This time of year I usually bake a few cakes using my NFL helmet pan and decorate the cakes with lots of icing. But this year I’m doing something a bit healthier, but still really sweet and delicious.
Granola bars. Easy to make plus you can use a large variety of ingredients to fit everyone’s taste – I went in on nuts.com for a bit of inspiration. And now that it is game day (Go Giants!) granola bars are also perfect snacks to bring along to a tailgate if you want to eat something that’s light and tasty.
Ingredients
250 g of oats
60 g pistachio nuts
40 g almonds
25 g hazelnuts
60 g sunflower seeds
40 g sesame seeds
25 g flak seeds
25 g raisins
25 g dried cranberries
25 g dried dates
25 g dried apricots
10 grinds on a vanilla grinder¨
1 can of condensed milk
You can use any nuts, seeds and dried fruit you wish really, so here a more simple ingredient list:
250 g oats
125 g nuts
125g seeds
100 g dried fruit
1 can of condensed milk
Vanilla
Method:
Cut the dried fruit into small pieces.
Roughly chop the nuts.
Mix oatmeal, dried fruit, seeds and nuts.
Add the condensed milk and stir the mass.
Pour the mixture into a baking pan lined with baking paper and pat down with a spoon.
Bake at 130 degrees C / 266 degrees F for 1 hour.
Cool slightly and cut into squares.
