Muesli
Power Bars
When that mid-morning or afternoon hunger
sets in, make sure you’re prepared with healthy
emergency foods to help keep you on the right
track. Fresh fruit, trail mix or yoghurt make a
terrific snack, and so do these delicious homemade muesli bars that will take the edge off
any hunger and are much healthier than the
traditional store-bought versions. These bars
take around 5 minutes to mix up from your
favourite bircher muesli combo, then all you
need to do is bake them. Like most muesli
bars, I’ve made mine with rolled oats.
What’s great about it?
The soluble fibre can help lower blood
cholesterol, and because they are low GI
they can provide lasting energy. If you’re on
a gluten-free or paleo diet, just substitute
the oats for nuts, seeds and sun-dried fruit.
These muesli bars provide a good source of
protein to help keep you fuller for longer, and
I’ve used a little olive oil which is kind to the
arteries and anti-inflammatory to the body.
Serves 16
Time: 35 mins
Inspiration
Ingredients
3 cups (350g) natural bircher muesli (see
Inspiration below for gluten-free)
½ cup (50g) LSA – (ground linseed, almonds
and sunflower seed)
3 organic eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup (60ml) olive oil or macadamia nut oil
¼ cup (60ml) honey
Preheat
WINTER
oven
to
160°C
fan
forced.
The Healthy Chef shares her favourite way to start a Winter’s
day and an energising snack that will see you waving goodbye to
store-bought muesli bars forever.
RECIPES: TERESA CUTTER
22 | NETWORK WINTER 2015
Combine muesli, LSA, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon,
olive oil and honey in one large bowl until
mixed through. Spoon into a baking tin lined
with baking paper. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes
until golden. Cool then cut into 16 pieces.
• For gluten-free or paleo diets substitute
bircher muesli with 3 cups combined
(almond meal, seeds, walnuts and
sun-dried fruit).
• Double the protein to 10grams per serve
and add 3 tablespoons of Healthy Chef
Pure Native WPI Protein.
• For those with egg allergies, replace with
mashed banana in the recipe.
• These bars will keep in an airtight
container for up to five days.
• Store in the fridge.