Walnut and Pear Oat Nuggets
These Walnut and Pear Oat Nuggets put both fresh and dried fruit to use, combining a few simple ingredients, including walnuts, pears, raisins, oats, and honey. This bite size fruit and nut snack is loaded with nutrition, easy to make, and portable to pack for on the go snacking.
Total time
1 hourYield
12 servings Serving Size
2 nuggetsNutrition
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Ingredients
1 ½ cups walnuts
1 ¼ cups rolled (old fashioned) oats
½ cup golden raisins
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 medium size ripe pear, peeled, cored and chopped
¼ cup finely chopped California walnuts (topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place walnuts, oats, raisins, honey, vanilla and cinnamon in a food processor. Pulse to coarsely chop all ingredients, stirring once or twice.
- Add pear and pulse again until pear is in small pieces. (Mixture should stick together when gently pinched.) Shape into 24 equal balls. Lightly roll in chopped walnuts and roll to slightly smooth surface; place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until dry and firm to the touch. Let cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Photo and recipe courtest of California Walnuts
Nutrition
Calories: 170Total Fat: 12g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Sodium: 0mg
Carbohydrate:15 g
Fiber:3 g
Total Sugar:6 g (Added Sugar: 0g)
Protein: 4g
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