I made these at school and since then have tweaked the recipe, experimented with different nuts, seeds and dried fruits.

Here are 2 examples of my favourites, however you can choose to use any combination, just keep an eye on the weights used.

You will need:

• 100g Butter
• 4tbsp Golden Syrup (this weighs about 100g)
• 100g Granulated Sugar
• 300g Oats
• 75g Flaked Almonds
• 75g Glace or Dried Cherries
• 40g Mixed Seeds (I used a pack of mixed seeds that has sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and linseeds)

Or

• 100g Butter
• 4tbsp Golden Syrup (this weighs about 100g)
• 100g Granulated Sugar
• 300g Oats
• 150g pack of Cranberry and Macadamia mix
• 40g Mixed Seeds  (I used a pack of mixed seeds that has – sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and linseeds)

Method:

• Grease and line a 20cm square tin or a rectangle tin of a similar volume.
• Pre heat the oven to 170degrees
• Melt the butter, golden syrup and sugar in a medium pan.
• Once melted add the oats, nuts, fruit, and seeds and mix well, making sure all the oats, nuts, fruit and seeds are well coated in the melted mixture.
• Pour or spoon this into your prepared tin and press down with the back of a spoon, I find a metal spoon easiest to use for this job.
• Cook for 7-10mins for a soft chewy bar or 10 – 15mins for a cruncher firmer bar.
• Allow to cool completely in the tin, turn out and cut into bars ready for eating!

Flaked Almonds and Cherry Muesli Bars

Cranberry and Macadamia Muesli Bars