I am addicted to these, and so is everyone I give them to. Although they're quick to throw together, they do take nearly an hour to bake, so what I suggest is, make a batch at the weekend and then you will have the oaty, chewy bars ready and waiting for those days when you have to snatch breakfast on the hoof.
Mind you, they are just like milk and cereal in bar form, so there's nothing to stop you nibbling at one with your morning coffee at home every day. If you are not a morning person, believe me, they will make your life easier.
They also store well; indeed, they seem to get better and better. So just stash a tin with them and remove as and when you want.
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I've tried these and love it!! You can substitute the cranberry's for other dried fruits as well. I've mad it with half cranberry, half dried strawberry. Awesome! I have dried papaya and pineapple lined up for my next batch! Because I wanted less sugar and no cow's milk I've made them with the same amount of soy milk and a little bit of brown sugar. Next time I will try it with 350 ml milk as they are quite moist and I'd like them a little more crispy.
Posted by angeladepangela on 9th Jan 2012 at 14.48
I merged this recipe together with "Andy's Fairfield Granola" from Feasts. Awesome! I like using Craisins instead of raisins, their sourness is a nice break from the sweetness. I like to scale back the sugar as much as reasonably possible too.
Posted by manonlescaut on 2nd Apr 2012 at 12.32
soooo good! I brought them to the office.... and disappeared in a minute...also men like it :)
Posted by Re-zy on 3rd Apr 2012 at 20.48
Delicious recipe. I substituted the dry fruit and nuts for what I had, and they were great.
Posted by amsteng on 29th Apr 2012 at 12.58
Nigella is right, these are so moreish!!! And so easy to make! I have substituted the cranberries for apricots which also give a great sweet and chwey result...chopped toasted almonds add a little something too. They were a great success at our local Village Day recently also - I've since been asked for the recipe lots so really pleased to find it on the web site. Happy baking :-)
Posted by Nigella Novice on 5th Jul 2012 at 13.35
These are so delicious, I used half peanut butter and half chocolate spread with dried strawberries! Lovely ...
Posted by ace_caz on 1st Oct 2012 at 14.40
Loved this recipe. I changed up the peanuts for chopped hazelnuts and mixed raisins with cranberries which was amazing!!! Think I'm going to try a chocolate chip and hazelnut with honey bar next.
Posted by Gastrorick on 23rd Dec 2012 at 14.11
I've just made these for the first and they are fab, not too sweet. I used dried apricots as not a fan of cranberries, and mixed nuts instead of peanuts. As someone who doesn't like breakfast until about 9.30am these will be great to take to work to have with a cup of coffee.
Posted by cherrypie61 on 20th Jan 2013 at 12.41
Just made these and only had sesame seeds so used them and gorgeoussssssss captial G. Can you freeze these is what i would like to know as could prepare them and make in big batches. Thank you.
Posted by pomadaqueen on 16th Feb 2013 at 11.48