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oh dear.
What have I done?
Somehow, someway, sprinkles hopped into my bowl of oats…
Now, I’ve shared my love for addiction to granola…
I’ve shared my love for addiction to funfetti…
Sooooooo let’s just combine the two and see what happens?!
mmmm. That’s my kind of energy snack.
Now can someone please clean the runaway sprinkles hiding on my kitchen floor?!
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Makes 15 balls, but that depends how big/small you roll them.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup yellow cake mix (the dry cake mix)
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup (or honey)
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup sprinkles
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into a large bowl. Stir well, until all oats are moistened. This will take some elbow grease!
- Refrigerate mixture for at least 1 hour (preferably 2 - you want the whole mixture pretty stiff and stick together well). Remove from refrigerator and roll into balls. Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe source: sallysbakingaddiction.com
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What to do with that extra cake mix leftover in the box?
Use it in these recipes!
Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats
Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mini (no yeast) Cake Batter Cinnamon Buns
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Ahh, I love these little bites!! I feel like I’d eat about 10 at once
Yum!
Life is BETTER with Sprinkles:)
i couldn’t agree more!!
Wow these are amazing! I totally need these. Yum!
thank you Dorothy!
i need these.
I think you have more funfetti recipes that anyone else…love it!
Pretty balls….so colorful
i love how sprinkles make anything so colorful and fun to eat!
You appear to have a bit of a fixation, haha. Those look awesome
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haha yes, you are spot on! i do love funfetti
My girls just saw the photos over my shoulder, guess what I’ m making …..(I can hear them in the pantry searching for cake mix as I type….)
Is it bad that I may love sprinkles just as much as your little girls probably do? i hope you enjoy them!
Love these! How fun and tasty!
so i saw this and the first thing I said was “awww” haha i love sprinkles! they make everything so fun and whimsical! i love that you tied it in with granola bites..so different and creative!
sprinkles make ANYTHING better. thanks Julie!
These look incredible. What a great idea!!!
Thanks Meg!
I love how fun the sprinkles make these bites look!!! Like having dessert for breakfast:-)
any excuse to eat sprinkles for breakfast and i’m all over it
These are so cute! And yummy sounding! I would eat that whole platter full! So tempting.
This is toooo good. I love cake mix!
Hi Sally! your blog is SO adorable! I recently found it and drool over every single stinking recipe you share. Seriously. You’re awesome.
I’d love if you stopped by my blog sometime! I also have a link party going on right now… Keep up the great work!
-Sophie
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Sophie, that is SO kind of you to say. Your comment seriously made me smile and so happy. And thank you for the link party invite! Headed over there now…
Sally,
These look yummy. I love that they are healthy because of the oats, right? I’ll just tell myself that as I eat them for breakfast. Thanks for sharing
Michelle
my thinking exactly! the oats totally make these “healthy”
My two year old son is pointing to the screen and saying, “Bite? Bite?” It’s heartbreaking … I can’t feed him my screen …
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Haha! Brittani that is the cutest thing I’ve ever heard! Adorable.
Hi i was just wondering as im reading this from the UK we dont have yellow cake mix in the shops. Do you know what the cake mix involves? sorry for the stupid question, but all your recipes look amazing and make me drool with excitment just to try them lol
Hi there! unfortunately I do not know any good homemade cake mix recipes or how to make this recipe without it. So sorry!
Hi Sally. My daughters and I made these last weekend and they are very sweet and yummy! The oats are nice and chewy and the sprinkles add a nice crunch. My 10 y.o. had enough elbow grease to handle the mixing on her own. She used 1/4 cup sprinkles to start with and we decided that was a perfectly adequate amount – our sprinkles look just as prevalent as the ones in your picture.
Here is a link to a homemade yellow cake mix: http://penniesonaplatter.com/2012/08/08/diy-homemade-yellow-cake-mix/#comment-352411
I am going to make a batch of it without the baking powder for use in non-baked goodies like these that don’t need the leavening!
Gwen – thanks for the comment and the link! I’ve been searching for homemade cake mix recipe and this one looks perfect. So glad you enjoyed making these and eating them with your daughters.
Hey Verity,
i didnt have any cake mix in my pantry and i just used graham cracker crumbs instead and they were still delicious! its worth a try if you can get cake mix.
Great idea! I’ll have to try the graham cracker crumbs next time. Thanks Kelsey
I am going to make these for my son’s 6 birthday party. I think instead of making them all into balls, I might mold them in cookie cutters for some fun shapes!
Michelle, i LOVE your thinking!! That would be an adorable idea… kids (and adults!) would love it.
first of all, I’d like to say, everything on here looks so good, I want to try all of it!
I just made these. I used honey (becuase it’s what I had on hand). I don’t know if it was the honey or what, but I couldn ‘t get these dang things to stay together! I kept them in the refridgeratro for 2- 2 1/2 hours. The mixture is delicious (my 5 year old was not, however, a fan of the sprinkles :/ ) what do you think? Maybe I should’ve adjusted the cake batter before mixing?
Hi Emily! Thanks so much. That makes me sad.. I tried honey before AND the corn syrup and they worked for me. I’m going to suggest using less oats next time, not less cake mix. Try 2 cups or even 1 3/4 cups next time. I tried making them into bars before and they wouldn’t stick together, but they stuck together as balls for me. I’m glad you liked them regardless, though!
well, they were almost too gooey? I was wondering if I should add MORE cake batter?
it is verrry delicious.
Anyway, I have a spoon and the bowl and I am happy
emily – so sorry, i must’ve misread your first comment lol! Forgive me. Ok, I think adding MORE cake mix would bind the balls together a bit more. The mix is finer than the oats, so adding more will definitely help! Let me know how that works!
Sally, I’m a big fan! And my husband and kids love these funfetti granola bites. The request was made that I should substitute the cake mix with brownie mix and use chocolate sprinkles instead of rainbow… they are good!
Thanks for a bunch of great recipes!
Cherie! I love these funfetti bites – I haven’t made them in so long! BRownie mix is a great idea. Chocolate and granola… good pair for sure!
Was wondering what the nutrition information on these would be and how many are a serving?? Thanks!!!
Hi Chelsea! I do not count calories, but feel free to plug the ingredients into a calorie counter and divide by 20 – the number of servings.
Sally, made these this past weekend. Delicious!! Perfect little snack.
I also wanted to let you know that I ended up freezing them, so they will last longer. I just put them in a single layer in the freezer, and the next day I put them all together in a ziplock bag. Worked perfectly! Just had one this morning, still as fresh as ever. Thank you for sharing the recipe. CANNOT wait to make more of your recipes TODAY!
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Hi Holly! I saw these on your blog and commented. They looked amazing! Good to know about freezing them, so thank you! Let me know what else you make today. Happy Baking!
How much fun! I love how festive these look.
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I was wondering if i could use quick cooking rolled oats for the granola bites?? its all i have
Hi Katrina! Yes, you may use quick oats
Yummmmmmmy!
Funfetti is my all time favorite, I know what I’m making this weekend!
Hope you enjoy them, Pamela!
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