Everyone over here is all recovered and I was finally able to get back in the kitchen. What came out was pretty darn delicious. I had a hard time coming up for a name for these little guys, but whatever you call them, these Nutty Cups are an amazing snack. A cross between a granola bar and an cookie, you will definitely think you are eating a treat, except all of the ingredients are healthy and nourishing. Healthy snacks are so important for toddlers, growing kids, and adults, and believe me, everyone will like these in your family.
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Toddler Eats: No Bake Nutty Cups
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 14 cups 1x
Description
Healthy snacks for toddlers
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup honey (preferably raw)
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup raisins, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup peanuts, coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place 14 muffin liners on a tray that will fit in your freezer. Put all ingredients in a bowl and stir, stir, stir, until you have a big gooey ball. Drop by heaping tablespoon into muffin liners. Freeze at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 164
- Sugar: 17g
- Fat: 7g
- Fiber: 1.7g
- Protein: 4.3g
We prefer these stored in the freezer, but if you want them a little softer for a younger toddler, just put them in the fridge after the initial freezing period. You could also just pull one out from the freezer a few minutes before you are going to serve it, because they do start to thaw out fairly quickly.
Because these are addicting, I decided to put this recipe in my Mac Gourmet program to check the nutritional content and see how many calories I was eating each time I popped one in my mouth.
Here’s what I found:
Calories: 164k
Total Fat: 7 grams
Fiber: 1.7 grams
Protein: 4.3 grams
Sugars: 17 grams
Although the sugars are a bit high (from the honey and raisins), the fat and protein will help balance it out and prevent a huge spike in blood sugar. They are nice and filling so one will keep you full between meals.
Happy New Year!
Those look so yummy – I love that kind of thing, but Guppy won’t eat raisins or peanut butter or any nut butter, really, or peanuts. She loved them until she was 3, then abruptly stopped. I’m crossing my fingers that she’ll like them again in a few years!
Oh, no! That means I could only have a year left! Nuts and nut butters make my life much easier.
Happy New Year to you, too!
Maryea, We also have enjoyed everything we have tried. Right before we went to visit family last week I went on a huge baking spurt so that we would have good, quality snacks in the car while traveling. I made both of your larabar recipes and we loved them and I made the parmesan roasted chickpeas and the vegan coconut cookies. We loved everything and now I need to make something else tonight for both of my kid’s lunches for school tomorrow and I have everything on hand for this recipe. Can’t wait to try it out. Thanks!
I think you and I have very similar pantries. You always seem to have my ingredients on hand! 🙂
These look delicious. Yum. We just finished up some of the cinnamon raisin Larabar’s (recipe from you, thank you) this morning, so I need another sweet and healthy treat! It’s so nice having something sweet to snack on when you get a sweet tooth and feeling good about eating it, and giving it to your kids– plus it’s much more satisfying. I feel like a bit of a blog stocker, because I’ve gotten on your blog so much to get new recipes and new ideas. I’ve loved everything we’ve tried, so thank you!
Stalk away, Jane! 🙂 I’m so glad you are enjoying the recipes.