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Peanut butter and
millet muesli bars
Makes: 16 to 24 bars, depending how big you like them.
Ingredients

/3 cup unsalted, untoasted walnuts, roughly chopped
(you can use an alternative nut here; peanuts work nicely)
1 cup slivered almonds
1½ cups rolled oats
½ cup raw millet
1 cup bran (I use Vogel’s Ultra Bran)
1
/3 cup currants
¼ teaspoon salt*
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup runny honey
½ cup natural* peanut butter (any natural nut butter will
work)
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1

*If using regular peanut butter (i.e. with added salt and sugar), dial back the salt
to a pinch only. If using natural nut butter as is recommended (i.e. without
added salt and sugar) then only use one quarter teaspoon of salt. If using
regular nut butter, you might like to use a tad less honey and replace the
reduced amount with water.
This recipe is adapted from Sarah Forte’s ‘Granola Protein Bars’ from the
“Sprouted Kitchen” cookbook.

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Method
1 Preheat your oven to 180°C.
2 Grease and line a 30cm x 20cm x 3cm baking pan,

allowing the baking paper to overhang so it’s easy to
lift the bars out. Set aside.

3

Line a large baking tray with baking paper and toast
your walnuts, almonds, oats and millet in the oven
until just golden toasty (approximately 4 minutes).
Remove and allow to cool in a large mixing bowl.

4

Add the bran, millet, currants, salt and cinnamon to the
bowl. Stir. Heat the honey, water, vanilla and peanut
butter in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.

5

Pour over the oat nut mixture and stir until well
combined, then pour into the prepared baking tin,
pressing down with a spatula to ensure even, firm
packing.

6

Bake in the oven for around 15 minutes until the top
is golden and the bars firm.

7

Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Once
completely cooled, cut your bars into your desired
size and store in an airtight container.