Crunchy Quinoa Muesli Bars

Who doesn’t like a muesli bar? Especially when is a particularly good one, like this one is!

I was intrigued to try this muesli bar as it has toasted quinoa in it.  I am used to boiling my quinoa to cook it, so I wanted to see how it turned out.  It is definitely crunchy, but I really like it…

This muesli bar is not too sweet, is easy to make and holds together really well.  Just make sure you allow it to cool completely before cutting it.  It is a great slice for those mum’s who don’t want to use packaged foods in their kids lunch boxes – and those part of the nude food, wipe out waste or green lunch box movement (see below for notes on making it nut-free)

To make it you first toast the quinoa with the rolled oats.  When toasted, transfer to a large bowl with the nuts and coconut.  Then heat up some peanut butter and honey and mix it all together

Spread it into a tray and bake until the edges go golden brown

There is the option of drizzling it with a little chocolate….

Then store in an airtight container…

YUM!!

Notes:

For a nut free bar, swap 1/2 cup pistachios and 1/2 cup macadamias for 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds + 1/2 cup sunflower seeds – and use tahini (a paste like peanut butter but made from sesame seeds) in place of peanut butter

For those who like dried fruit – reduce nuts and add raisins, dried apricots and/or cranberries, or any other dried fruit of choice

For a vegan version use maple syrup in place of honey

Per Serve (29g) 503 kJ or 120 calories; P 3.6g Fat 8g SFat 1.7g CHO 13g Fibre 2g

recipe adapted from Super Healthy Kids