Muesli Bars Recipes

MUESLI BARS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 11x7 inch baking pan.
• In medium sauce pan, over low heat, combine butter or margarine, brown sugar and honey. Cook, stirring, until butter or margarine is melted and sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Add oats, nuts, coconut and sesame seeds. Mix with a wooden spoon until well combined. Press mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is golden brown. Let cool in the pan and cut into bars.

BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 130°C/110°C Fan/gas mark ½/250ºF, and oil a 23 x 33 x 4cm / 9 x 13 inch baking tin, or use a throwaway foil one. Warm the condensed milk in a large pan. Meanwhile, mix together all the other ingredients and then add the warmed condensed milk, using a rubber or wooden spatula to fold and distribute. Spread the mixture into the tin and press down with the spatula or, better still, your hands (wearing disposable vinyl gloves to stop you sticking), to even the surface. Bake for 1 hour, then remove from the oven and, after about 15 minutes, cut into four across, and four down to make 16 chunky bars. Let cool completely.

HOMEMADE MUESLI BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius (fan-forced). Grease and line a 28cm x 20cm rectangular slice tin with baking paper.
• Place the coconut oil, honey and peanut butter into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat on 50% power for up to 3 minutes or until just melted. Stir.
• Add the cinnamon, vanilla extract, salt and brown sugar and mix together.
• Add the rolled oats, coconut, trail mix, plain flour and puffed rice. Mix together. Allow the mixture to cool slightly.
• Add the chocolate chips and mix to combine.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tray and press down firmly and evenly.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until just golden. Allow to cool completely before cutting into slices.
• Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius (fan-forced). Grease and line a 28cm x 20cm rectangular slice tin with baking paper.
• Place the coconut oil, honey and peanut butter into the Thermomix bowl. Melt or 2 minutes, 90 degrees, Speed 2 (or until melted).
• Add the cinnamon, vanilla extract, salt and brown sugar and mix for 5 seconds, Speed 4.
• Add the rolled oats, coconut, trail mix, plain flour and puffed rice. Mix for 10 seconds, REVERSE, Speed 2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and repeat. Allow to cool slightly.
• Add the chocolate chips and mix with the spatula to combine.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tray and press down firmly and evenly.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until just golden. Allow to cool completely before cutting into slices.

HEALTHY 5-INGREDIENT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Process dates in a food processor until small bits remain (about 1 minute). It should form a "dough" like consistency. (Mine rolled into a ball.)
• Optional step: Toast your oats (and almonds if raw) in a 350-degree F (176 C) oven for 10-15 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Otherwise, leave them raw - I prefer the toasted flavor.
• Place oats, almonds and dates in a large mixing bowl - set aside.
• Warm maple syrup (or agave or honey) and peanut butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir and pour over oat mixture and then mix, breaking up the dates to disperse throughout.
• Once thoroughly mixed, transfer to an 8x8-inch baking dish or other small pan lined with plastic wrap or parchment paper so they lift out easily. (A loaf pan might work, but will yield thicker bars // adjust size of pan if altering batch size).
• Press down firmly until uniformly flattened - I use something flat, like a drinking glass, to press down and really pack the bars, which helps them hold together better.
• Cover with parchment or plastic wrap, and let firm up in fridge or freezer for 15-20 minutes.
• Remove bars from pan and chop into 10 even bars (or 9 squares // as original recipe is written). Store in an airtight container for up to a few days. I kept mine in the freezer to keep them extra fresh, but it isn't necessary.

MUESLI BARS II

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the honey, peanut butter and almond butter. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
• In a large bowl, toss together the chocolate chips, rice cereal, almonds and rolled oats. Stir in the peanut butter mixture so everything is evenly distributed. Pack tightly into the prepared pan. Refrigerate until set. Cut into bars when cool.

MUESLI BARS

Steps:

• heat the oven to 180C. Melt the butter, sugar and honey together with the cinnamon and simmer for 2 minutes. stir in the muesli, pumpkin seeds and dried apricots.
• pack the mixture into a lined baking sheet, cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes. leave in the tin for 10 minutes, then loosen the edges and turn out. slice into squares and serve cold.