Mummy E's Homemade Cereal Bars

The story behind the bar...

With three triathlete sons and two marathon running daughters, my mum certainly has her work cut out to feed and replenish us all! Supermarket bought snacks often contain too much sugar, preservatives or, and more importantly, are just too expensive to buy in bulk. My mums approach to cooking is very relaxed and casual; she makes it look so simple throwing in a bit of this and a bit of that. She is far too stubborn to stick to a recipe but without fail her approach works and her cereal bars are a fine example of how amazing and delicious the results can be.

They are the perfect pre-workout snack and will provide you with lots of energy and vitamins;oats are full of iron, zinc and vitamin B.

 

 

Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

8oz oats

4oz olive oil spread (softened)

3oz fructose (fruit) sugar or brown sugar or 2 tbsp. stevia (stevia is the healthiest option)

½ cup apple / orange juice

1 tbsp. honey

½ cup dried cranberries

½ cup mixed dried raisins, sultanas & orange peel or similar

½ cup pumpkin seeds or mixed seeds

½ cup walnuts and almonds or similar

 

Instructions

• Pre heat the oven to 130°C.

 

• Butter two 20cm x 30cm tins and line with baking parchment.

 

• Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl until thoroughly mixed.

 

• Spoon the mixture into the tins and spread evenly making sure the surface is even. The mixture should be about 1.5 – 2cm thick.

 

• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven while it is still slightly soft, they will harden once cool.

 

• Place the tins on a wire cooling rack, cut into rectangles and leave in the tin until completely cold.

 

• Remove from the tins, separate the bars and individually wrap in Clingfilm. Store the bars in the refrigerator and consume within 10 days.