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Jewelled health bars

Jewelled health bars

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Packed with healthy fruits and oats, these deliciously moist health bars make a nutritious snack or lunchbox addition

Serves: 4

Ingredients

These bars will keep for 1 -2 days if stored in an airtight container.

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175g (6¼ oz) unsalted butter
175g (6¼ oz) light brown soft sugar
225g (6¼ oz) self-raising flour, sifted
85g (3oz) jumbo oats
55g (2oz) unsweetened desiccated coconut
½ tsp ground cinnamon
55g (2oz) sultanas
55g (2oz) ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped
55g (2oz) ready-to-eat pitted prunes, chopped

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F, gas mark 4).
Place the butter and sugar in a small saucepan and heat over a low heat until the butter and sugar have melted. Then remove from the heat. Combine the flour, oats, coconut, cinnamon, sultanas, apricots and prunes in a large bowl, then pour over the melted butter and sugar mixture and stir until well mixed and all the flour has been incorporated.
Spoon the mixture into a lighlty greased shallow 23cmx23cm (9inx9in) square cake tin. Press the mixture down with the back of a spoon and smooth until level then bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 mins or until golden brown and just firm to the touch.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for approximately 5-10 mins before carefully turning out and leaving to cool completely on a cooling rack.
When cool simply cut the bars into approximately 20 diamond shapes.

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Nutritional information per portion

Calories 182(kcal)
Fat 13.0g
Saturates 6.0g
Sugars 13.0g
Salt 0.2g

This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.