A delicious afternoon “Get Me Thru To Dinner” homemade snack, packed with protein, fibre and healthy oils from crunchy roasted nuts and seeds.

Power your Pilates, add some Pep to your PM hustle or munch with a smile on the train home, while you listen happily to your favourite new song!

RECIPE:

1 cup almonds, roughly chopped

Half cup walnuts, cashews or your favorite nuts, roughly chopped

Half cup shredded unsweetened coconut

1/3 dried fruit (e.g. apricots, low sugar cranberries)

1 1/3 cup pumpkin & sunflower seeds mixed

3 Tbsp sesame seeds (or hemp seeds)

3 Tbsp chia seeds (or ground flax seeds)

1 tsp. vanilla essence

Half teaspoon cinnamon

2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted

Half cup honey

METHOD:

1. Preheat the oven to 160 C (fan oven), and line a baking tray with parchment paper

2. Roughly chop the nuts, then mix together all dry ingredients in a bowl.

3. Separately mix together the oil and honey, then pour over the nut/seed

mixture, and stir until everything is evenly coated. If the oil and honey

doesn't mix well, simply heat it up a bit.

4. Pour into the parchment lined baking tray and spread into an even layer

(about 3/4cm thick) with a spatula. Bake for about 20 minutes until golden

brown.

5. Remove from oven and let cool for 20 minutes. Once solid, slice into bars of

your desired size (it’s easiest if you use a big, sharp knife).

6. To store, wrap them in parchment paper separately, and keep in an airtight

container in the fridge.

7. Optional: Melt dark chocolate and drizzle over the bars. Heavenly!

8. Optional. I tried a few different recipes with different types of nuts / seeds (see below). The recipe above was my favourite in terms of taste, texture and ratios, but feel free to experiment!