bar bites look delicious! I had a big smoothie for lunch, too – mango blueberry. It definitely hit the spot on this hot day.
Omigosh I am making these tonight! Plus I’m traveling soon and it will be so easy to just throw a few in a bag to take them with me! I think I might try adding coconut and nuts to mine!!
I’m the exact same way with mosquito bites….I swear, if there is one within a 20 mile radius of me, it will find me somehow….:P
Oh and those granola bites look amazing!
Try spritzing yourself with a bottle of water that you have added tea tree oil to. It works like a charm, also keeps away the bees.
Yum! These look so good. 🙂
Julie,
I am a “soon-to-be” lawyer (I will graduate from Notre Dame Law School next spring) considering trying to combine my love of fitness blogs and bloggers like yourself who don’t have a huge amount of funding “yet” but whom need some sort of legal protection with my career path.
I was just wondering- what sort of work is your lawyer doing for you?
Is it IP/copyright protection?
Contracts with your sponsors?
Does your lawyer work primarily with personal bloggers?
Where did you find your lawyer?
Sorry for the question bombardment!
Mmm.. I’m off to my kitchen to make these. I am out of eggs so I am going to try it with a “flax egg”
Thanks for sharing!
Nice work for ninja-kicking your to-do list! 🙂
Dude, I feel ya on the susceptibility to bites – in NZ they have these evil bugs called Sand Flies, and they are HORRIBLE! They ate me alive, lol! Whilst Tom went unharmed…how?!
Apparently they don’t like the taste of marmite (aka: vegemite) and if you eat lots of it they don’t bite you! Funny! 🙂 xyx
Do you grind the flax seeds yourself or buy them ground?
Mmmm those granola bar bites sound delicious!
I feel your pain with the bites – bugs don’t normally like me but I was backcountry hiking in Yosemite last week and they went to town on me! I still have them everywhere and they’re sooo itchy, so big sympathy if you’re always victimized!
Those look supper yum! I can’t wait to see the tshirt design!
I’m a mosquito magnet too! I’ve noticed it more with people with light hair… I don’t know if that matters or not, but I hate it!