Chewy Gooey Nutty Caramel Bars

Name: Chewy Gooey Nutty Caramel Bars
Yield: Makes 10
Ingredients: 45 g sesame seeds; 60 g rolled oats; 100 g desiccated coconut; 50 g goji berries; 45 ml double cream; 90 g unsalted pistachios, roughly chopped (not too small); 135 g unsalted butter, diced, plus more for the tin; 45 g pine nuts; 120 g light muscovado sugar; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp runny honey; 50 g sunflower seeds

Preparation info

Makes
10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Birthday Cake Book

By Fiona Cairns

Published 2011

About

I love these delicious bars and because they contain nuts, seeds and berries I can tell myself that they are relatively healthy! You can vary the nuts and berries; try any combination of hazelnuts, almonds, pecan nuts and dried cranberries or blueberries.

Ingredients

135 g unsalted butter, diced, plus more for the tin
45 g pine nuts
90

Birthday
Baking
Chocolate
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C/fan 160°C/340°F/gas mark 3½. Lightly butter a 20cm square, loose-bottomed cake tin, and line the base with baking parchment.

Spread the pine nuts and pistachios out on a baking tray and lightly