Health bars are great, but often has an excess sugar in it. When shopping for health bars – look for ones with as few ingredients as possible and choose bars with fewer than 10 grams of sugar.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • ½ cup toasted sunflower or pumpkin seeds
  • ½ cup dried fruit of your choice (raisins, chopped dates, chopped dried apricots, or a mixture)
  • ½ cup almonds, chopped
  • ⅓ cup peanut butter
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

PREPARATION

  1. Butter a 20cm x 20cm pan, and preheat oven to 180°C.
  2. Mix almonds with the rolled oats and seeds, and toast in the oven for 10 minutes in the buttered pan or until fragrant.
  3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt peanut butter and honey on medium-low heat, stirring constantly. When melted, add cinnamon and vanilla.
  4. Place toasted oats, nuts, and seeds in a large bowl. Add dried fruit and pour peanut butter and honey mixture over everything. Mix thoroughly with hands or a wooden spoon.
  5. Press into a pan and chill in the refrigerator until firm. Slice into 12 bars and wrap each in waxed paper or plastic.