Breakfast bar

Vegetarian
Health score
1%
Breakfast bar
45 min.
12
198kcal

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Start your day off right with these delightful breakfast bars, perfect for busy mornings or leisurely brunches! Packed with wholesome ingredients, these vegetarian bars provide a delicious balance of flavors and textures. The combination of mixed dried fruits and a variety of seeds creates a delightful chewiness, while the oats and multi-grain cereals add that satisfying crunch that will keep you energized throughout the day.

With only 198 calories per serving, these breakfast bars are not just tasty; they're a guilt-free treat you can enjoy any time you need a quick pick-me-up. Whether you're heading out the door or simply enjoying a cozy morning at home, these bars are easy to prepare, taking just 45 minutes from start to finish, and can be customized with your favorite fruits and seeds.

Baking is a relaxed process with these breakfast bars, requiring minimal equipment and just a few simple steps. The sweet and sticky combination of butter, light muscovado sugar, and golden syrup binds everything together perfectly, ensuring each bite is filled with wholesome goodness. Once they're baked to a golden brown, let them cool and cut them into squares for a perfect on-the-go snack. Just be warned: these can disappear quickly, so you may want to hide a few for yourself!

Ingredients

  • 50 fruit mixed dried (a mixture of raisins, sultanas and apricots is nice)
  • 50 seed mixed
  • 140 oats 
  • 25 multi-grain hoop cereal 
  • 100 butter 
  • 100 muscovado sugar light
  • 100 golden syrup 

Equipment

  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • mixing bowl
  • cake form
  • spatula

Directions

  1. Grease and line a 20cm square cake tin with baking parchment.
  2. Put the dried fruit in a mixing bowl.
  3. Add the seeds, oats and cereal, and mix well.
  4. Put the butter, sugar and golden syrup in the saucepan. Cook gently on the hob, stirring with the spatula, until the butter and sugar are melted.
  5. Remove from the heat and pour the dry ingredients into the saucepan.
  6. Mix well until all the ingredients are coated with the syrup mix.
  7. Fill the baking tin with the mixture. Use the spatula to press the mix down evenly.
  8. Bake at 160C/140C fan/gas 3 for 20 mins, then leave to cool completely before cutting into squares or fingers. Store in an airtight tin for up to 3 days if they last that long!

Nutrition Facts

Calories198kcal
Protein5.33%
Fat39.51%
Carbs55.16%

Properties

Glycemic Index
21.14
Glycemic Load
8.09
Inflammation Score
-3
Nutrition Score
5.140869534534%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:198.22kcal
9.91%
Fat:8.91g
13.71%
Saturated Fat:4.57g
28.58%
Carbohydrates:27.99g
9.33%
Net Carbohydrates:24.85g
9.04%
Sugar:16.89g
18.77%
Cholesterol:17.92mg
5.97%
Sodium:67.07mg
2.92%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:2.7g
5.41%
Manganese:0.61mg
30.4%
Fiber:3.14g
12.58%
Phosphorus:93.21mg
9.32%
Selenium:6.42µg
9.17%
Magnesium:35.41mg
8.85%
Vitamin B1:0.09mg
6.11%
Iron:1.02mg
5.65%
Copper:0.1mg
5.24%
Calcium:51.42mg
5.14%
Zinc:0.69mg
4.6%
Vitamin A:210.98IU
4.22%
Vitamin B3:0.63mg
3.15%
Potassium:105.82mg
3.02%
Vitamin B2:0.03mg
2.05%
Vitamin E:0.29mg
1.93%
Folate:7.36µg
1.84%
Vitamin B5:0.18mg
1.83%
Vitamin K:1.63µg
1.55%
Vitamin B6:0.02mg
1.21%