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Breakfast bars 2.0

Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Makes 16 bars
Dietary Vegetarian
by Nigella Lawson

From Simply Nigella
This is my new, improved breakfast bar recipe: gluten-free, dairy-free and enough seeds to make you start sprouting. I’ve used no sugar, but before you start thinking this is virtuously sugar-free (which I could claim it to be), remember that the sweetness that comes from the dates is, in essence, sugar, though certainly it’s unprocessed and full of fibre at the same time. Make these bars at the weekend, and you’ll be set up for the week if you’re someone who needs to grab-and-go in the morning.

Method


  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4, and line the bottom and sides of a 20cm/8in square tin with baking parchment.

  2. Pit the dates and tear them with your fingers into a small saucepan, add the cinnamon, cover with 325ml/11fl oz cold water, bring to the boil and let bubble for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, and beat with a fork until you have a rough purée.

  3. Put all the remaining ingredients into a large bowl, add the date mixture and mix until everything is combined. I wear a pair of disposable vinyl gloves for this.

  4. Squodge into your prepared tin and bake in the oven for 30 minutes, until firm and set, and golden on top and darker around the edges. Leave to cool in the tin before cutting into pieces.

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz medjool dates
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 75g/2½oz goji berries
  • 75g/2½oz pumpkin seeds
  • 150g/5½oz brown flaxseeds
  • 50g/1¾oz cocoa nibs
  • 25g/1oz chia seeds
  • 25g/1oz cornflakes (gluten-free if required)
  • 100g/3½oz organic porridge oats (not instant)
  • 250g/9oz medjool dates
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 75g/2½oz goji berries
  • 75g/2½oz pumpkin seeds
  • 150g/5½oz brown flaxseeds
  • 50g/1¾oz cocoa nibs
  • 25g/1oz chia seeds
  • 25g/1oz cornflakes (gluten-free if required)
  • 100g/3½oz organic porridge oats (not instant)

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