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| | Ingredients | | | Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes + 15 minutes cooling
Difficultly rating: Easy
Makes 18 bars
You’ll need
3⁄4 cup Self raising floor
1 cup Shredded coconut
1⁄2 cup Brown sugar
1⁄2 cup Pepitas / pumpkin seeds
1⁄2 cup Sunflower seeds
1/3 cup Cranberries, dried
1/3 cup Apricots, dried, chopped
1/2 cup Milk, low fat
1 Egg | | | |
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Kid friendly brekkie bars
With not long to go until the end of the school term, it’s time to think of new and creative snacks to keep morning and afternoon tea exciting for the kids. Try your hand at these healthy cranberry-inspired snack ideas, which can be served fresh and warm after school or packed as a treat for morning tea.
Cranberries boast impressive nutrition credentials, which help to give your kids the health kick they need heading into the cooler months. Cranberries are packed full of antioxidants and phytonutrients that help boost your immunity and ward off cold and flu bugs.
This recipe for cranberry brekkie bars is a tasty alternative to cereal when you’re on the go. Kids love to make them because of the range of colours and textures, plus they’re quick to bake.
To make the bars:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Grease and line a 3cm deep 17x27cm baking tin with greaseproof paper, allowing approximately 2cm to overhang at the long ends
3. Combine flour, coconut, sugar, pepitas, sunflower seeds, cranberries and apricots in a large bowl
4. Whisk together the milk and egg in a jug, add to the flour mixture and mix well using a wooden spoon
5. Turn the mixture into the baking tin, smooth the top and bake for 25-30 minutes until firm
6. Allow to stand for 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack and leaving to cool completely
7. Slice into 18 bars and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week
Check out www.cranberries.com.au for more delicious recipe ideas and information on the health benefits of cranberries. |