Moist cereal bars
Whether bars or rounds, this recipe produces delicous small cereal cakes.
301 K 4.7/5 (27 reviews)
1 hour 5 min.
Easy
40 pieces
11 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
For 40 pieces, you will need:
- 1
1 cup dried apricots - 2
1 cup raisins - 3
1⁄3 cup walnut kernels - 4
1⁄3 cup pistachios - 5
1 cup ground almonds - 6
½ cup flakeds almonds - 7
2⁄3 cup brown sugar - 8
1 cup maple syrup - 9
1 cup butter - 10
3 cups + 3 tablespoons rolled oats - 11
1⁄3 cup whole almonds
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 35 min.
All in all: 1 hour 5 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Soak 1 cup raisins 5 minutes in boiling water to swell them, then drain and dry .
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Roughly chop 1⁄3 cup whole almonds, 1⁄3 cup pistachios and 1⁄3 cup walnut kernels.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
In a bowl, put dried apricots, raisins, almonds, pistachios and walnuts, 1 cup ground almonds, 2⁄3 cup brown sugar, 3 cups + 3 tablespoons rolled oats and ½ cup flakeds almonds, mix well.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Melt 1 cup butter, and add it with 1 cup maple syrup to the mixture.
Stage 6 - 10 min.
To make rounds use moulds, otherwise shape with your hands.
Stage 7 - 30 min.
To make bars, use your hands to make them of about 5 cm or 2 inches long.
Bake for about 30 minutes, but watch colour towards the end.
Bake for about 30 minutes, but watch colour towards the end.
Stage 8
Turn out while still warm. Store in an airtight box or jar, but not for too long.
Remarks
It's a fairly vague recipe, you can change proportions or ingredients to your own taste.
Keeping: Several days in a closed metal box.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 120 RDI=50 % | 710 RDI=70 % | 360 RDI=60 % | 6,280 RDI=310 % | 26,290 RDI: 310 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 20 RDI=4 % | 430 RDI=20 % | 1,800 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 2 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 9 RDI=1 % | 160 RDI=8 % | 660 RDI: 8 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 40 pieces : 14.80 €
- Per piece : 0.40 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Rolled oats
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Butter
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Dried apricots
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Raisins
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