22 Comments / By Lisa Leake / November 5, 2015 / Recipes, Special Diets
All you need for these allergy-friendly Chocolate Rainbow Bites is a bag of dark chocolate morsels (or chips) and assorted dried fruits and seeds.
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It’s not our imaginations – the number of people withfood allergies is somehowincreasing daily. In fact, theFood Allergy Research and Education Organization estimates that up to 15 million Americans now have food allergies, affecting 1 in every 13 children in the US! The CDC estimates that food allergies among children increased approximately 50% between 1997 and 2011. Crazy, right? The FDA identifies8 common foods which account for 90% of all food allergic reactions in the US: dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, egg, soy, wheat, fish, and shellfish.
Though I’mfortunate that no one in my immediate family has a food allergy or intolerance (at least that we know of!), I know so many people do. Which is why I’m excited to tell you in today’s sponsored post about a fabulous brand thatoffers many different allergy-friendly options.
Enjoy Life Foods is our personal favorite when it comes to chocolate chips or baking chocolate for our special weekly treat. Iusedthem for years before they ever became a sponsor. I especially like using them when entertaining, so everyone can indulge (despite the array of possible food allergies!).
We lovetheir Chocolate Mega Chunks, their Mini Morsels, and also their Dark Chocolate Morsels and haveused them in a wide variety of treats including my5 Minute Fudge Brownies,Peanut Butter Dessert Bars, andHomemade Mint Chocolate Chip Marshmallows. I even used them in a chocolate fountainfor our Halloween party one year. Getting hungry yet? Andsometimes I’ll just eat their chocolate chips plain or on a spoonful of almond butter or peanut butter. Do I really need to give you more ways to eat and love chocolate? :)
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We’re alsofans of Enjoy Life’s 100%whole-grainCrunchy Flax Cereal, which I love to use in ourdee-licious homemadeNo-Bake Peanut Butter Oat Bars. Seriously, these things are dangerous.What we really like about all theseoptions though (aside from their yumminess!) is that they haveminimal real food ingredients, especially their chocolate products. They contain only what chocolate is supposed to contain. No extra junky additives like most big brands (just take a look at their ingredient labels and you’ll see exactly what I mean).
So today I’m excited to share this easyrecipe that I had a lot of fun making with my 10-year-old. Enjoy Life Foods came up with the idea for these Rainbow Bites(shared below), and honestly, the best part is that you can make as many or as few as you want!All you need is a bag of their Dark Chocolate Morsels (or chips) and assorted dried fruits and seeds. It doesn’t get much easier than that! Enjoy :)
Those with food allergies will appreciate that Enjoy Life’s productsare free from*:
- Peanuts
- Tree nuts
- Soy
- Wheat
- Dairy
- Egg
- Fish
- Shellfish
- Casein
- Potato
- Sesame
- Sulfites
Chocolate Rainbow Bites
All you need for these allergy-friendly Chocolate Rainbow Bites is a bag of dark chocolate morsels (or chips) and assorted dried fruits and seeds.
Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
Cook Time: 1 hour hr
Total Time: 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course: Treats
Cuisine: American
Method: Freezer Friendly
Diet: Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Peanut/Tree Nut-Free, Vegetarian
Print Recipe
Servings: 6 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 bag dark chocolate morsels (Enjoy Life Foods)
- dried fruit (assorted)
- seeds (assorted)
Instructions
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Melt the chocolate in a small pot over very low heat while stirring constantly. Alternatively, you can place the chocolate in a microwave-safe glass measuring cup. Microwave for 60 seconds and then stir. Microwave for another 30 seconds, and then stir again to completely melt the chocolate.
Use a spoon to make small rounds of chocolate on the parchment paper. Let the chocolate fall from the spoon and it will naturally form a round shape. Immediately sprinkle the top of each chocolate round with an assortment of diced dried fruits and seeds while the chocolate is still hot.
Put the baking sheet in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour until the Rainbow Bites are firm. Then serve and enjoy!
Notes
We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Rainbow Bites
Amount Per Serving
Calories 306Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 16g100%
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 61mg3%
Potassium 359mg10%
Carbohydrates 32g11%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 19g21%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Calcium 172mg17%
Iron 0.7mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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*Be sure to check each product to ensure allergen-free ingredients. The products I’ve included in this post have none of the allergens listed above.
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