Ingredients
You will need (for 12 cereal bars):
- 225g oats
- 100ml maple syrup
- 150g butter
- 75g dried blueberries
- 50g flaked almonds
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
Method
Preheat an oven to 180C and lightly grease a baking tray. The one I used was about 20cm x 20cm.
Melt the maple syrup and butter together in a saucepan on a low heat until melted and well combined.
Mix the oats, dried blueberries, almonds and poppy seeds together then pour in the syrup and butter and stir together until well mixed.
Press the mixture into the prepared baking tray and then place into the oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown on top.
Mark into pieces while still hot then remove from the tray when cooled.
I really enjoyed these; not only because I had used up bits and pieces from the cupboard but because all the ingredients I used worked very nicely together. Chewy, slightly sour blueberries with silky, nutty almonds, a few pops from the poppy seeds and the lightly sticky oats; blooming brilliant bars. These have been a very nice treat for breakfast the past few days; it’s great to be able to almost make something for nothing.
They look wonderful, you’re right, they are just the thing for breakfast.
I keep thinking I need to make those…maybe now it’s the time. Your bars look certainly good! 🙂 ela@GrayApron
Love those little dots of poppy seed. Also a slight sourness from the blueberries is a great idea. It’s breakfast time. Do you do home delivery?
It’s not that easy to find dried blueberries.. I would probably have to use dried cranberries.
Lovely idea of not wasting and using the ingredients. I have to replace berries with something of a local version dried fruits. The bars are awesome.
Mmmm, they look like they’ve got great crunch, sweetness and nuttiness. Do you think they would work well with agave nectar instead of maple syrup? X
I think this is a great way of using up all the bits at the back of the cupboard. I love these type of bars but my husband complains if I add dried fruit and nuts to his flapjacks!
I’m definitely going to make these, such a simple ingredient list and great way to use up all the leftovers.
I love using up leftover ingredients like this! And, I always love bars like these. The dried blueberries sound great.
looks great 🙂 like flapjack
I love a recipe that uses up bits of stuff I have on hand! This looks so good I’d go out and buy those bits, just so I could have leftover bits so I could make this again. 😉 Good stuff — thanks.
These cereal bars look delicious and healthy!
Nice bars…yes, these would be great for breakfast, especially for the days that I am running out almost the same time that I am getting up.
Thanks for the recipe Caroline….hope you are having a fabulous week 😀
Granola bars basically one of the few things I can bake, so I just keep making them lol. Love the dried blueberry and almond flavour combi. Gonna try that next!
Yum! I love blueberries and this would be a great recipe to make. This is my first time here, I like your blog!
i love using maple syrup as a sweetener! your bars look fantastic.
Blueberries are my absolute favorite! I just discovered your blog. By the way, great blog you have 😀
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These look delicious. I like using maple syrup when I make granola bars.