Healthy Snack Recipe: Muesli Cookies

This recipe was donated to me by a client of mine, who has a baby. She makes these because they are quick to make and a great snack which is portable but also good to have around the house. They are a far healthier option, because of the fibre (good for digestion) and Vitamin B (for fertility and energy production) and don’t have the junky ingredients that shop bought biscuits or other processed ‘cereal bars’ have. If you replace caster sugar and use fruit sugar, you use far less as it has a much lower Glycaemic index. Eat one an hour before a fitness session to avoid low blood sugar prior to exercising and give you some energy.

Ingredients
110g oats
130g plain wholemeal flour
50g Fruit Sugar (fructose)
50g ground almonds
1 desert spoons of chopped Macadamias
1 desert spoon of mixed seeds such as pumpkin seeds, poppy seeds and sesame seeds or just one type
2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon of golden syrup
100g butter
2 Handfuls of mixed dried fruit or 2 handfuls of sultanas and raisins
7 dried apricots, chopped
½ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda to mix with 1 tablespoon of boiling water

(Ingredients in bold italics are healthier options. Fruit sugar available from supermarkets)

1. Melt the butter and golden syrup in a pan
2. Mix the bicarbonate of soda with the boiling water
3. Put all other ingredients in a mixing bowl
4. Once the butter and golden syrup are melted add the combined bicarbonate of soda and boiling water
5. Mix all ingredients together. I would suggest you add the butter etc gradually until you have a fairly sticky consistency. The wetter the mixture the more the biscuits will spread when cooked. If the mixture is a little dry just add a drop or two of water.

6. Roll out small amounts of the mixture into a ball and flatten slightly, put on a greased baking tray approx 5cm apart. Bake for about 20mins at 150°C/130°C fan –forced.

Tips:
• Biscuits freeze well for use later
• Works perfectly well with wheat free flower
• Seeds and fruit can be adjusted or substituted as preferred

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