Granola bars with a fruit filled centre
Use whatever dried fruit and nuts take your fancy in these yummy granola bars
SERVES
12
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
15
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
20
MINUTES
Ingredients
For the fruit filling:
150g raspberry jam
40g muscovado sugar
100ml orange juice
1 tsp mixed spice
75g dried cherries, roughly chopped
50g mixed peel, roughly chopped
100g sultanas
For the granola bar:
375g butter
100g golden syrup
240g muscovado sugar
450g porridge oats
220g plain flour
75g hazelnuts, chopped
25g dried cherries, roughly chopped
Method
Place all of the ingredients for the filing into a heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat. Allow it slowly to come to a boil and once it has, turn down the heat to very low and leave to simmer for about five minutes. Set aside to cool completely. It should be sticky when set.
Preheat your oven to 200°C and line an 8x12 inch rectangle tin with parchment.
Place the butter, syrup and sugar into a large saucepan and simmer until the butter has melted. Stir in the oats, flour, nuts and cherries until everything is well combined. You can use a bowl if your saucepan will not accommodate them all.
Scoop half of the granola bar mixture into the prepared tin. Flatten the mixture out. Scoop the fruity filling on top ensuring it does not go too near the edges. Gently smooth the rest of the granola mixture on top and flatten it out.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden on top. Allow to cool in the tin and slice it up into the size bars that you would like.
