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This super healthy granola bar recipe is sugar free, dairy free and nut free, making it a great healthy snack or breakfast idea the whole family will love!
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Today's super healthy granola bar recipe is another from theNational Lottery Good Causes Food Champions website.The site hosts a fantastic collection of healthy recipes from Olympic athletes to encourage us all to eat like Olympians this summer.
Be sure to check out my recipe video so you can see just how easy these are to make!
I've already tried the gorgeous strawberry and greek yogurt smoothie and the delicious salmon fishcakesfrom the site, so I picked out this granola bar recipe to try next as I think it makes a great snack to refuel active kids this summer.
This recipe comes from Olympian Dame Mary Peters.Dame Mary Peters is an Olympic gold medallist in the women’s pentathlon and regarded as one of Northern Ireland’s greatest ever athletes. Sheset a then world record to claim gold in the 1972 games in Munich, avictory which was named Northern Ireland’s greatest sporting moment in a poll conducted by the National Lottery in 2013.
More than 40 years after her Olympic triumph, Dame Mary remains a sporting ambassador and inspiration. The Mary Peters Trust supports young sportsmen and women, able-bodied and disabled throughout Northern Ireland to realise their full potential.
Mary's Great Granola Bar
Ingredients:
- 200g dried dates
- 100g dried figs
- 200g porridge oats
- 75g goji berries
- 75g blueberries
- 2 tbsp flax seeds
- ¼tspground cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbs pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbs manuka honey
Method:
Preheat the oven to200°C (gas mark 6/400°F).
Roughly chop the dates and figs. Pop them into a pan and cover with water. Simmer for 30 minutes until you have a sticky gooey mixture.
Meanwhile, spread the oats over a large baking tray and toast in the oven for 5-10 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Once the dates and figs are ready, pour them into a large bowl and add the goji berries, blueberries and flax seeds. Stir well to combine then leave to stand for 10 minutes. Turn the oven back on, this time to150°C (gas mark 2/300°F).
Line a tin with baking paper, leaving an overhang of paper for easy removal.
Stir the remaining ingredients into the bowl and mix well. Tip the mixture into the tin and press down well with the back of a spoon.
Bake for 15-18 minutes.
Leave to cool before slicing into pieces, then serve with a delicious green smoothie.
If you enjoyed this recipe, you might also like these homemade granola recipes too:
Easy Granola Recipe for Kids
Mango Pina Colada Granola
Strawberry Granola Yogurt Bites
For more easy and healthy breakfast ideas, check out our Breakfast recipes section here on the blog where you'll find lots of child-friendly breakfast ideas, or for more easy healthy snackideas and recipes,check out thesnack ideas for kidssectionhere on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow myHealthy Snack IdeasPinterest boardfor fresh and seasonal inspiration all the year around!
Grace
Disclosure: This blog post was commissioned by National Lottery Good Causes in support of The Food Champions website. I was compensated for my time and the cost of ingredients, however all opinions expressed in this post are my own.
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Mary's Great Granola Bar
Super healthy granola bar recipe from Olympian Dame Mary Peters - sugar free dairy free and nut free - a great healthy snack for refuelling the whole family!
Prep Time35 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: British, Vegetarian
Servings: 14 bars
Author: Grace
Ingredients
- 200 g dried dates
- 100 g dried figs
- 200 g porridge oats
- 75 g goji berries
- 75 g blueberries
- 2 tbsp flax seeds
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbs pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbs manuka honey
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200°C (gas mark 6/400°F).
Roughly chop the dates and figs. Pop them into a pan and cover with water. Simmer for 30 minutes until you have a sticky gooey mixture.
Meanwhile, spread the oats over a large baking tray and toast in the oven for 5-10 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Once the dates and figs are ready, pour them into a large bowl and add the goji berries, blueberries and flax seeds. Stir well to combine then leave to stand for 10 minutes. Turn the oven back on, this time to 150°C (gas mark 2/300°F).
Line a tin with baking paper, leaving an overhang of paper for easy removal. Stir the remaining ingredients into the bowl and mix well. Tip the mixture into the tin and press down well with the back of a spoon. Bake for 15-18 minutes.
Leave to cool before slicing into pieces.
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