APPLE AND CINNAMON BREAKFAST BARS

Ingredients

• 60 gm almonds • 60 gm pecans • 1 tbsp sunflower seeds • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds • 60 gm dates • 60 ml coconut oil, melted

• ½ red apple with skin, grated

• 375 gm oats, gluten- free • 1 tbsp cinnamon • 2 tbsp honey • 3 tbsp chia seed gel ( see method) • 1 tbsp almonds, flaked • Apple slices, to top

Method

Make the chia- seed gel by soaking 1 tbsp dry chia seeds in ½ cup water and keeping it in the fridge overnight.

Pre- heat the oven to 180° C.

Blend almonds and pecans together until they resemble a fine- like flour and place the mix in a large bowl.

Give the sunflower and pumpkin seeds a quick whiz to break them up and add to the bowl.

Blend the dates until finely chopped and add to the nuts and seeds.

Add the melted coconut oil and grated apple, then combine all the remaining ingredients ( except the apple slices) together in the bowl. Stir the mix well with a wooden spoon.

Line your baking tray and pour the mixture in. Press down hard with a metal spoon and level off the mixture.

Evenly distribute apple slices so that there is one slice on each bar that you cut in the end.

Bake for 25- 30 minutes or until starting to turn golden brown at the edges. Serve.