Blueberry oat bars

So simple to create, these fruity beauties make a fantastic, naturally sweet pick-me-up. Grab one for breakfast on the go, add to lunchboxes or enjoy with a cuppa.

@AniphaeS

Published in 

British Food

 · 16 Jan 2023

Makes 10
Course Snack
Prepare 15 mins
Cook 45 mins
Total time 1 hr
Plus cooling

Ingredients:

• 2 ripe bananas (about 160g peeled weight)
• 6 tbsp Essential Sunflower Oil
• 4 tbsp Essential Clear Honey
• 250g Essential Porridge Oats
• 30g sunflower seeds
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 x 225g pack Waitrose Blueberries

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 ºC, gas mark 4, and line a 20 cm square cake tin with baking parchment.
2. In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Whisk in the oil and honey, then stir in the oats, sunflower seeds, cinnamon and a pinch of salt until combined. Gently stir through the blueberries, then tip the mixture into the tin and smooth the top with a spoon.
3. Bake for 40-45 minutes until deep golden. Remove from the tin and cool completely before slicing in to bars. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Cook’s tip

Leftovers

Sunflower seeds can be scattered over soups and salads for extra crunch and nutiness, or use to top porridge or yogurt.

Nutrition

Typical values per item when made using specific products in recipe

Source: https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/recipe/blueberry-oat-bars