OAT & CRANBERRY BARS

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Easy to make, these delicious energy-packed oat bars are an ideal snack to make on a camping holiday or to take on long car journeys

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

100g self raising flour
100g porridge oats
100g light muscovado sugar
100g dried cranberries
100g butter , melted
1 tbsp golden syrup
1large egg , beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract or almond extract
3 tbsp flaked almonds
icing sugar , for dusting

Steps:

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line the base of a 20cm square tin with baking parchment.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, oats, sugar and cranberries. Make a well in the centre and add the butter, golden syrup, egg and vanilla extract. Stir well until evenly damp.
Tip into the tin and spread out evenly. Sprinkle with almonds and bake for 20-25 mins until lightly golden. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then cut into 6 one way and 2 the other to make 12 bars. Dust with icing sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 216 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 27 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium