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Ingredients
Amaranth Cereal Bars
- Ingredients
- 2 ozs Date
- 2 ozs slivered almonds
- 1 oz Sunflower seed
- 1 oz Shelled peanut (unsalted)
- 2 ozs 5-Grain cereal flakes
- 1 oz Puffed amaranth
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 oz golden raisin
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 ozs butter
- 2 ozs cane sugar
- 4 Tbsps liquid honey
Remove pits from dates and chop.
Combine almonds, sunflower seeds, peanuts, 5-grain flakes, amaranth and dates in a bowl. Add cinnamon, raisins and salt. Mix well.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Mix in sugar and honey, raise heat to medium, stirring constantly.
Carefully add the hot sugar mixture to the remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Line a springform pan (9" diameter) with parchment paper and pour in the mixture.
Press evenly into pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 ° F for 25 minutes. Allow to cool completely. Release springform pan and cut into triangles.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 175 cal. | (8 %) | ||
| Protein | 3 g | (3 %) | ||
| Fat | 10 g | (9 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 16 g | (11 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 7 g | (28 %) | ||
| Roughage | 2 g | (7 %) |
Healthy, because
Cereal flakes, amaranth, nuts and dried fruit are packed with B-vitamins, while magnesium provides a strong performance boost.
Even smarter
To keep the muesli bars as tasty as possible for as long as possible, wrap them in parchment paper and store them in a tightly sealed container.