Go Back

Pecan and coconut cereal bar

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.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: British
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

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

Method
 

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