Fall is here, and so are fresh pears. Use these no-bake treats as “cookies,” perfect to tuck into lunch bags for everyone’s enjoyment.
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American, Garden Goodies, No Cook
Keyword cookie bites, energy bites, pears
Author Wendy Perry
Ingredients
2 ½cupold fashioned oats
1 ½cupscrispy rice cereal
¼cupground flax seeds
1teaspooncinnamon
pinchsalt
1cuppeeled and grated firm pears with juice,(about 3 pears depending on size)
¾cupcrunchy almond butter
½cupcoconut oil
⅔cuphoney
½teaspoonvanilla extract
½teaspoonalmond extract
15 ounce bagsliced almonds,finely chopped
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
In a smaller bowl, combine pear with remaining wet ingredients. Pour over dry mixture and blend until evenly coated. (Using hands works best to make sure all ingredients are incorporated together.)
Refrigerate for an hour.
With hands or small scoop, roll into tablespoon-sized balls, then roll in crushed almonds. Store in airtight container in refrigerator up to 5 days.