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    home » Recipes » Snacks

    Coconut crunch bites, nut-free crunchy snacks

    Published: Dec 3, 2017. Modified: Oct 21, 2020By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    These are gluten free, nut free, are easily made dairy free and are perfect as a crunch element for the lunchbox!

    Coconut crunch bites- easy to make, fun to eat and super tasty. So, I decided to make some little scrummy bites filled with seed and crunchy stuff to help satisfy the void of the no nuts rule in schools. Kids still need crunchy stuff! And I don't want to resort to packets. Likewise I don't want to put other kids at risk.

    coconut crunch bites, gluten free, nut free
    snack time already?

     

    I've seen a lot of people who aren't impressed with the nut free rules in schools, and despite my kids loving nuts, I personally think the rule is awesome. We just have to work out ways around it to give our kids crunchy stuff. I guess unless you have a kid with a life threatening allergy or you've ever administered an epipen, then it's hard to have understanding of it.

    coconut crunch bites, gluten free, nut free

    I have administered an epipen as a teacher and it's not fun. The situation gets out of hand really quickly and with a class full of kids you have to keep your cool whilst doing everything in your power to help the child who is going into anaphylaxis. It's not something you want to have to do. It's hard as a teacher, but I can only imagine how that feels as a parent, or even as a parent getting a phone call from the school to say your child is on route to hospital due to anaphylaxis. We need to try and avoid exposing allergy kids to their allergens while they are young enough to not know better- and that's why the rule is in place.

    coconut crunch bites, gluten free, nut free

    These coconut crunch bites are awesome for putting some crunch into our lunchboxes and they only contain seeds and good stuff. They are gluten free, nut free, soy free, wheat free and can also be made dairy free if you sub the butter for coconut oil, which works well, but then they will need to be refrigerated. If you want them to be vegan as well, just switch out the butter!

    coconut crunch bites, gluten free, nut free

    These are also freezer friendly and keep well in the fridge. and because they make 18 in a batch, you'll have plenty to go around.

    coconut crunch bites, gluten free, nut free
    crunch, crunch

    You may also try these other delicious snack bites that I posted:

    • No bake quinoa puff bites- a healthy LCM alternative!
    • Mango snack bites
    • Blueberry no bake snack bites
    coconut crunch bites, gluten free, nut free

    Coconut crunch bites

    These are gluten free, nut free, are easily made dairy free and are perfect as a crunch element for the lunchbox!
    4.63 from 8 votes
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    Course: lunchbox
    Cuisine: Modern Australian
    Prep Time: 2 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 17 minutes
    Servings: 18 bites
    Calories: 148kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup shredded coconut
    • ⅓ cup pepitas
    • ¼ cup black chia seeds
    • ¼ cup sunflower seeds
    • 2 tbsps golden syrup
    • 2 tbsps butter

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
    • Combine all the dry ingredients in one bowl.
    • Melt the butter and golden syrup together. Pour over the dry ingredients and mix well.
    • Add dessert spoonfuls to the base of mini muffin pans. (I used silicone ones, if you don't you might need to line them).
    • Bake at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
    • Cool in the pan and then refrigerate to keep them solid.

    Notes

    To make them dairy free: replace the butter with the same amount of coconut oil.
     

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 2bites | Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 265mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g
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    1. Erin says

      March 01, 2018 at 12:08 am

      5 stars
      I just made these today and they were sooo yummy (and so easy). ! I'm having to resist all temptation to leave some for the kids!! 🙂 They taste just like honey crackles, but are so much healthier! thanks for a great recipe. 🙂

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        March 01, 2018 at 2:32 pm

        They are like honey crackles! I just shot a video for them today. I'm so glad you like them!

        Reply
    2. Tania says

      February 24, 2018 at 3:18 pm

      4 stars
      Made these early this week - so yummy! Everyone loved them 🙂 Unfortunately, they fell apart while eating which not only made a terrible mess but also quite tricky to eat... not sure if I did something wrong in making them or if it's how they are meant to be?

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        February 24, 2018 at 11:46 pm

        I'm going to do a video of these so people see what I do!

        Reply
        • Tania says

          April 23, 2018 at 10:51 pm

          I'd love to see a video! I must have missed the step to cool in the fridge after cooking so they hold their shape... makes sense - I will give definitely them another go 🙂

          Reply
    3. Nik says

      February 22, 2018 at 8:03 pm

      Are these to be put in the fridge straight after?
      Mine didn’t bind well

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        February 23, 2018 at 9:50 am

        Yes I pop them in the fridge right after cooling and then they stay well together.

        Reply
    4. Hayley says

      February 04, 2018 at 4:45 pm

      These were a huge hit with my 3 boys and hubby! Thank you Kylie, we love your nut free lunch box friendly recipes

      Reply
    5. Rebecca says

      January 26, 2018 at 3:32 am

      Hi Kylie. My name is Rebecca. I was wondering just what is golden syrup? We don't call anything by that name in the US. Can I use honey? Thank you so much!

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        January 26, 2018 at 11:46 am

        Hi Rebecca,
        https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/43920/what-is-the-us-equivalent-of-golden-syrup-uk gives some equivalents, you could use honey though or rice malt syrup!

        Reply
        • Rebecca says

          January 27, 2018 at 2:50 am

          5 stars
          Thanks a bunch! I'll let you know how they come out😀

          Reply

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