© J Sainsbury plc 2020
Carrot cake baked oatmeal bars
Have your cake and eat it too with these bars, made with blueberries for a fruity twist and vegan too!
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Ready in 50 minutes
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Cooking time 45 minutes
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Prep time 5 minutes
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Makes 12
Ingredients
- 225g whole rolled porridge oats
- 75g carrot, finely grated
- 125g blueberries
- 25g golden caster sugar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground mixed spice
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 75g pecan nuts, roughly chopped
- 100g coconut oil, melted
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
Method
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Preheat oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas mark 5. Line a large baking sheet with greaseproof paper. Place the oats, carrot, blueberries, sugar, cinnamon, mixed spice, maple syrup and pecan nuts in a bowl and pour in the melted coconut oil and the mashed bananas. Combine until evenly mixed, then shape into 12 roughly 11x3cm rectangular bars.
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Bake for 35-45 minutes, until golden and slightly crispy. Leave to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to firm up.
