Lactation Granola Bites
Lactation Granola Bites
Are you a nursing mom looking to increase milk production? Have you looked for lactation cookies but can’t find one that is healthy for you, allergy friendly and does the job? Now you have! I introduce… Lactation Granola Bites.
I really struggled with breastfeeding and making enough milk for one of my kids and remember searching for lactation cookies, or frankly anything that will help milk production, and never really found one that worked for me and my diet. For the most part, I stayed away from lactation cookies. They do help you produce more milk BUT they are usually loaded with sugar, gluten and dairy… no thank you!
I have so many friends having babies right now, which is totally giving me baby fever. Well, one of them saw the Grain Free Granola Cookies I made and asked if I could turn them into a healthier version of lactation cookies.
Challenge accepted and Lactation Granola Bites were born!
These allergy friendly lactation bites are Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Dairy Free, and Egg Free. I didn’t make them Nut Free because I wanted the healthy fats from the nuts.
3 requirements for the lactation cookies:
Healthy Fats
Organic Gluten Free Oats
Brewers Yeast
Note on the brewers yeast… I promise you won’t taste it with the cinnamon and vanilla. However, it will make your house smell like beer while they are baking… ha!
You may notice I talk about lactation cookies but call these Lactation Granola Bites. That’s because this is not going to be your traditional cookie… in a good way. These won’t be as sweet or soft as a cookie. They are also more crunchy like granola.
You can eat these as often as you like and not feel guilty about all the bad stuff that goes along with a typical lactation cookie… this is a “cookie” you can eat and feel good about!
Enjoy!
Elena XOXO
*While this is not a grain free recipe, you can make it one by subbing the oats for sunflower seeds. You loose some of the benefits in milk production but not much because you still have 2 of the other must have ingredients.
Lactation Granola Bites
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cup walnut pieces
- 1 cup whole or sliced almonds
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- ¾ cup pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup gluten free rolled oats (or sunflower seeds to make it grain free)
- 3 Tbsp coconut or avocado oil
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds
- ½ cup water
- ⅔ cup monkfruit sweetener
- 4 - 6 Tbsp brewers yeast
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 325. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Toss nuts, seeds, coconut, salt and oil together and spread on the baking sheet. Roast granola mixture for about 10 minutes until fragrant.
- While granola is baking, mix chia seeds and water in a medium size bowl and let sit for 5 minutes to congeal. Next add monkfruit sweetener, brewers yeast, vanilla and cinnamon. Stir until well combined.
- When granola is done, pour granola mixture into the bowl and mix everything together well.
- Scoop granola mixture onto the baking sheet using a cookie scoop to make granola bites. You may need to use your hands to put it together as the granola is loose before baking. Bake for 15 minutes.
- When done, remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack. Note, they will be soft while they are still hot but will harden and hold their shape as they cool.
- Enjoy!
Notes:
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