OATY BARS
Ingredients
- knob of butter
- for greasing
- 225g/8oz jumbo rolled oats
- 50g/2oz almonds
- skin on
- 60g/2¼oz mixed seeds
- 60g/2¼oz dried cranberries
- 50g/2oz plain or chocolate rice pops
- 100g/3½oz agave syrup
- 100g/3½oz peanut butter
- 125g/4½oz honey
Directions
- Lightly grease a 33x23cm/13x9in baking tray that is about 3cm/1in deep. Line with cling film.
- Put the oats and almonds in a food processor and blend for 10–20 seconds
- until fairly well broken down (you want some texture
- but it should be slightly powdery). Tip into a large bowl then add the seeds
- cranberries and rice pops and stir really well.
- Heat the agave syrup
- peanut butter and honey in a small saucepan over a medium heat until melted. Stir
- then pour this over the oat mixture and mix well with a spoon
- until cooled slightly. Mix with your hands to make sure all the oats are coated.
- Tip into the tin and spread out evenly. Lay a sheet of cling film over the top
- then press down firmly to squash the mixture flat. Leave in the freezer for 1 hour until set.
- Remove the top layer of cling film
- then tip out onto a board
- remove the remaining cling film and cut into 24 bars.
- To keep
- layer them up between sheets of greaseproof paper and store in a sealed box in the fridge. They can also be kept in the freezer.

