Raw Nut and Seed Bites

Hello blog world!
Happy Monday!

I am at it again! I just keep on making little bite size snacks and we keep on eating them so darn quickly! Dan said these ones are his favourite, so I figured I should share the recipe with you. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did. 

This recipe makes 25.

Here is what you need to do. Start by processing the following ingredients in your food processor.

• 1 cup pitted, dried dates
• 1 cup lukewarm water

Once that becomes a paste add the following ingredients and process until all the nuts are in small pieces but not too long that they become a butter.

• 1 cup almonds
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• 1/3 cup sesame seeds
• handful of chia seeds
• handful of flax seeds

Lastly add in...

• 1 cup of oats

Now scoop out the "dough" and make cute little two-bite balls. That sounds bad, but I don't know how else to say it! Place them on some wax paper for a bit and then you are all done!

 Now I am off to read and then to get some sleep. We did a quick road trip to New Brunswick to visit Dan's brother and his girlfriend/my childhood friend Kelly. It was a nice trip, short & sweet. We drove through a crazy snowstorm yesterday (what the heck mother nature! It's SPRING!! Rant over) and it took us a few extra hours to get home. We are both exhausted today. So sleep time for me!

I hope you all have a beautiful Monday evening!

xo

Sweet & Salty Pumpkin Seeds

Hello!
Pumpkin! Oh yes, pumpkin. I love everything pumpkin! Have I said that before?
Here is my latest pumpkin recipe!
I wanted to make something a little different from the normal lightly salted pumpkin seeds. So here we go!
I found a recipe online & I slightly modified it, of course.
Unfortunately, my picture doesn't look quite like the one they have on their website. Mine are a lot darker. They are darker yes, I think they taste marvellous!

What to do?

• take 2 cups of pumpkin seeds( Mine were from a large pumpkin, or you could use 2 medium size pumpkins) and BAKE them at 300F for 50 to 60 minutes.

• Once they have baked for an hour take them out and cover them with 2 tbsps of butter or margarine, 1 tbsp of brown sugar, 1 tbsp white sugar, 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp salt
• BAKE your seasoned seeds for an additional 10- 15 mins at 350F
• ENJOY!

xo

Flax & Sunflower Seed Bread

Hello everyone! I really hate doing this, but I just needed to share this recipe! This recipe is not my own. I got it off of allrecipes. It was super good and a must try! To all my friends out there who are afraid to make their own bread, I just want to encourage you another time to give it a try! It will taste SO good, and you will feel so satisfied because you made it yourself. Here is the recipe to this lovely seed bread :)
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/flax-and-sunflower-seed-bread/

PS the picture above is a picture of the bread rising! Doesn't it look good??
xo