Fruit, Oat & Seed Bars

Fruit, Oat & Seed Bars
  • Author: Anonymous

These chewy oat bars are a delightful combination of sweet and nutty flavors, loaded with raisins, walnuts, seeds, cranberries, and apricots. The golden syrup and muscovado sugar blend effortlessly with the butter to create a sticky and flavorful mix that binds everything together. Baked to a golden perfection, these bars are perfect for a wholesome snack or a quick breakfast on the go.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 140g light muscovado sugar
  • 3 tbsp golden syrup
  • 140g butter
  • 250g rolled oats
  • 85g raisins or sultanas
  • 85g walnut pieces (or use your favourite nuts, roughly chopped)
  • 50g sesame or mixed seeds
  • 25g dried cranberries
  • 50g ready-to-eat apricots , finely chopped

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Gently heat the sugar, golden syrup and butter in a pan until the sugar and butter have both melted. Stir the oats, raisins, walnuts, seeds and cranberries into the pan until coated in the butter.
  • Spoon half the oaty mix into a traybake tin (23 x 23cm or thereabouts). Scatter the apricots over the top, then top with the remaining oat mix. Pack the mix down well and smooth with the back of a metal spoon. Bake for 35 mins or until dark golden. Leave to cool completely before cutting into 16 bars with a sharp knife.

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Cook Time

40M

Prep Time

PT5M

Yield

Makes 16

Nutrition

  • Calories: 244 calories
  • Fat Content: 14 grams fat
  • Saturated Fat Content: 6 grams saturated fat
  • Carbohydrate Content: 28 grams carbohydrates
  • Sugar Content: 17 grams sugar
  • Fiber Content: 2 grams fiber
  • Protein Content: 3 grams protein
  • Sodium Content: 0.18 milligram of sodium