Breakfast Bars

pm2326

Hi

I want to make up some healthy breakfast bars for work days using oats as the base but nearly every recipe I've read also uses peanut butter or golden syrup.

Does anyone have a base recipe they use without either of these two being added?

I'll be adding different fruits, nuts, seeds etc once I get a good base recipe.

I have looked on the recipe threads but couldn't see any, by all means point me in the right direction if I missed them

Thanks

carly

Nigella's breakfast bars don't use either of those ingredients, but they do use condensed milk, so might not be what you consider healthy either. They are however, easy to make and very tasty. I also vary /substitute the ingredients to those which I have in the store cupboard or fancy eating at the time.


http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/breakfast-bars-55

themarsbargirl

Arrrrrgh, I have a recipe at home that uses applesauce....but I'm at my parents for the forseeable future.

Jimmithecat

75g raisins
110g pecan nuts
110g dried apricot
150g rolled oats
25g rice crispies
25g bran flakes
1 teaspoon molasses syrup
150g condensed milk

Oven on 180 degrees
10x7 deep baking tin

1 toast pecans for 7 mins and roughly chop
2 chop apricots and mix with oats, rice crispies, bran flakes, apricots, pecans and raisins
3 gently heat molasses and condensed milk in a saucepan
4 add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in a saucepan and mix well
5 pour mixture into prepared baking tin and press down
6 bake 25 minutes
7 remove from tin when cold
8 chill in fridge for an hour

Nice covered in melted chocolate!

pm2326

carly wrote: »

Nigella's breakfast bars don't use either of those ingredients, but they do use condensed milk, so might not be what you consider healthy either. They are however, easy to make and very tasty. I also vary /substitute the ingredients to those which I have in the store cupboard or fancy eating at the time.


http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/breakfast-bars-55

Uh oh...I have condensed milk in the cupboard and these sound nice!

good_vibes

try this
http://delectablymine.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/crunchy-granola-bars.html

wealthygirl

Hello,

Funnily enough I have been looking at cereal bar recipes lately and found this recipe yesterday from a blog called the Cookin' Canuck

http://www.cookincanuck.com/2012/01/low-fat-granola-bars-with-bananas-cranberries-pecans-recipe/

They use bananas and apple sauce to bind together. I made some yesterday, but used almonds and chopped apricots in place of the pecans and cranberries. I didn't have any apple sauce so used maple syrup. Next time I do make them I will use the apple sauce as well.

They have turned out quite well and the family seem to like them.

pm2326

good_vibes wrote: »

try this
http://delectablymine.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/crunchy-granola-bars.html

Yum, these sound nice, they're on the short list to try tomorrow, will have to reduce the quantities though as its a trial bake

caroc

I have a brilliant recipe for flapjack which has no added sugar.It was a Nadia Sawalha recipe in the daily mirror, but I have changed it to suit my taste.
150g butter melted (or stork)
225g oats (I'm using Sainsbury's TTD at the mo, bought on special offer, they are very good)
30g chopped almonds.
1 whole apple + skin grated into the mix
150g any dried fruit (currants, raisins etc)
Mix, press and flatten into a square tin, bake for about 20-30 mins 190 c , cut and eat !

janb5

So sorry to be dense but what is TTD?

rinabean

janb5 wrote: »

So sorry to be dense but what is TTD?

Taste The Difference brand