Performance Muesli Bars

PERMORMANCE MUESLI BARS – 

Recipe by Marika Day- Accredited Practising Dietitian

Ingredients you will need:-

2 cups sultanas
1 cup water
1 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons margarine
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups quick oats
1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour 2 tablespoons maple syrup

Follow these simple baking instructions:-

1      Place the sultanas and water in a small saucepan over a medium heat and simmer until the sultanas plump up. Add the pecans and allow to cool.
2      Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees C and spray/grease a slice tin.
3      Beat together the margarine, vanilla and egg. Add the baking powder and beat well. Add the oats and flour.
4      Mix until all the dry ingredients are combined.
5      Stir in the cooled sultana and nut mixture. Add the syrup.
6      Press into the tin and bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. When cool cut into small slices.