Apricot Sesame Slice

Most commercial muesli bars are loaded with fat and sugar. This easy-to-make slice contains no oil, and is sweetened with dried fruit and date sugar, the healthiest sweetener on the planet.

For the Thermomix users out there, I’ve included Thermomix-friendly instructions.

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Ingredients:

50 g dried apricots, diced
120 g tahini
2 tbsp malt extract
1/2 tsp bicarb soda
2 tbsp water
100 g rolled oats
130 g wholemeal flour (I used spelt)
150 g date sugar (see ordering details above)
70 g desiccated coconut
2 tbsp sesame seeds
150 ml oat or nut milk

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Thermomix method

Place tahini and malt extract in Thermomix bowl and cook for 1 minute at 60°C on speed 2.

Add bicarb soda and water and mix for 5 sec on sp 2.

Add oats, flour, coconut, sesame seeds, oat milk and apricots and mix for 20 sec on sp 1, using the Thermomix spatula.

Spread mixture into a lamington tin lined with baking paper. Bake for 30 mins or until golden brown. Allow to cool in the pan and cut into squares.

Regular method

Stir tahini and malt extract over low heat in saucepan until well-mixed.

Stir bicarb soda and water into tahini mixture.

Add oats, flour, coconut, sesame seeds, oat milk and apricots and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.

Spread mixture into a lamington tin lined with baking paper. Bake for 30 mins or until golden brown. Allow to cool in the pan and cut into squares.

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