Easy Breakfast Bar Recipe

These bars are simply made up of a mixture of fruit, nuts & seeds, making them full of fiber, protein and nutritional goodness. Not to mention that they are naturally gluten-free, vegan & paleo-friendly!

Normally, I’m not a breakfast person (yes, I’m one of those freaks who doesn’t eat breakfast) and if I’m going out for the day, I have to force myself to eat something before I leave. Which is why I love these sort of breakfasts you can bring with you, to eat on-the-go

This recipe is really simple to make. All you need to do is combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl, heat the nut butter and maple syrup in a pan until smooth, mix everything together, and then press into a pan and bake for 15 minutes.

The recipe below will make breakfast for two people for one week. If you’re just making it for yourself, you can either half the recipe and use a smaller pan or you can freeze the bars.

Ingredients

• 1 cup desiccated coconut

• 1/2 cup shelled hemp seeds

• 1/2 cup sesame seeds

• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

• 1 1/2 cups mixed nuts chopped into small chunks (ex. you can add cashews, walnuts, almonds & pistachios to a high-powered blender and pulse for a few seconds)

• 1/2 cup raisins (I personally do not like raisins)

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1/2 cup cashew butter (or nut butter of your choice)

• 4 tbsp maple syrup or date paste

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F and line a brownie tin with parchment paper.

1. In a large bowl, combine the coconut, seeds, nuts, raisins and cinnamon.

2. In a large saucepan, melt the cashew butter with the maple syrup on a medium heat. Once it's well combined and smooth, remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.

3. Add the contents of the bowl to the saucepan and mix until everything is well combined. If you need to, you can add a small drop of water to help it stick together.

4. Transfer to the brownie tin and press down as firmly as possible to create a flat, even layer.

5. Bake for approximately 15 minutes until golden brown.

6. Leave to cool completely before cutting into 12 bars. Keep in an air-tight tin for up to a week. Enjoy!

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