Eggless Oats Coconut Fruit & Nuts Bar | Rolled oats almond cranberry bars

Eggless Oats Coconut Fruit & Nuts Bar

I always love experimenting in the kitchen, I have never found a good granola bar in all honesty. All the store bought ones are either sweet, sticky or have ingredients that I don't fancy. So what do I do? tried my hands in making healthy homemade granola bars. Crunchy on the outside and moist and soft on the inside, a perfect way to cure the sweet tooth and enjoy a light bite. Pack these as a snack for your kids and family they will enjoy those sweet moments of break and thank me later ;-). Since Christmas is coming why not make these for your friends and family, since its egg free vegetarians would love them too. Also you can make them vegan by skipping the butter and adding some vegan butter or coconut oil. 

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Rolled Oats almond cranberry bars

EGGLESS OATS COCONUT FRUIT & NUT BAR RECIPE

Ingredients

Rolled oats - 1 cup
Dry sweetened coconut flakes - 3/4 cup
Brown sugar - 1/2 cup
Wheat flour - 1 cup
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Silvered almonds - 1/2 cup
Chopped cranberries - 1/4 cup
Vanilla - 1 tsp
Melted butter (unsalted) - 1 and 1/2 stick (1 cup)
Salt - 1/4 tsp

Method

1. In a bowl combine all the ingredients except 1/2 cup coconut flakes and mix well so that all the ingredients are well mixed.
2. Pre-heat oven to 375 F for 10 minutes, line a baking tray with parchment paper and spread the mix by pressing it to the pan making an even layer. 
3. Sprinkle the coconut flakes and flatten it on the pan using your fingers/ back of a spoon.
4. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the top browns, once done remove the pan from the oven and let the baked granola sit in the pan for 10 minutes on a cooling rack.
5.Remove the granola along with the parchment and using a knife slice them into bars or chunks.

Enjoy delicious homemade granola bars along with a cuppa or as a quick snack. 

COOKS WISDOM

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1. You can add your preferred nuts and raisins to the recipe. Its such a forgiving recipe but don't miss the coconut as it adds such a beautiful flavor to these bars.

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2. The texture of these granola bars is crunchy on the outside and lightly soft on the inside.

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3. You can make a jam center to these granola bars by layering granola -> jam -> granola, if you are adding jam make sure to reduce the sugar in the granola mix.

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4. You can make this vegan by addng vegan butter or earth balance or extra virgin coconut oil instead of butter in the recipe.


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