Chewy Muesli Bars

I’ve had a few attempts at making muesli bars, and after a bit of trial and error I’ve finally come up with a recipe that works.  They look pretty similar to commercial muesli bars.
I take the nut-free version to my son’s daycare centre to have when the other kids have commercial muesli bars.

A bit of chocolate could be drizzled over the top once they cool, to make them look like commercial ones.  I’m also trying to come up with a yoghurt coating that is similar to the commercial varieties.

Chewy Muesli Bars

Serves 10
Prep time 10 minutes
Cook time 30 minutes
Total time 40 minutes
Allergy / Intolerance Amines, Artificial Addititives, Artificial Colours, Glutamates, Preservatives, Salicylates
Suitable for Amines Challenge, RPAH Elimination Diet - Amines Allowed, RPAH Elimination Diet - Low Chemical / Failsafe, RPAH Elimination Diet - Moderate Chemical, Salicylate Challenge
Meal type Sweet Things
Misc Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold
Home made muesli bars, nothing artificial, low salicylate.

Ingredients

  • canola oil spray
  • 3/4 cups rolled oats
  • 3/4 cups puffed rice
  • 1/2 cup oat bran
  • 1/3 cup plain white flour
  • 1/3 cup raw cashews (coarsely chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons wheat bran
  • 1/3 cup syrup from tinned pears in syrup
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar (softly packed)
  • 2 tablespoons golden syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

If allowed (Optional)

  • 2/3 cups dried fruit - apple, pear, banana, paw paw (chopped into small pieces, refer to Basics Page)

if nuts aren't allowed (Optional)

  • 1/3 cup processed bran (instead of cashews)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 20 x 20cm baking tin with foil, leaving a good overhang. Coat with canola oil spray.
2. Place the wheat bran, oats and oat bran in a baking tray and toast in the oven for about 10 minutes or until the oats are lightly browned and fragrant. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and add the flour, puffed rice, dried fruit, coconut and cashews/processed bran.
3. Combine the pear syrup, brown sugar and golden syrup in a small saucepan. Cook over a medium heat until the brown sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla essence. Pour the syrup over the oat mixture, stirring to coat.
4. Spoon the oat mixture into the foil-lined baking tin. With moistened hands, press the mixture into an even layer. Cut the mixture into 10 bars in the pan.
5. Bake for about 15 minutes or until firm. Using the foil overhang, carefully lift out the muesli cake and cool on a wire rack. When cool break up the bars.
6. Store in an air-tight container.

Note

Low Chemical / Failsafe, Moderate Amines, Moderate Salicylates

Variations:

1.  Drizzle some melted chocolate (Amines) over the top.

2.  Use rectangular muffin/mini-loaf trays to make the individual bars, instead cutting them.

 

 

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