Name: Pecan and coconut cereal bar
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 100g golden syrup; 100g cane sugar (brown); 100g butter or dairy-free spread; 200g rolled oats (jumbo); 50g pecans; 100g dates, chopped; 100g mixed seeds (sesame, sunflower, pumpkin); 50g desiccated coconut; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; A pinch of salt

Pecan and coconut cereal bar

23 Nov 2016

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

35 minutes

Background

Cereal bars are very popular these days - but the shop-bought ones are loaded with sugar! It’s actually very easy to make them , and you can adjust the sugar, gluten and dairy content to your liking or requirement. This pecan and coconut cereal bar is a perfect example, which goes really well with a cup of tea or coffee.

Ingredients

100g golden syrup
100g cane sugar (brown)
100g butter or dairy-free spread
200g rolled oats (jumbo)
50g pecans
100g dates, chopped
100g mixed seeds (sesame, sunflower, pumpkin)
50g desiccated coconut
½ tsp ground cinnamon
A pinch of salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 150°C.
Grease and line a 22 cm square baking tin.
Melt the butter/spread with the syrup and sugar over low heat. Let it cool a bit.
Put the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl then pour over the syrup and combine well.
Spoon the mixture into the baking tin and spread it out evenly, pressing it down lightly with the of the base spoon.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Let it cool in the tin for 5 minutes then move to a wire rack.
When it’s completely cool, slice it into cubes or bars.