Muesli Bars

Description

A healthy and filling lunch box snack

Summary

Yield	Servings
Prep time	45 minutes
Meal Category	Snacks
Nutritional Category

Ingredients

1⁄3	Cup	honey
2	Cup	rolled oats
1⁄2	Cup	sultanas
6		Weetbix (crushed)
1	Cup	orange juice
60	g	dried apricots (chopped)
2		egg whites

Instructions

Combine oats, weetbix, sultanas and apricots in a bowl.
Place honey and orange juice in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until a syrup like texture is formed.
Stir syrup into oats mixture and then mix in egg whites.
Press mixture into 18 x 28cm lined baking tray.
Bake in moderate oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Allow to cool, then cut into bars.

Nutritional Information (per serve)

Energy: 362kJ
Total sugars: 8g
Protein: 4g
Sodium: 51mg
Calcium: 13mg
Total fat: 0.6g
Saturated fat: 0.1g
Iron: 1mg
Carbohydrate: 18g
Fibre: 2g

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Comments

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday 27-8-2010.

too much sugar

Submitted by Jessica Kempler on Sunday 30-1-2011.

This recipe contains both fresh and dried fruit. Fruit is naturally high in sugar, but unlike other processed snack foods, fruit contains fibre, vitamins and minerals, and is a healthier energy source.