Chocolate Pomegranate Granola Bites

Thursday, November 3, 2011

OK HERE IS ANOTHER RECIPE FROM COOKING SCHOOL.. WITH THE COOLER SEASON ITS POMEGRANTE SEASON.. AND THESE ARE SOOOO GOOD!! I HAVEN'T MADE THEM IN A VERY LONG TIME.. BUT ONCE I SAW THE RECIPE.. MY MEMORY WENT BACK TO WHEN I LEARNED TO MAKE THEM.. AND LONG AND BEHOLD THEY ARE JUST AS GOOD AS I REMEMBERED!! I WILL DO A POST OF STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS SOON BUT ITS PRETTY SIMPLE AND NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SKILL IS IN THE KITCHEN, YOU SHOULD BE ALBE TO MAKE THESE!

Chocolate Pomegranate Granola Bites

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 40
Hearty little granola cookies with crunchy pomegranate seeds and mini chocolate chips.

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. rolled oats

3/4 c. whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened

1/4 c. granulated sugar

1/2 c. packed dark  brown sugar

1 large egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 c. dried pomegranate seeds (if you cannot find them, use chopped dried cranberries or cherries instead)

1/2 c. mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl, combine ingredients through cinnamon.

Using an electric mixer, cream butter and both sugars until incorporated.

 Add egg and vanilla, mix thoroughly.

 Add oat mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in seeds and chocolate chips.

Drop large teaspoons of batter onto 2 ungreased cookie sheets, about 1 inch apart.

 Bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden.

Let cookies rest on cookie sheets for 2 minutes, then cool on wire racks.

TRY THESE!!! THEY ARE SOOOO GOOD!!!

K Jaggers