Name of Recipe:Muesli Bars (adapted from Better Homes & Gardens magazine)
Ingredients:40g dried apricots
40g dates
25g sunflower seeds
35g pumpkin seeds
25g pecans
25g almonds
65g desiccated coconut
35g wheatgerm
110g rolled oats
25g oat bran
15g sesame seeds
40g craisins or sultanas
200g unsalted butter
1/2 cup honey
3/4 cup rapadura sugar
Preparation:Place apricots, dates, pecans, almonds, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds in
, speed 10 approx 5 seconds in bowl.
Add coconut, wheatgerm, rolled oats, oat bran, sesame seeds, craisins or sultanas in
, speed 1
approx 5 seconds or until mixed. Set aside.
Put butter, honey and sugar in
. Cook at 80 deg, spd 1 about 6 minutes until mixture is caramelly. Stir caramel into muesli mixture.
Press combined mixture into lined baking tray. Lay a sheet of baking paper on top and press firmly with a flat tray to compress slice. Allow to cool completely. Store in an airtight container and eat within 7 days.
Tips/Hints:The original recipe includes dried peaches, but I've never seen them and it's fine without. You can add or omit whichever ingredients you like, but I try and keep approximate dry/wet/fruit etc ratios the same. Eg exchange nut type with another nut etc.
You can chop the nuts etc as small or as big as you like. My kids are still getting used to the texture, but I'll gradually make them more crunchy.
I make this recipe about once a fortnight and usually give away half each batch.