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One day Mike asked me to come up with a good snack “on the go” for him and the kids, and mentioned oatmeal balls.  I thought what a great idea and quickly got to work on coming up with an easy recipe.   I wanted to make sure they were healthy and peanut butter free so the kids could take them to school or playgroup.  Plus it needed to be super simple and ingredients I always have on hand!

Ingredients:
-4 cups oats
-3/4 cup coconut oil (you can use vegetable oil instead)
-1/2 cup applesauce
-3 teaspoons vanilla

Step 1:  Mix all ingredients into a bowl and stir
Step 2:  Use a tablespoon or teaspoon to make/mold the balls and place on a cookie sheet (Make sure you pack it tight)
Step 3:  Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes for tablespoon size or 15-20 minutes for teaspoon size
Step 4:  Remove from oven, and let them cool
Step 5:  Enjoy in yogurt or as a snack

These taste delicious in our Maia yogurt and I love that 1 batch made me about 100 (teaspoon size) bites, which lasted us a couple weeks.

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