I’m rubbish at breakfast. I’ve following healthy eating and diet plans most of my adult life and I am STILL rubbish at breakfast! I know I should have it and it is the most important meal of the day. I’m fine at weekends when I can prepare but I would much rather have an extra half hour in bed than preparing anything before I leave for work. I had fruit with yoghurt for a long time and can’t stand the sight of the stuff now. So for the past 4-5 weeks I have been on my current healthy eating plan I have been pretty sporadic with my breakfasts… until tonight! I was searching through the weight watchers website for some inspiration and found a recipe for homemade cereal bars that I have adapted slightly to suit me.
Not only are these good for breakfast but also as a pre or post gym snack due to the amount of nuts and seeds in them.
Serves – 16 (can be frozen once cooked and cooled by wrapping individually and freezing in a sturdy freezable box)
Propoints – 5pp per piece. I wouldn’t recommend these for the Slimming World plan due to the lack of syn free foods in them.
Ingredients
Frylight
200g Porridge Oats
100g Sultanas or Raisins
100g Fresh Dates, roughly chopped
50g Linseed
50g Sunflower Seeds
100g Mixed Nuts, roughly chopped
75g Soft Brown Sugar
1/2 can Light Evaporated Milk
3 Medium Eggs
Preheat the oven to gas mark 4 (180 degrees, 160 degrees in a fan assisted oven). Spray a 6 inch square tin or dish with frylight and line with baking paper.
Mix together the dry ingredients so the mixture resembles muesli.
In a separate bowl combine the wet ingredients so the eggs are combined well with the evaporated milk. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix.
Pour into the prepared tin or dish and level the surface so the mixture cooks evenly.
Bake for 30 minutes or until the top feels firm but still slightly springy. Leave to cool for 30 minutes before turning out and cutting into 16 pieces.
Once fully cooled, either freeze as above or store in an airtight container.
Mr Phatcupcake said they look like rabbit food although has managed to scoff a couple and I only made them an hour ago 😉
What do you eat for breakfast that is easy to grab on the go?
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