Fruit and nut cereal bars

Ingredients (24 bars)

200 g porridge oats

6 dried apricots

25 g pumpkin seeds

25 g sesame seeds

25 g ground almonds

100 g rapeseed oil

3 tbsp honey

2 bananas

 

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.

2. Cover a 20x30 cm baking tin with greaseproof paper.

3. Chop the pumpkin seeds and apricots.

4. Place the oats, pumpkin seeds, apricots, sesame seeds, ground almonds, honey and oil in the mixing bowl.

5. Mash the bananas and mix them with the other ingredients.

6. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and press it down well with the back of the spoon to make an even layer.

7. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

8. Take it out of the oven and mark into 24 bars.

9. Leave the tray until completely cooled, then slice through and put the bars into an airtight container.