Tutti-frutti bars

Name: Tutti-frutti bars
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Cuts into 14
Ingredients: 225 g/8 oz/2 cups porridge (rolled) oats; 1 tsp/5 ml ground cinnamon; 110 g/4 oz/1 cup mixed nuts, to include brazil nuts, cashew nut pieces, unblanched almonds or hazelnuts; 2 tbsp/30 ml olive oil; 2 tbsp/30 ml maple syrup; 3 tbsp/45 ml pumpkin seeds; 2 tbsp/30 ml demerara (raw) or light muscovado (brown) sugar (optional); 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp dried cherries; 1 apple, cored but not peeled and cut into chunks; 50 g/2 oz ready-to-eat dried apricots, diced; 3 tbsp/45 ml hulled hemp seeds; 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup unsweetened almond milk; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp dried cranberries

Preparation info

Cuts into
14

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Energy Balls & Power Bites

By Sara Lewis

Published 2017

About

These muesli bars are super-low in fat and added sugar with just 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tbsp maple syrup and an optional sugar-sprinkle for the top. The sweetness comes from the chopped apple and dried fruits which are also a good source of minerals and fibre too.

Ingredients

110 g/4 oz/1 cup mixed nuts, to include brazil nuts, cashew nut pieces, unblanc

Snack
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Cut a piece of baking parchment a little larger than an 18 x 28 x 4cm/7 x 11 x 1½in rectangular tin or pan, snip into the corners then press the paper into the tin so that the base and sides are lined.
Add the nut

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