Oatmeal Raisin Energy Bites

A new hike means a new energy bite recipe! It's been awhile since we made protein/energy bites and we were craving oatmeal raisin cookies (I know, I'm actually not normally a fan of oatmeal raisin cookies either but these are good!). So I decided to turn the cookies into portable energy bites for our hike! Some of our most popular recipes are protein/energy bites. If you haven't yet, you must try them!

You can see more of our hiking/travel related posts below. :)

Clean Eat Recipe: Oatmeal Raisin Energy Bites

Ingredients:

• 1 cup quick cooking oats
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 4 (+) Tbsp natural peanut butter
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1-2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp stevia extract
• 1 tsp coconut oil, melted

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together, excluding raisins and peanut butter.
2. Melt peanut butter and add to mixture.
3. Fold in raisins.
4. Depending on your specific ingredients, you may need to add more oats and/or peanut butter in order for your bites to stick together.

Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Have you tried our Guilt Free Cinnamon Roll recipe? If you like that, you are going to LOVE this one! It's definitely more on the "treat" side of the clean eating spectrum (as in don't eat this everyday), but they are so amazing! You are going to love this recipe just the same, if not more! Here goes...

Eat Clean Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 1/2 c gluten free oat flour
• 1/3 c almond flour
• 1/4 c arrowroot flour 
• 2 TBSP coconut palm sugar OR demerara sugar
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp sea salt, finely ground
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 4 TBSP coconut oil, room temperature 
• 3/4 c unsweetened almond milk

Filling:

• coconut oil, room temperature
• 1/4 c stevia, powdered
• 3 TBSP cinnamon

Directions:

1. Begin making the dough first. Combine dry ingredients in a food processor and pulse to combine and create a softer flour mixture, on and off for 45-60 seconds. Add wet ingredients and mix to combine.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

3. Combine filling ingredients in a small bowl.

4. Place dough on a floured surface (I would suggest using the arrowroot flour for this) and roll out to flatten to approximately 1/4"-1/3" thickness. Try to roll the dough in a rectangular shape.

5. Brush a small amount of coconut oil evenly on the dough. 

6. Sprinkle the filling mixture evenly across the moistened dough.

7. Roll the dough starting at one end until it is all contained. Using a pizza wheel, cut the dough into approximately 8-9 cinnamon rolls.

8. Place on a cookie sheet approximately 1.5" apart OR in a round pan, close together for softer cinnamon rolls.

9. Bake approximately 14 minutes.

Makes 8-9 cinnamon rolls.

Cinnamon Roll Protein Shake

Craving cinnamon rolls? Why not make a protein shake that tastes like one?! It smells amazing and tastes even better!

Clean Eat Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Protein Shake

Ingredients:

• 3 Tbsp - 1/3 cup liquid egg whites (pasteurized)
• 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp pure maple syrup
• 1 small scoop Stevia
• Ice

Directions: 

1. Add all ingredients to a blender (we use a Vitamix) and blend!

Enjoy!

- Whitney