British Blog : Superfood Break Bars

Hello all, today I'm here with something which a guarantee will make you feel better after the hangovers and 3-course meals that come with New Year and Christmas! This month, I want to concentrate on healthy alternatives and not only getting myself back on track, but you as a reader, so I hope you like my first recipe that I'm going to share with you!

What you will need:

20 (preferably) Medjool Dates (you can use normal dates as well, but make sure that they are already quite soft and use extra (about 6 more) since Medjool dates are larger than the normal date)
1 cup of sunflower seeds (175g)
1 cup of pumpkin seeds (175g)
1 cup flaxseeds or golden linseed (200g)
1 cup of raisins (200g)
2 cups of oats (240g)
2 tbsp. chia seeds
3 tbsp. ground cinnamon

(You can use a seed mix, and dependant on which one you get, it will most likely contain the seeds needed and flaxseed)

Method:

Firstly, preheat the oven to gas mark 4 (or 180 degrees/fan 160 degrees)
If their not already, pit the dates then place them in a saucepan with two cups of water that has already boiled. Leave it to simmer for 5 minutes, or until they become soft. It is perfectly okay if they begin to flake or break up!
While the dates cook, place all the seeds, raisins and oats into a very large mixing bowl, and just stir them together.
When the dates are cooked for the 5 minutes place them in a separate bowl to the seeds, with the chia seeds and cinnamon. If you have large blender use that to mix them, but I used a hand blender and it worked well. Do this until its a smooth mixture.
Then pour the puree over the seeds and oats and mix thoroughly to make sure it is all coated in the mixture (add some extra water if it doesn't look like it will)
Next, either grease a large baking tray with coconut oil or use greasing sheets, which basically don't need greasing: genius! Pour the granola mix into this tray and press it down firmly so its tightly packed in,
Bake for 20 minutes, then remove it and cut it into bars and place it back in for 10-20 minutes. Take out. Enjoy!

And that's it! This recipe makes many bars, which can be used as a quick breakfast, lunch (brunch?), snack or supper! I hope you like making these, because I did!