EASY PB OAT BARS
Perfect as a travel snack!
Is it always snack o’clock for your kids also?!
Try this healthier flapjack version to get them going. Just a few ingredients and packed with whole grains, healthy fats and is refined sugar free. Perfect as a flight snack or in a lunchbox. My 2 yr old always asks for 1 to have in each hand 😉 I made a batch of them for our longhair flight to New Zealand a couple of weeks back and it was a perfect travel snack!
Ingredients
2 cups oats (around 240 grams)
1/2 cups peanut butter (or any other; around 120g)
1/3 cup and 2 tbsp maple syrup (around 100ml)
1 ripe banana
2 tbsp flaxseed
2 tbsp pumpkin seeds (blend them first)
2 tbsp sunflower seeds (blend them)
1 tsp cinnamon
half tsp mixed spice (or sub more cinnamon)
1-2 handful of raisins
Method
- Blend the seeds to a coarse flour consistency in a blender or food processor.
- Next, add oats, PB and rest of the ingredients except flaxseed and raisins. Pulse a few times until well combined.
- Lastly, add flax seeds and pulse a few more times. At the end add the raisin (1-2 handfuls; or replace with cranberries or other dried fruit) and stir them in.
- Transfer to a name tray (around 9×13 in). Bake for 15-20 min at 175C. Let it cool down and harden a bit before slicing.
- The bars will last in an airtight container or fridge for around 5 days.