Healthy, tasty and quick to make. This breakfast bar will remind you of a chewy granola bar but without any of the yucky added preservatives or additives.
Ingredients:
2/3 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup firmly packed soft brown sugar
4 tablespoons golden syrup
3 1/3 cups rolled oats (or a combo of oat and kamut flakes)
1/4 cup ground flax seed
*1/2 cup raisins
*1/4 cup dried cranberries
*1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped
*Or 1 cup total of your favourite dried fruit and or nuts. Try coconut and dried pineapple or dried apple and walnuts! Yum!
Directions:
Grease a small shallow microwave safe 9×9 baking dish. Set aside.
Place the butter or margarine, sugar, and golden syrup in a microwave safe bowl and cook on high power for 1 to 2 minutes, or until butter or margarine is melted. Stir in the oats, raisins, cranberries and apricots and mix well.
Press mixture into dish. Cook on high power for about 5 – 6 minutes or until the centre is bubbling. Allow to cool a little then press down more with the back of a spatula. Place in fridge 2 – 3 hours. Once fully cooled, cut into squares. Store in fridge for up to 2 weeks.
