muesli/cereal bars recipes?

janiebaby29

I have some oats and dried fruit that needs using up ,
any ideas for fruit flapjack or cearel type biscuits or bars ??
Im deffo in a money saving mood today ,
Had an extra pack of chedder cheese in my Asda delivery today :jfree , and found a packet of shortcrust pastry mix that needs using up as well so will make a quiche today saving on electric .
I also have found loads of pasta , rice , lentils that are still in date .
reckon i wont need to buy a big shop for a few weeks if im really clever !!!

Katy83

I've recently made granola with some spare porridge oats and dried fruit - it's dead easy and yummy with some natural yoghurt for breakfast.

ChocClare

Basic flapjack recipe is 4oz each of butter and sugar, 1 tablespoon of golden syrup - melt in a saucepan and then stir in about 6oz of oats. You can usually gauge it by how stiff the mixture is. My recipe calls for 5oz oats but even when I use double quantities (a whole packet of butter, 8oz sugar, 2 tblsps golden syrup and 10oz oats) I find that I have to add more oats. It depends what else you put in it.

To this you can add whatever you like! I often find it needs more oats if you don't add much else. I usually add mixed seeds - not fond of dried fruit in flapjacks - but you can also add nuts or even chocolate chips.

Bake in a lowish oven - gas 3 or 4 - until golden brown - about half an hour. Cut into squares while still hot and leave to cool in the tin.

janiebaby29

Thankyou , just been to lidls to get some butter for them , will have a breather then start baking !!

newlywed

twink's hobnobs... are lovely oaty biccies - where's the thread?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=5392570&postcount=4

They are very nice with raisins or choc chips added.

janiebaby29

newlywed wrote: »

twink's hobnobs... are lovely oaty biccies - where's the thread?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=5392570&postcount=4

They are very nice with raisins or choc chips added.

Will try that one as well , I dont have any bio carb soda though ??
i do have baking powder ??

jackieglasgow

I can answer that one, you can do without or use baking powder. I like them with baking powder, they are a bit crunchier, but mix it into the dried flour as it is a nightmare to miw proberly into the syruo/butter concoction. Be warned though. Highly addictive. LOL

Jackie X

PasturesNew

For flapjacks I use this Microwave Flapjack Recipe it's quick and easy and I chuck in whatever other stuff I have. I usually do it with "posh cereals" oats, like Jordans but I've done it with cheap ones too.

newlywed

That hobnob recipe makes loads of them but they freeze too - just layer them with paper or foil between so they don't stick

In fact I usually hide half of them in the freezer as soon as I've cooked them otherwise OH and the kids would eat them all in 10 minutes

janiebaby29

In oven now , my packet pastry made two tins so have cooked them both and will freeze other one .empty , so i have a ready made one
Flapjacks smell yum !!!