Author Notes: A very versatile recipe for delicious bars to have handy for breakfast or snack. Great to freeze! —Yael Even
Makes: 20 bars9 depending on the size you cut them)
Ingredients
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100
grams butter ( 1/2 cup)
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90
grams glucose( available at specialty stores for baking supplies)
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70
grams peanut butter ( you can use tehina paste, almond butter, cashew butter etc. etc.)
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1/2
teaspoon vanilla bean paste ( or 1 tsp. vanilla extract if you don’t have)
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15
grams flour
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2
teaspoons cinnamon
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120
grams oats, lightly toasted
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90
grams brown sugar
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25
grams coconut flakes
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25
grams sesame seeds , lightly toasted
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45
grams hazelnuts( you can substitute any nut you like or eliminate if you choose)
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40
grams raisins (or any dried fruit you like or omit if you don’t like)
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25
grams sugared orange peel , chopped (again, here you can play with it as you wish)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 170 C ( 320 F)
- Place glucose ( make sure you wet your hands well to handle the glucose or else it will stick – to your hands and anything else it touches!! not fun!) and butter in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add peanut butter. Mix until smooth.
- In a large bowl , mix all other ingredients and form a well in the middle. Add the butter mix and stir well to coat all the ingredients.
- Pour into pan ( you don’t have to grease it, there is enough fat in the mixture. Believe me, it comes right out of the pan with no problem) and press down.
- Bake 20 minutes ( when it starts bubbling, it’s done)
- Cool and cut into whatever size squares or bars you like. Store in a closed container.
Photo by Yael Even