I am sure I'm not the only one that looks at the ingredient list on most commercial muesli bars and am shocked by the number and quality of ingredients. Many of them contain so much added sugar, fat and artificial additives, not to mention ingredients that I have never heard of! These bars are a much healthier option but still super tasty. So simple and quick to make and my whole family love them (me included!)
0.3 cup of light olive oil or macadamia oil
0.3 cup honey or 100% maple syrup
0.5 cup of peanut butter (no added salt and sugar- sanitarium brand)
2 cups of puffed rice
0.5 cup of mixed seeds
1.5 cups of puffed amaranth (or millet)
1. Preheat oven to 160C (fanforced). Line a slice tray with baking paper.2. Place oil, honey and peanut butter in a bowl and microwave for approximately a minute or until melted. Stir until combined.
3. Place all the dry ingredients into a large bowl and combine well. Pour liquid mixture over the dry ingredients and stir through until well coated.
4. Pour mixture into tray and press down firmly. Place in oven for ~30 mins or until lightly brown on top.
5. Allow to cool before placing in fridge for 30mins. Slice into bars.
Store in an air tight container in the fridge.
These bars can easily be made nut free by using tahini (sesame seed paste) instead of peanut butter. Puffed rice is found in the health food aisles of most supermarkets whilst the amaranth and millet are normally only found in health food shops. If the amaranth or millet is not available, substituting with more puffed rice would be fine.
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