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muesli/cereal bars recipes?

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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi raven,

    This is my favourite. They freeze well but will keep fresh for up to a week in an airtight container.

    Cereal/snack bars

    5 oz butter
    3 oz brown sugar
    1tablespoon golden syrup

    7 oz porridge oats
    ½ oz mixed seeds (I use pumpkin, sunflower, sesame and linseed)
    ½ oz dessicated coconut
    ½ oz chopped nuts
    small handful raisins or other dried fruit

    Melt butter, sugar and syrup in a saucepan until disolved.
    Add dry ingredients into the syrup mix and stir until well coated.
    Press into a well greased baking tin.
    Cook at 180 degrees for around 20 minutes until lightly golden. Keep a close eye as they can burn easily.
    Remove from the oven and mark slices with a knife but leave in the tin until completely cold or they’ll fall to bits when you try to get them out.

    I think you could probably substitute honey and/or molasses for the golden syrup for a slightly heathier option and you can mix and match with the nuts/fruit adding in or leaving out anything you don't like.

    There are lots more recipes on this thread that should help:

    muesli/cereal bars recipes?

    I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the recipes together.

    Pink
  • Raksha
    Raksha Posts: 4,569 Forumite
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    edited 13 September 2011 at 12:29PM
    I can of condensed milk, warm in saucepan or microwave (remove from tin ;)) Stir in your fav cereal/museli etc until all evenly coated with a thin layer of milk - bake in a low oven for about an hour, leave to set, cut into pieces and serve (or leave in a tin for your teenagers to browse on)

    Just found the recipe - it's from Nigella - http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/breakfast-bars-55
    Please forgive me if my comments seem abrupt or my questions have obvious answers, I have a mental health condition which affects my ability to see things as others might.
  • raven83
    raven83 Posts: 3,021 Forumite
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    Raksha wrote: »
    I can of condensed milk, warm in saucepan or microwave (remove from tin ;)) Stir in your fav cereal/museli etc until all evenly coated with a thin layer of milk - bake in a low oven for about an hour, leave to set, cut into pieces and serve (or leave in a tin for your teenagers to browse on)

    Just found the recipe - it's from Nigella - http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/breakfast-bars-55


    thankyou! i have just done this recipe with a few minor adaptions and it is now baking in the oven, can't wait to try it! ;)
    Raven. :grinheart:grinheart:grinheart


  • raven83
    raven83 Posts: 3,021 Forumite
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    ET03 wrote: »
    1 cup sugar
    1 cup golden syrup
    1tsp vanilla essence
    6 cups cornflakes/branflakes etc
    1 1/2 cups peanut butter
    lge bar chocolate


    melt sugar and syrup in large saucepan
    bring to boil
    remove from heat
    add vanilla, cereal and peanut butter
    press into 12" x 12" or similair pan
    melt chocolate and spread on top
    chill
    cut into bars

    im going to make these ones too thankyou!
    Raven. :grinheart:grinheart:grinheart


  • jackieb
    jackieb Posts: 27,605 Forumite
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    raven83 wrote: »
    thankyou! i have just done this recipe with a few minor adaptions and it is now baking in the oven, can't wait to try it! ;)

    Please let us know how you get on. I fancy making this myself. :)
  • Raksha wrote: »
    I can of condensed milk, warm in saucepan or microwave (remove from tin ;)) Stir in your fav cereal/museli etc until all evenly coated with a thin layer of milk - bake in a low oven for about an hour, leave to set, cut into pieces and serve (or leave in a tin for your teenagers to browse on)

    Just found the recipe - it's from Nigella - http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/breakfast-bars-55

    I've just done this recipe too - very similar to a flapjack recipe I have used. I actually bought some good muesli from Lidl and added some cranberries and peanuts - just made sure the weight was the same as the recipe for dry ingredients. They look brilliant.
  • raven83
    raven83 Posts: 3,021 Forumite
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    jackieb wrote: »
    Please let us know how you get on. I fancy making this myself. :)

    i made these and they are lovely! i used cherries instead of cranberrys, choc chips and mixed chopped nuts i also added some honey too- delish!
    Raven. :grinheart:grinheart:grinheart


  • hi

    i did this recipe last week, but instead of raw plums used some plum jam, (and put the spices in the dry mix), then this week i used a few raspberries and some chopped white choc in the middle. I cut them into 16 large portions and we have them wrapped in the freezer and i take them out each day for lunchboxes :-) i did do it with less butter than the recipe too, as some of the comments were it was a bit buttery and watching the waistline a bit:T:rotfl:
    nov grocery challenge, £.227.69/300, 9/25 nsd: , 7 Cmo, 10 egm.
    Me, 10 yo dd, and the dog. all food and drinks, in and out, plus household shopping.
  • raven83
    raven83 Posts: 3,021 Forumite
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    poppy-glos wrote: »
    hi

    i did this recipe last week, but instead of raw plums used some plum jam, (and put the spices in the dry mix), then this week i used a few raspberries and some chopped white choc in the middle. I cut them into 16 large portions and we have them wrapped in the freezer and i take them out each day for lunchboxes :-) i did do it with less butter than the recipe too, as some of the comments were it was a bit buttery and watching the waistline a bit:T:rotfl:
    what recipe did you use?:o
    Raven. :grinheart:grinheart:grinheart


  • RhiBi
    RhiBi Posts: 709 Forumite
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    DD's like these, but the price of them is getting ridiculous, so I'm looking for some recipes! Not the healthiest, but they like the ones with chocolate chips, so if you have recipes for those, that would be great!!!
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