Carly's Baked Oatmeal

My sister shared this recipe with me.  She got it off of Cooking Light and I tweaked it a little bit to make it dairy free.  You could even make it gluten free if you used gluten free oats.

Ingredients:

2 cups uncooked quick oats

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup raisins

1 T chopped walnuts

1 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 cups of coconut or almond milk

1/2 cup applesauce or 1/2 cup pumpkin puree

2 T Earth Balance butter

1 T ground flax mixed with 3 T water (let sit for a minute)

1/4 cup of diary free mini chocolate chips (optional)

Cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Combine the first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Combine the milk, applesauce, earth balance butter, and flax mixture. Add milk mixture to oat mixture; stir well. Pour oat mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

No Bake Energy Bites

My bestie found this recipe on Pinterest and we love it.  I tweaked it a little bit, but love it all the same!

Ingredients:

1 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup Natural Peanut Butter, Almond Butter or Hempnut Butter

1/3 cup of Agave

1 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes

1/2 cup of ground flax

1/2 cup of non dairy mini chocolate chips

1 tsp vanilla

Mix together in a bowl and chill for a while in the fridge.  Roll into balls and you can refrigerate or freeze them.  Great for after school snacks!