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Abbi’s Grain Free Toddler Bites (vegan)

Feb 22, 2012 · 18 Comments

Prior to becoming gluten and corn free, my Abbi used to be a very picky eater (she still can be at times – she is definitely a toddler!). Though throughout all of her picky stages, one food has always remained a constant favorite: raw almonds. If I couldn’t get Abbi to eat anything on her plate I always knew I’d be able to get her to eat a handful of almonds. I kid you not, if you show Abbi a bulk package of almonds from Costco, she will laugh and yell and jump up and down with glee! They are one of her favorite things… she is a very silly girl!

These Toddler Bites are the packed with fiber and protein and have just enough sweetness to appeal to picky toddlers (and adults)!

Abbi’s Grain Free Toddler Bites
Yields 1 dozen cookies

1 ¼ cup blanched almond meal, slightly packed (I use Bob’s Red Mill)
1 tablespoon flax meal
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon baking soda
⅛ teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup almonds, walnuts, or pecans, chopped (or various seeds)

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond meal, flax meal, cinnamon, baking soda, and sea salt, and then whisk in the olive oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
  3. Stir in the chopped nuts or seeds.
  4. Roll the dough into balls (using about 1 ½ tablespoons of dough each) and place on the parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
  5. Using your fingers, flatten the balls of dough until they are about half an inch thick (they won’t change shape very much in the oven, so try to keep them as round as you can).
  6. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown (the tops of the cookies will not brown much, so make sure you check the cookie bottoms). Cool on the cookie sheet before transferring to a paper towel on the counter to absorb excess oil.

Enjoy!!

Megan

xoxo

This recipe is linked to Simple Lives Thursday.

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Comments

  1. girlmeetspaleo says

    February 23, 2012 at 6:29 am

    These look so good! They remind me of pecan sandies, my old favorite! I’ll deff give them a try, the ingredients look great 🙂 thanks !

    Reply
  2. Emily says

    February 23, 2012 at 11:39 am

    Wonderful, I can’t wait to bake these!
    Thank you so much for your blog and recipes, you are an encouragement to me 🙂

    Reply
  3. Maribel says

    February 23, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    Can’t wait to makes these!! Especially for the Anchorage trips!!

    Reply
  4. Jane says

    February 23, 2012 at 10:17 pm

    These look so good! That is funny that she loves almonds so much .. but hey it could be worse, right? 🙂

    Reply
  5. Shirley @ gfe says

    February 24, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    These cookies look fabulous, Megan! So happy that you “had” to make them for Abbi so we can enjoy them, too! 🙂

    xo,
    Shirley

    Reply
    • MAID in Alaska says

      February 28, 2012 at 8:27 pm

      Thanks, Shirley!
      xo
      Megan

      Reply
  6. Celiac Chick Newburgh says

    February 26, 2012 at 8:07 am

    These cookies are delicious! Love them! Thanks Megan!

    Reply
    • MAID in Alaska says

      February 28, 2012 at 8:27 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  7. Kate Sins says

    March 02, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    Oh yum, these look so good. I really need to try harder to provide my children with great tasting, healthy alternatives. I can’t eat wheat, sugar and a whole host of other things but they’ve shown none of the issues I have so I’ve been being lazy. Time to start making things like this! Maybe then I can have some!!

    Reply
  8. Amber says

    April 03, 2012 at 8:13 pm

    My daughter just started soccer and so I’ll be making a these as a little pre-soccer snack to get her through the later afternoon practice! Thanks for another great recipe Megan!

    Hugs,
    —Amber

    Reply
    • MAID in Alaska says

      April 03, 2012 at 10:21 pm

      🙂 You are so welcome – and great idea, mom!! My daughter Kylie will be starting soccer in another few months too. How old is your daughter?
      Lots of love from Alaska!!
      Megan

      Reply
  9. Lisa Roberts says

    June 20, 2012 at 7:05 am

    This looks so good, but my daughter can’t have the flax meal since she’s on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD.) Do you have any ideas for another egg replacer? She loves your other cookies — the Chocolate chip ones.

    Reply
    • MAID in Alaska says

      June 21, 2012 at 10:49 am

      Hi Lisa,
      The recipe should be okay if you just left out the flax.
      🙂 Megan

      Reply
      • Lisa Roberts says

        June 21, 2012 at 10:00 pm

        Thanks!

        Reply
  10. kristy says

    September 10, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    What do you think…could white rice flour work in place of almond meal? It’s what I have til my next shopping trip

    Reply
  11. Stephanie says

    February 25, 2013 at 9:30 pm

    Do you think it would work with coconut oil instead of olive?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      February 25, 2013 at 9:56 pm

      Yes! Absolutely!

      Reply
  12. Jessica says

    December 09, 2014 at 4:06 pm

    Just made these with my boys. We doubled cinnamon, vanilla, added more salt and enjoy chocolate chips! They are fantastic!!! We will be making them again!!! Thank you!

    Reply

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