Recipe: Blueberry Granola Bites
Courtesy: Growing Up Fit
Yield: 21 bites
Ingredients:
1/3 cup honey
¼ cup peanut butter
1 cup oats
1 cup crispy rice cereal
½ cup fresh blueberries
Directions:
1. Dry out the blueberries: Heat oven to 225 degrees, and bake berries on parchment-lined baking sheet until shriveled. About two hours. Let cool.
2. Mix together the honey and peanut butter in a large bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together the oats, crispy rice cereal, and dry blueberries.
4. Pour the honey-peanut butter mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
5. Scoop out one tablespoon of mixture, roll into a ball, and place on an aluminum foil covered cookie sheet.
6. Let bites chill in the refrigerator for at least thirty minutes.
Nutrition Analysis Per Bite: Calories: 70; Total Fat: 2 grams; Sodium: 24 mg; Carbohydrates: 12 grams; Dietary Fiber: 1 gram, Protein 1 gram
Tips:
• The small bites make portion control easy.
• Other dried fruit such as cranberries could be substituted instead of blueberries.
• Adding chopped nuts such as almonds to the bites would give them a little crunch.
• Kids can help with mixing the ingredients and scooping out the bites onto the cookie sheet.
Updated: 05/07/13 - Detectives in the east say the calls come from a number that tracks back to Washington DC, but the concern for some is that scammers are calling your friends from your contact list. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - The North Carolina Attorney General says just requesting information online for a payday loan can put your information and your money at risk. Read More
Updated: 03/12/13 - Federal officials have helped the family of a Raleigh woman recover $45,000 of the nearly $200,000 that she lost to Jamaican scammers who told her that she had won a lottery prize. Read More
Posted: 01/15/13 - The N.C. Attorney General's Office says they received more than 600 calls in 2012 about getting telemarketing calls pitching alarm systems. Read More
Updated: 12/14/12 - Wayne County deputies have charged two men and a woman for scamming people into donating to Toys for Tots and local fire departments. Read More
Updated: 11/15/12 - A startling message is popping up on computers everywhere claiming to be from the FBI saying your computer is locked and you're under investigation. Read More
Updated: 11/08/12 - As you get started on your holiday shopping list, online shopping can be a great way to snag a great deal. However, not all internet merchants are created equal, and low prices can blind consumers from spotting counterfeit items. Read More
Posted: 08/23/12 - With less than three months until the election in November, election-related scams are popping up. Here's one to avoid. Read More
Updated: 08/17/12 - The Federal Trade Commission wants parents to know that many school forms require personal and sensitive information that, in the wrong hands, could be used to commit fraud in your child's name Read More
Updated: 08/01/12 - The Pitt County Board of Elections says if a woman claiming to work for the agency knocks on your door, you're asked to call the board. Read More
