Blueberry Breakfast Bar

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups (180g) plain flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups (180g) rolled oats
1/4 cup (80g) almonds, finely chopped
1/4 cup (70g) pecans, finely chopped
1/4 cup (30g) shredded coconut
2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
3/4 cup (180 ml) rice bran syrup
125 g butter
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Filling
1/4 cup (60 ml) rice bran syrup
40g butter, cubed and softened
finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons plain flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 x 125g punnets fresh blueberries

1

Preheat the oven to 180 C. Line a 20 x 30 cm Swiss roll pan with baking paper.

2

Sift the flour, cinnamon and baking powder together into a large bowl. Add the oats, almonds, pecans, coconut and pumpkin and sunflower seeds and stir to combine. Melt the rice bran syrup and butter together in a small saucepan and stir in the bicarbonate of soda. Pour into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.

3

Using wet hands or the back of a spoon, press half of the oat mixture into the base of the prepared pan. Bake for 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Set aside to cool.

4

Meanwhile to make the filling, combine the rice bran syrup, butter, lemon zest and juice, flour, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and mix until smooth. Add the blueberries and stir to combine.

5

Spread the filling over the cooled base to cover completely. Scatter knobs the remaining oat mixture all over the top. Bake for a further 30-40 minutes, until golden brown and the filling begins to bubble through the topping.

6

Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely. Slice into twelve even sized bars. Eat as a snack or wrap in baking paper for breakfast on the go.

Ingredients

 1 ¼ cups plain flour
 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 1 tsp baking powder
 2 cups rolled oats
 ¼ cup almonds, finely chopped
 ¼ cup pecans, finely chopped
 ¼ cup shredded coconut
 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
 ¾ cup rice bran syrup
 125 g butter
 ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
Filling
 ¼ cup rice bran syrup
 40 g butter, cubed and softened
 finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
 2 tbsp plain flour
 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
 4 x 125g punnets fresh blueberries

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 180 C. Line a 20 x 30 cm Swiss roll pan with baking paper.

2

Sift the flour, cinnamon and baking powder together into a large bowl. Add the oats, almonds, pecans, coconut and pumpkin and sunflower seeds and stir to combine. Melt the rice bran syrup and butter together in a small saucepan and stir in the bicarbonate of soda. Pour into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.

3

Using wet hands or the back of a spoon, press half of the oat mixture into the base of the prepared pan. Bake for 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Set aside to cool.

4

Meanwhile to make the filling, combine the rice bran syrup, butter, lemon zest and juice, flour, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and mix until smooth. Add the blueberries and stir to combine.

5

Spread the filling over the cooled base to cover completely. Scatter knobs the remaining oat mixture all over the top. Bake for a further 30-40 minutes, until golden brown and the filling begins to bubble through the topping.

6

Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely. Slice into twelve even sized bars. Eat as a snack or wrap in baking paper for breakfast on the go.

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