FIG AND CRANBERRY NO BAKE ENERGY BITES

Here is wonderful snack I made for my daughter's car trip so she would not be tempted to buy snacks at a convenience store. What a deliciously sneaky way to get figs and oatmeal into people!

You can find the recipe at “Bowl Me Over”: Fig and Cranberry No Bake Energy Bites.

Interesting fig facts:

-The fig fruit is actually an inverted flower.

-Figs are believed to be the oldest cultivated tree for human food.

Here is a 3 minute video by Dr. Greger about fruit/nut bars: "Do Fruit & Nut Bars Cause Weight Gain?"

What I did differently:

-Reduced salt to 1/16th teaspoon

-The instructions omitted the addition of the cranberries which you are supposed to add at the same time as the figs to the food processor

-I added the oatmeal at the end to the food processor rather than stirring them in because I wanted the oat flakes to be smaller

-Used a spoon to measure out the amount per ball because I do not own a small ice cream scoop