Sunflower Snack Bites

Yesterday afternoon, the baking itch struck!

After searching through my pantry for some new ingredients, I decided to incorporate sunflower seeds and sunflower seed butter into a snack-like baked good. These aren't very sweet, but they are still delicious!

Sunflower Snack Bites
(makes approximately 18 cookies)

- 1 c rolled oats
 - 1/2 c + 2 T sunflower seed butter
 - 1/2 c roasted hulled sunflower seeds
 - 2 T ground flax meal
 - 2 T agave nectar

Preheat oven to 350*F. In a small bowl, prepare flax eggs by combining flax meal with 6 T room temperature water. In a separate bowl, combine oats, agave and sunflower seed butter, mashing with a fork until well mixed. Stir in sunflower seeds. Finally, add flax eggs and mix well with a fork to incorporate. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto a cookie sheet prepared with non-stick spray. Bake for approximately 12 minutes, or until edges are starting to brown. After removing from oven, allow to sit for a minute or two before moving to wire rack to cool completely.

These little guys are bite-sized and full of healthy fats, with a hearty consistency and crunchy texture. You can definitely taste all the sunflower in these! 

I gave some to Mike to try, and he remarked that they're super chewy and take awhile to eat. All that sunflower seed butter really sticks to the roof of your mouth! I actually stuck a few in the refrigerator and discovered that they're even better cold.

They're the perfect healthy, bite-sized way to have something a little sweet but completely satiating.

Hope you're all having a wonderful Saturday night!