Name: Granola Bars Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves: 10

Ingredients

75g (3oz) butter/margarine
100g (4oz) golden syrup
100g (4oz) demerara sugar
75ml (3fl oz) orange juice
1 tsp (5ml) vanilla
150g (5oz) jumbo oats
100g (4oz) desiccated coconut
200g (7oz) mixed fruit, nuts & seeds (this can be bought as a pack or use a mix of whatever you have)

Method

Preheat the oven to 160C/ Fan 140C/Gas 3. Grease a 30x20cm tin with a little butter.
Place the butter, golden syrup, demerara sugar, and orange juice in a pan. Bring to the boil then remove from the heat.
Combine the oats, desiccated coconut, and mixed fruit, nuts & seeds. Pour the butter mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
Pour into the prepared tin and press down with the back of a spoon. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes until golden.
Remove from the oven and set aside to cool in the tin for 5-10 mins then while still warm cut into 10 bars. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.

These are good enough to cut into squares and eat as an afternoon treat.