Almond and cherry oat bars
4
Points®
Total time: 40 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 25 min • Serves: 16 • Difficulty: Easy
Looking for an afternoon pick-me-up to enjoy with your cuppa? These chewy almond and cherry bars with a touch of spice are sure to hit the spot.
Ingredients
Plain wholemeal flour
125 g
Quick oats
⅔ cup(s), (60g)
Flaked almonds
⅔ cup(s), (55g), toasted
Ground cinnamon
1 tsp
Baking powder
½ tsp
Bicarbonate of soda
¼ tsp
Brown sugar
⅓ cup(s), (75g), dark variety
Olive oil
45 ml
Egg white
2 medium
Almond butter
2 tbs
Vanilla bean extract, alcohol free
1 tsp
Cherries
175 g, fresh or frozen, pitted, halved
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 170°C. Lightly spray a 20 cm square cake tin with oil. Line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 2 cm above edge of tin.
2
Place flour, oats, almonds, cinnamon, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and ¼ teaspoon salt in a large bowl and stir to combine. Whisk brown sugar, oil, egg whites, almond butter and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth. Add brown sugar mixture to flour mixture. Stir until well combined. Fold through cherries. Spoon mixture into prepared tin. Smooth surface with spatula.
3
Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool completely in tin on a wire rack. Use the overhanging paper to lift slice from tin, then cut into 16 squares.
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