On-the-run breakfast bars

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• meiks

  21 January 2008

  meiks rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These are lovely and pefect for a quick breakfast - does anyone have any suggestions to make these lower in fat as 7g of sat fat is quite a lot. I would also like to put some dried fruit in which I think would be really nice.

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• meiks

  06 March 2008

  meiks commented on this recipe

  I swapped the butter for banana and added some dried apricot pieces. These were lovely and much less fat and kcals. They were alot softer than with butter but still had the crunch of the nuts

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• Marianne

  29 March 2008

  Marianne commented on this recipe

  yummy and really quick to make as above i tried swopping half the butter with banana it worked - made another batch in the afternoon.

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• indonesia

  04 May 2008

  indonesia rated and commented on this recipe

  

  easy to make and very tasty, throw anything in them and it works

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• Elley

  19 May 2008

  Elley rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely recipe - i've made it with only 50g butter and then added chopped apricots instead. Also substituted the hazelnuts for mixed seeds (pine nuts, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds), the children love them, really yummy and quick to make.

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• genadarb

  27 December 2008

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• loukes67

  02 February 2009

  loukes67 commented on this recipe

  the banana sounds great, but if you were to do so, how many bananas would you use when substituting for butter???

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• cdibble1959

  07 February 2009

  cdibble1959 commented on this recipe

  I swapped 50g butter for 2 small very ripe bananas. I used soft brown sugar as i had no demerara and substituted mixed seeds for nuts and added some raisins. Result was fab, if a bit soft, and kids ate them all in their lunch boxes! Next time will add some dried apricots for sharpness and cook for few minutes longer. Cant wait!

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• UKgal

  12 August 2009

  UKgal commented on this recipe

  I used 50g soft butter and then added 50g of apple puree (the one you buy in a jar). That worked fine.

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• Baron-Lord

  18 September 2009

  Baron-Lord commented on this recipe

  I used peanut butter instead of butter, honey instead of golden syrup and added 2oz bran and 2oz chopped ready to eat, dried apricots Then cooked at 130c for 45 minutes. DELICIOUS and HEALTHY.

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• Em

  17 January 2010

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• sammessenger

  29 May 2010

  sammessenger commented on this recipe

  you could use some really good quality mild rapeseed oil/olive oil.

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• Foodmonster

  28 September 2010

  Foodmonster rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I have made them a few times now, every time reducing the amount of butter and substituting it with more sunflower oil to reduce the saturated fats. It works fine till up to about 3/4 of oil and 1/4 of butter, any more oil makes the taste too oily in my opinion. I have also used honey instead of golden syrup and added some chopped up apricots and cranberries. Very delicious and nicely chewy.

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• tinysparkles*

  06 January 2011

  tinysparkles* commented on this recipe

  im looking forward to trying this!

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• notonadiet

  07 January 2011

  notonadiet rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I'm vegan so substituted the butter for Pure Sunflower Spread. I also used Duchy Organic Oat & Apple Porridge, all other ingredients as is. Delicious! Eldest daughter (12) not a cereal lover & bored of toast & so I made these yesterday hoping they'd be the answer for something nutritious, no fuss and yummy that she can take with her if running late. She ate two bars this morning before school, so I am delighted! Great for me too as most commercial bars like this have honey in them.

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• amp

  19 January 2011

  amp rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these yesterday and they are very good. I think the 50/50 mix of butter and banana is a great idea. I missed out the seeds (didn't have any) and instead of hazelnuts used a mixture of dates, cranberries and dried banana. As soon as the last one is eaten I'll be making more!.

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• Clara

  16 March 2011

  Clara rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Make these all the time, very tasty and so easy to make. Often chuck in apricots and they always work. A breakfast staple!

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• Tracy

  16 April 2011

  Tracy commented on this recipe

  Excellent Recipe Loved it

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• Tracy

  16 April 2011

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• kasia

  21 September 2011

  kasia rated and commented on this recipe

  

  No problems at all. And soooo easy! Used mixed dates/rasins and chopped almonds. Oh, and only 100ml golden syrup :)

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Ingredients

• 100g butter
• 3 tbsp golden syrup
• 85g demerara sugar
• 140g porridge oats
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 50g desiccated coconut
• 2 tbsp linseeds , slightly crushed
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• 100g chopped hazelnuts

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Makes 12 bars

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Prep 10 mins

Cook 30 mins

Can be frozen

Ingredients

• 100g butter
• 3 tbsp golden syrup
• 85g demerara sugar
• 140g porridge oats
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 50g desiccated coconut
• 2 tbsp linseeds , slightly crushed
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• 100g chopped hazelnuts

Per serving

245 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 20g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 3g, sugar 11g, salt 0.16 g

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