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RECIPE

Indulgent fruit and nut energy bars

Celebrate Tu B'shvat with these fruit and nut-packed bars

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  • place PRE 20 mins
  • place COOK 30 mins
  • place SERVES 24
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Keep them simple for a speedy everyday snack, or glam them up to giftworthy status with a candied orange and chocolate coating.

  • Heat your oven to 180°C. Sprinkle the oats on a baking tray lined with baking parchment and roast for 30 minutes.
  • In a saucepan, melt the butter, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt until smooth.
  • In a large bowl, mix the roasted oats, coconut and remaining dry ingredients. 
  • Pour the butter mixture over the oatmeal mixture and mix well to combine.
  • Spread the mixture in a rectangular lipped 20cm x 30cm baking tray lined with a baking paper, using wet hands to press it down and smooth the mixture . Freeze it overnight.
  • The next day,take the bars from the baking tray and peel off the baking paper. 
  • On a chopping board, with a wet knife, cut into bars of any size you want. Store them in a sealed container in the fridge.
  • To decorate them you can either dip them in dark melted chocolate, or garnish with candied oranges after you cut the bars, or both (as shown).
  • To make the candied oranges, dissolve the sugar in the water and once melted, boil until the liquid is a thick syrup.
  • Turn the heat down low and add the sliced oranges. Cook gently for 30 minutes.
  • Strain the oranges and leave them to dry in a colander for 2 hours. 
  • After you cut the bars garnish with the oranges  - with or without chocolate.
Ingredients

150g butter

240g honey 

150g dark brown sugar

2 tsp cinnamon 

1 tsp salt

400g porridge oats 

50g dessicated coconut

500g mixture of nuts, dried fruit, citrus peel, dark chocolate chips - your choice

300g dark chocolate (optional)

For the candied oranges (optional):

2 sliced oranges

360ml water

300g sugar

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