I have been experimenting with a flapjack/snack bar/sweet treat for the last few days and have finally hit the jackpot. The challenge was to come up with something nut, seed, wheat, sugar, dairy & egg free, but still super tasty, especially for young uns with allergies. I am so pleased with the result, though I have yet to try them out on small people. My rather large sugar addict friend assures me his children would gobble them up. I made a half size batch, but double the amounts below for 2 7x11" flat trays.
These babies are loaded with fibre from the oats, oat bran and apple puree. Oats & oat bran are also rich in selenium (a vital antioxidant) magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, iron & calcium. There's plenty of natural sweetness in the sultanas and apple puree, with a little extra help from the low GI agave syrup. Adjust this to suit your own tastes though. Rest assured that the fibre in the oats & oat bran will give a slow release of energy for you & your little ones, so no crazy sugar rush.
Super yummy snack bar
2 cups rolled oats (I used Jumbo Ballybrado porridge oats)
1/2 cup oat bran
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sultanas
1/3 cup sunflower oil (unrefined & organic)
1/2 cup apple puree
3/4 cup agave syrup
Turn on your oven to 190C
Grease and line a 7x11" flat tray (or 2 if you're doubling the recipe)
Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl
Mix the wet ingredients in another bowl
Add the dry mix to the wet mix and stir well, it should be quite wet, but not sloppy
Spoon the mix into the tray (or trays) and press flat
Pop in the oven for 18-25 minutes, until golden and beginning to darken around the edges
Mine took 23 minutes, in a fan oven, but keep a good eye on them the first time as they can burn quite easily!
The result is a lovely chewy, slightly cake like texture with just a little bit of crumble.
Enjoy with a cuppa, yum yum.
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