This breakfast bar checks all the boxes for me – easy to make that is packed with nuts, seeds, fruit, and grains. It has to be delicious and not taste as my husband would say – like chipboard.
I love to toast my oats and nuts for a deeper flavour, but you can skip this step if you are short on time.
These are great for breakfast on the go with some fresh fruit, and they also make a great snack.
Enjoy!
Makes
12 bars
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
5 minutes
Good For:
breakfast
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup cashew or any nut butterÂ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chopped dark chocolate
How to make Easy Breakfast Bars
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 F
Step 2
Grease an 8 x 8 inch pan and baseline with parchment paper with an overhang on 2 sides for easy lifting
Step 3
Sprinkle the oats, coconut, chopped nuts, and sunflower seeds on a baking tray and toast in the oven for 5 minutes, stir and bake for another 5 or 6 minutes until gently toasted
Step 4
Remove the tray from the oven and transfer to a bowl and stir in the raisins
Step 5
In a pan, melt the honey, brown sugar, oil, and cashew butter together and gently simmer for 1 minute stirring to ensure it doesn’t burn
Step 6
Stir in the vanilla and salt
Step 7
Pour this mix over the nut mixture and stir well
Step 8
Pour into your prepared pan and press down firmly
Step 9
Sprinkle the chopped chocolate over the top of the bars and press in with the back of a spoon
Step 10
Refrigerate for 2 hours, then remove from the pan and cut into bars
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Easy Breakfast Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup cashew or any nut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chopped dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F
- Grease an 8 x 8 inch pan and baseline with parchment paper with an overhang on 2 sides for easy lifting
- Sprinkle the oats, coconut, chopped nuts, and sunflower seeds on a baking tray and toast in the oven for 5 minutes, stir and bake for another 5 or 6 minutes until gently toasted
- Remove the tray from the oven and transfer to a bowl and stir in the raisins
- In a pan, melt the honey, brown sugar, oil, and cashew butter together and gently simmer for 1 minute stirring to ensure it doesn't burn
- Stir in the vanilla and salt
- Pour this mix over the nut mixture and stir well
- Pour into your prepared pan and press down firmly
- Sprinkle the chopped chocolate over the top of the bars and press in with the back of a spoon
- Refrigerate for 2 hours, then remove from the pan and cut into bars
Nutrition Facts per serving
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