This Muesli Bar Will Be Your New Favourite (Healthy) Snack.

Crunchy, chewy, protein rich and satisfying.

This one bowl, muesli bar recipe is super simple and it's: 

• High protein

• Full of healthy fats

• Fiber rich

• Healthy, nutritious and delicious

You can really make this recipe your own - depending on what you have on hand and is a great addition to your Sunday food prep for the week. Mine usually looks something like this..

SHOPPING LIST

• 1 ½ cups of oats

• 1 cup of mixed raw nuts (cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans etc), roughly chopped

• 2 tablespoons of chia seeds 

• 2 tablespoons of flaxseeds 

• 2 tablespoons of sunflower seeds 

• 3 tablespoons of sesame seeds 

• 2 tablespoons of shredded coconut

• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

• ⅓ of a cup of chopped dates (you could use dried apricots, cranberries, figs)

• ¼  cup of olive oil and 1 extra tablespoon

• ½ cup of  rice malt syrup (or you could use raw honey or raw maple syrup) and 1 extra tablespoons

• 1 tablespoon of tahini 

• 1 teaspoon of hot water

THE RECIPE

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius

2. Line a small baking tray with baking paper

3. Place all dry ingredients in a large bowl and combine

4. Mix through the dates (or other dried fruit)

5. Add the olive oil and mix well 

6. Add the rice malt syrup and mix well [you want the mixture to be wet a sticky]

7. Press the mixture into the lined baking tray 

8. In a small bowl add the 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of rice malt syrup and 1 tablespoon of hulled tahini with 1 teaspoon of hot water to make a paste 

9. Pour this over the mixture in the baking tray

10. Bake in the oven for 30mins or until golden

11. Rest till it cools and cut into preferred size

12. Store in an airtight container

Note you want the mixture to stick together - so you can always add more rice malt syrup where needed. 

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