Chocolate Cherry Almond Breakfast Breads

Chocolate Cherry Almond Breakfast Breads

Not all of my recipes come out perfectly, but this blog is about a journey and so because these breads were both delicious and fairly nutritious, I decided to post them regardless of their crumbly imperfections. Although moist and flavorful, these mini breads fell apart a little while attempting to cut them and were a bit messy to eat, especially if you are a 4 year old.  For some reason, I have trouble getting some of my chocolate muffin and cake recipes to stick together well.  I am not sure if it is because I once again used chia seeds instead of eggs, or if the recipe needed more fat or moisture, but although I found them rich, decadent, and not at all dry, my daughter's attempt at breakfast resulted in making my kitchen table look as if a chocolate tornado had passed through.  I definitely plan to try these again and make the changes mentioned below. * If anyone reading this blog wants to attempt making them as well (they really are delicious) please let me know how they turn out. 

Biscuit Bites

The Original Chocolate Almond Biscuit Bites

As a lover of all things chocolate, I came across a recipe a few years ago for double chocolate scones that I just had to try.  It was a pretty basic recipe that called for flour, sugar, cocoa, melted chocolate and of course, lots and lots of butter.  The first time I tried it, I only changed the type of flour to my favorite organic white whole wheat but kept the rest of it the same and they were ridiculously good.  Rich, decadent, flaky and buttery, and obviously not that healthy. So I kept changing the recipe a little more each time, adding new things in, changing out fat and sugar sources, trying to make it more nutritious... until I came across this combination.  It still uses cocoa powder and lots of melted dark chocolate, but instead of the butter, I use almond butter. Genius. Not only is it a healthy fat source, it is also high in protein and is equally as rich and decadent without being too overpowering in flavor.  I named this recipe "Chocolate Almond Biscuit Bites" and they have become a true family favorite.

The recipe makes a lot, but that is the point because as soon as they are cool from the oven I put whatever has not been already eaten into bags and freeze them.  They can last for months in there (if they don't get eaten first) and are perfect for my son's snacks at school, a quick breakfast when I am in a rush, or an afternoon pick me up on a busy day.  Like most of my other recipes, I never stop at just one.  As soon as I perfected this one, I changed it up and made lots of variations, and each member of my family has their favorite.  I almost always have a couple of different kinds in my freezer and you can easily change up the ingredients in the ones you make as well depending on what you prefer or what you have on hand to work with.  I hope you too enjoy my one of a kind "biscuit bites" as much as I do!!!