Homemade gluten free Aussie Bites are filled with whole grains, natural sweeteners, nuts and seeds for a sweet and nutritious snack!
These Aussie Bites are a 10! They are sweet, dense, packed with flavor and nutritious to boot. Filled with nuts, seeds, dried fruits, and honey they power me through my 4pm energy slump or work as a quick breakfast on days when I am rushing out the door.
Reasons to love this recipe:
- A 30 minute recipe for snacking all week long!
- They taste JUST like Aussie Bites from Costco, but they're gluten free and made with honey instead of sugar!
- Super customizable! Choose your favorite nuts and dried fruit. Use maple syrup instead of honey. Choose your own adventure!
Ingredients you'll need:
- Oats - check to make sure they're certified gluten free
- Almond meal - adds great texture!
- Brown rice flour
- Baking soda
- Salt - to bring out flavor
- Almond butter
- Honey - you can use maple syrup, agave, or brown rice syrup for vegans!
- Coconut oil
- Vanilla Extract
Then comes the fun part... the mix ins!
- Dried fruit - any combo of chopped up apricots, dates, figs, whole raisins, cranberries, etc.
- Nuts - any combo of chopped pecans, almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, cashews, etc.
- Whole chia seeds
- Ground flax seed - ground makes the nutrients easier to absorb
- Unsweetened shredded coconut
How to make Gluten Free Aussie Bites:
Start by whisking together your dry ingredients. Add in the wet ingredients and stir to combine.
If using larger dried fruit, chop it into raisin sized pieces. Rough chop the nuts.
Fold in the dried fruit, nuts, seeds, and coconut.
Grease a mini muffin tin (this silicone one works best! The bites NEVER get stuck!). Pack the dough into each muffin cup, creating a level top. Bake at 350 degrees for 13-25 minutes or until the tops of the bites are a rich golden brown.
Remove from the oven and let them cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Carefully pop the muffins out, they're still fragile when warm. Cool completely on a wire rack.
If you don't have a mini muffin tin, roll the bites into heaping tablespoon sized balls. Place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Gently press dow to flatten them slightly, creating a circle. Bake as directed above.
How to store Aussie Bites:
Once cooked, I store the bites in a lidded container or zip top bag at room temperature for 3-5 days. If you won't eat them all within that time frame, store them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Aussie Bites
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 27 bites 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Australian
Description
Homemade gluten free Aussie Bites are filled with whole grains, natural sweeteners, nuts and seeds for a sweet and nutritious snack!
Ingredients
For the dry ingredients:
- ¾ cup oats
- ¾ cup almond meal
- ¾ cup brown rice flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the wet ingredients:
- ½ cup almond butter
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons honey
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the mix-ins:
- ¾ cup nuts/seeds (I used a mix of pumpkin seeds, chopped pecans, and chopped almonds)
- ¾ cup dried fruit (I used raisins and diced apricots)
- ¼ cup shredded coconut
- ¼ cup flax
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients and set aside.
- Add in the wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Next, add in the mix-ins and stir until well combined - it might take a bit of elbow grease, but you want the mix ins to be evenly incorporated even though the mixture will be quite loose and crumbly.
- Greese a mini muffin tin (silicone works best!) and pack the dough into the cups. Alternatively, form the dough into balls about 1.5 inches in diameter and line up on the baking sheet. Lightly press down on the bites to flatten them slightly.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cook in the tin or on the tray for 10 minutes. Gently remove the bites onto a cooking rack and cool completely. Serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
These are amazing!!! Even the pickiest eater in this house literally gobbled these up (where did they go? Oops I ate them all.) Love your New Years resolutions.
It makes me so happy that everyone likes them!!!!
I tried making these and they turned out very dry/crumbly even though I added additional coconut oil. They also didn't rise very much... any suggestions? I used maple syrup instead of honey, not sure if that matters.
Hi Maddie! First off thanks for trying out this recipe. These bites are less like a muffin and more like a dense bar. Have you ever tried Aussie Bites? They are a copycat of that recipe and should have a similar texture. Dryer and denser than a muffin. I have made this recipe about one million times - can you tell they're my favorite snack? (; -, and I think I can see where the problem might be coming from. First, extra coconut oil will make these more crumbly, and maple syrup in place of honey will make them dryer. Honey has a way of adding moisture and softness to baked goods that other sweeteners will not, and excess oil will cause them to fall apart. I would make those two changes and see if that solves the problem. You might also want to check your oven temperature to make sure that your oven is heating to the correct temperature. My oven at home is about 20 degrees off of what I preheat it to so I make sure to offset that when baking. I hope that helps!
Thank you for the suggestions! Is there anything I can do in place of honey that would work? I follow a vegan diet. I love how healthy the ingredients are and other than the too dry/crumbly texture my family seems to be enjoying them.
Oh and to answer your question about Aussie Bites... I've never even heard of them. I'm from the US. Thank you so much for your recipes and reply!
You are welcome! I am happy to help! I would try replacing the honey with 1/4 cup date paste (add a cup of soaked dates to a blender or food processor and add just enough water to get it to blend into a smooth paste) and 2 tablespoons maple syrup. If they are still crumbly, you can increase the date paste as you decrease the maple syrup. I also think brown rice syrup would be a good option as well. Use that with the date paste (instead of the maple syrup) or try all brown rice syrup. They will be a bit less sweet with the brown rice syrup, but it is a super sticky and binding sweetener so it might help them to stick together. Let me know how this turns out for you if you get the chance! I would love to update this with that option for my vegan readers, if it works out for you. Happy baking :)
I love Aussie bites from COSTCO but they are NOT healthy! They have it in CA, Las Vegas, and also here in Hawaii! I will make this soon TFS! Mahalo
Hi Tutz, so glad you are going to try the recipe! Happy baking!