We always pick up oat bars during our weekly shop at the market. It is an easy grab as a snack and seems to be healthy. It is not as healthy as you think it is, you would know if you took a peek at the ingredients. It's pretty easy to make at home though. This way its way healthier and cheaper. Give it a try and you will never go back to buying them.
Ingredients:
- Oats - 2 cups
- Pepitas - 1/2 cup
- Sunflower seeds - 1/2 cup
- Dried Cranberry - 1/2 cup
- Raisins - 1/2 cup
- Dried Figs chopped - 1/2 cup
- Honey - 1/2 cup
- Brown sugar - 1/3 cup
- Coconut Oil - 1/3 cup
- Egg lightly beaten - 1
- Plain Flour - 1/2 cup
- Shredded Coconut - 1 cup
Method:
- In a mixing bowl, add oats, pepitas, sunflower seeds, coconut, flour, cranberry, figs, and raisins. Mix this really well with a spoon.
- In a saucepan, add sugar, coconut oil and honey and heat while mixing till the sugar melts. Then let it cool slightly.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry mixture, add the egg and the melted sugar, honey and oil.
- Mix well so that the mixture is coated very nicely with the liquid.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Line a rectangle tin with butter paper.
- Pour the mixture onto the tin and press very well so that it all sticks together. You can use a spoon to press it down.
- Bake it at 180 degrees Celsius for 20-25 mins.
- Let it cool and cut into rectangle pieces. You can store it outside for 4 days. In case you want to freeze it, pack each with butter paper before doing so.
This is a nut free school friendly version. Feel free to chop and add nuts if you want.
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