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1. Base Ingredient: 2 1\/2 Cups, Total, of any of the following:
\n Quick cooking oats, Puffed wheat, Rice Crispies, Special K<\/p>\n
2. Something Sweet: 3\/4 Cups of any combination of the following:
\n Honey, Grade B Maple Syrup, Molasses, Agave or other sweetener.<\/p>\n
3. Something Chewy: 1 Cup of any or all of the below:
\n Dried Cranberries, Raisins, Apricots, Dates, Pineapple, Figs, Cherries, Blueberries etc. (Just keep the size of the fruit relatively small (ie, diced if larger, like dates).<\/p>\n
4. Something Crunchy: 1 Cup of any.
\n Sunflower Seeds, Chocolate Chips, Cocoa nibs, other seeds or nuts (if possible)<\/p>\n
5. Something to Hold it All Together: 1 Cup
\n Try using Applesauce, Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Pureed Dates, Nutella, Biscoff Spread, etc. (again, avoid peanut butter if sending these to school).<\/p>\n
1. Heat Oven to 325F\/ 170C\/ 150fan.
\n2. Line an 8×8 Baking pan with parchment paper in cross-wise fashion with lots of extra overhanging.
\n3. Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl. (ie. base, chewy, crunchy). Add spice to taste. (ex cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, 1 tsp salt).
\n4. Mix wet ingredients together. ( ie. sweet, and something to hold it all together, 1 tsp vanilla extract).
\n5. Combine wet into dry, and mix well.
\n6. Pour mixture into baking pan, and with the extra parchment paper overhanging, press mixture firmly and evenly in pan. When you think you’ve pressed it firmly enough, do it again and press a little more.
\n7. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool for 2 hours. Remove from pan and cut into desired size (squares or bars).<\/p>\n
You can store these in an airtight container for 5-6 days. (if they last that long!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1. Base Ingredient: 2 1\/2 Cups, Total, of any of the following: Quick cooking oats, Puffed wheat, Rice Crispies, Special K 2. Something Sweet: 3\/4 Cups of any combination of the following: Honey, Grade B Maple Syrup, Molasses, Agave or other sweetener. 3. Something Chewy: 1 Cup of any or all of the below: Dried…<\/p>\n