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Gluten Free Cinnamon Bun Healthy Bites Recipe

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Move over cinnabon, these gluten free snack bites are even better! Chocolate or Plain Cinnamon Bun Oat bites! Great for breakfast on the go. 

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Well, it’s September. Whoa.. where did summer go? I don’t know about you, but as soon as September hits, I start to crave Fall flavors, smells, etc. Maybe it’s the memory of childhood? You know, the back to school hot oatmeal drenched in maple syrup and mom’s cinnamon rolls on the weekend. Hmmm.. no wonder I had cavities. LOL! Okay, not so healthy but it’s the memory and the experience that makes me smile.

Anyway, September’s Healthy Bites flavor captures all of Fall in a Ball. Clever, aren’t I?

And it just so happens that September is build a better breakfast month, so why not go with a breakfast flavor too, a healthy one!

gluten-free-cinnamon-bun-energy-'healthy'-bites made with @lovegrown granola or oats @cottercrunch recipe.

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Gluten Free Cinnamon Bun Energy Bites

  • Author: Lindsay Cotter
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Total Time: 30
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Gluten Free Cinnamon Bun Energy Bites

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Ingredients

  • 1 Cup gluten free super oats or granola (if you don’t have super oats, then use 3/4 cup GF oats and 1/4 cup chopped pumpkin seed, flax, or chia seed).
  • 1/2 cup Vanilla Protein of Choice
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon and 1/2 tbsp cinnamon sugar
  • 1 tsp butter extract
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon roll or cinnamon extract
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter or seed butter (chocolate or plain work great!)
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup (or honey if you can’t use maple syrup)
  • Optional – 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • GRAIN FREE OPTION – Use banana chips or ground coconut instead of oats

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, mix your dry ingredients. Add in your nut butter and syrup and extracts being the last .
  2. Note: If you use bigger oats or thicker protein, you might need to use more honey or nut butter.
  3. Mix well ( I use my hands) and roll into bite size balls. Coat bites with extra vanilla protein/cinnamon. I usually coat them after they have set in freezer for at least 5-10 minutes. Then return to freezer after. You can grind your oats if you want before hand if you’d like, or keep it crunchy and leave it as is.
  4. Makes anywhere between 26-27 balls. Just depends how big or small you roll them. Mine are usually around 18grams
  5. Freeze or keep in refrigerator to maintain freshness
  6. Note – if you use a peanut butter that is no stir, it might be easier to hold together. The natural peanut butters work great but you will have to add more honey (to prevent from crumbling) if you are using the last bit of the jar.

Notes

Recipe by Lindsay at Cotter Crunch

  • Category: snack
  • Cuisine: american

The giveaway will include one batch of Healthy Bites (your choice) plus the 2nd edition of my Ebook (left side bar for automatic purchase).

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Love Grown Foods is also letting me giveaway  a bag of Super Oats plus 4 mini boxes of Power O’s.

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So that’s 3 winners!! The healthy bites giveaway and Love Grown Foods is open to US residents and Canada but the eBook open to ALL!!! Sound good? GO ENTER!

 

LC

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Photo of Lindsay Cotter of Cotter CrunchHi, I’m Lindsay!  Gluten Free Nutrition Specialist, food photographer and author of Nourishing Superfood Bowls, and meal plan guru! I’d love to know you more! Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and drop a comment below.

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  5. Tara Newman says

    I am a pumpkin spice girl! But I never turn down cinnamon anything so these are a win. I need to carve out some time for ballin’! I have three flavors that I need to make and I just haven’t been able to get my act together!

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  24. emily g says

    When I think Fall, I get excited to make baked oatmeal when I’m visiting my family! If it’s early autumn, I add figs…later in autum, I make pumpkin spiced oats!

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  26. misszippy says

    This is perfect–one of my friends is a cinnamon bun addict and her birthday is coming up. I’ll make a batch for her! Thanks for sharing.

    Fall makes me think of soups!

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  30. Molly M says

    I can not WAIT for fall scents! My town has an apple harvest festival; apple pies, pumpkin funnel cakes, etc. galore! My nostrils are ready. 🙂

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  33. Michele @ paleorunningmomma says

    Fall is my favorite season – the weather, the holidays, the food, plus my birthday – what could be better? I am definitely one of those annoying people who wants apple and pumpkin spiced everything on the first day of sept! This looks awesome, as usual!

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  36. Julia says

    Definitely craving fall flavors. I bought several cans of pumpkin at the store just yesterday! However living in Arkansas means that it will be at least another month until it feels like fall here.

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  37. shashi @ runninsrilankan says

    Oh Lindsay – these bites – good gosh – THEY make me crave fall!!! I am so not a fall / winter person – but I could be with a bucket of these bites! And thanks for the giveaway – if it just was for the box of healthy bites it would have been fabulous – but you threw in so much goodness! Happy September sweet lady!

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  38. Jim Mandoli says

    I’m trying to avoid gluten as much as possible which is hard when you have a sweet tooth 😀
    These seems wonderful but I might need some assistance is trying it out.
    I just started cooking for myself and I really like your blog! It’s very helpful!

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  39. Stephanie Gibbons says

    Favirote fall flaves if mine are Pumpkin and apple. For breakfast I rotate between the 2 flavors in my oatmeal. Actually to be honest it’s my staple breakfast year round. Love your blog and thank you for sharing your creative recipes. I can’t wait to give this one a try.

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  41. Elle says

    I always love the warm spices…. cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, etc. in my Fall and Winter brekkies.

    I am curious… the recipe calls for 1/2 cup of the super oats, but yet you suggest using more than double that if you use oats/seeds combo… is there an error there? I would love to try these!

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  45. Danielle says

    Nothing unique here…my favorite fall flavor is pumpkin! I got a taste or early fall in PA and now I’m kind of sad that it’s still so hot and humid down in FL!

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  48. Megan says

    Cinnamon rolls right out of the oven were ALWAYS a favorite breakfast of mine growing up. I’m still a sucker for all things “cinnamon bun” flavored!

    Fall is my favorite season! Probably because of all the great tastes and scents 🙂

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  49. april says

    yes, i am so excited for pumpkin season! i’ve been on an overnight oats kick lately. i’ll have to try creating a pumpkin version when fall arrives 🙂

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  57. Jen @ Chase the Red Grape says

    Fall isn’t really a celebrated month here in the UK – you only find pumpkin in the stores at Halloween and even then they are carving pumpkins and no use for eating 🙁
    But I do buy tinned pumpkin all the time and love to use! Fall (or autumn as we call it here) for me has to be full of apples! All those varieties that finally come into season! Delish!

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  59. Tracy says

    These sound delicious! I think I will make them this weekend to share with my co-workers and great Monday with a smile! Same as you – all things fall make me smile!

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  60. Christa @ Edible Balance says

    I miss cinnamon buns terribly!! That would definitely be my favorite fall flavor. Of course, I can’t deny pumpkin or any squash for that matter. I just love all of those warming spices too; nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, ginger. Ohhhh, molasses and ginger. LOVE!

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  85. Angie Jerde says

    During the fall I can not get enough apples, cinnamon and pumpkin flavors. I love everything about this season and I can’t wait to make my way around the apple orchards in boots and scarves : )

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  117. Erin says

    Favorite breakfast: plain greek yogurt with cinnamon and oats or else a crunched up luna/lara/think thin bar. OR plain oatmeal w/ cinnamon cooked topped with grapes and vanilla almond milk (hot/cold combo is amazing!)

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  119. Sam @ PancakeWarriors says

    Love pumpkin but apples always have a special place with me – they are portable and cook up so deliciously! These little cinnamon bites – they remind me of munchkins – which makes me think of when I was in grade school celebrating birthdays – love it!

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  120. EVA says

    Eggplant is my favorite fall flavor! I know that’s not a “sweets” flavor, but eggplant is SO good and toasty in the beginnings of the upcoming tundra.

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  131. Elise Yanover says

    Loving your healthy bites as my new go to for pre workout and need a tasty snack options. Bye vey energy and protein bars!
    Yes starting to crave the Hineycrisp apples :). And wearing jeans ! But don’t want to say bye to summer quite yet. Especially since I was not able to run this summer due to injury. Fall ain’t so bad either but bright mornings and minimal run clothing is my fav. Thanks again for introducing me to such great real food snacks .

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  134. Heather @ The Soulful Spoon says

    AH! I would so love to win this! THANKS FOR THE GIVEAWAY!! My phone won’t let me post to Instagram right now (not sure what’s wrong?) but I entered all the other methods. My favorite fall flavors are mocha, cinnamon, pumpkin, apple, and hazelnut or vanilla- preferably all combined:)

    Thanks so much Lindsay and have an awesome day!

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  136. Sarah Pie says

    I dump cinnamon on things year round, but there is something about cinnamon flavors in the fall that feels perfect! Now if only fall would hurry up and get here so I can bring out my boots and sweaters 🙂

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  141. Gaby says

    These look so good! Wow, need to make them, I have a ton of coconut flour but have not been successful baking with it.
    I am a huge cereal fanatic but have to onyl buy it occasionally since I’ll eat the whole box in one sitting. But I would feel better about it if it were these power O’s 🙂

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