Nigella’s Breakfast Bars Made Weight Watchers Friendly

Nigella’s Breakfast Bars

I’ve been meaning to try these breakfast bars from Nigella Lawson for weeks. Sunday was finally the day and all I can say is, “What took me so long?”  They are the yummiest granola bar I’ve ever tasted, homemade or otherwise. It’s a good thing I only made a half batch because they are addictive, just like she said.

Once you taste these you’ll never want another store-bought granola bar, that’s for sure!

The recipe comes from  Nigella Express: 130 Recipes for Good Food, Fast one of my favorite of her cookbooks. As soon as I saw the picture of these homemade breakfast/granola bars, I had a feeling I would fall in love with them. They’re chock-a-block full of some of my favorite things including, coconut, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and peanuts, all held together with sweetened condensed milk.

Does anyone else find the smell of sweetened condensed milk intoxicating?

I shared a couple of these delectable oaty, chewy, sweet and crunchy breakfast bars with my Mom, who agreed that they’re delicious.

Add a piece of fruit or cup of yogurt for a great quick and easy no-cook breakfast.

To make them Weight Watchers friendly, I substituted nonfat sweetened condensed milk and cut them into 24 bars, instead of the suggested 16, giving them a PointsPlus value of 4.

I divided the recipe in half and baked them in an 8-inch pan but plan on making a full batch next time since they keep well. Try these yummy breakfast bars and see if you don’t become addicted too

Enjoy!

Nigella’s Breakfast Bars

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

1 hour

Total time

1 hour 10 mins

 

Easy and delicious oaty, chewy breakfast bars with 4 PointsPlus Value

Recipe type: Breakfast, Snack

Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1 can (14 ounces) non-fat sweetened condensed milk
• 2-1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup mixed seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, sesame)
• 1 cup natural unsalted peanuts

Instructions

1. Position an oven rack in the center and preheat your oven to 250 F degrees.
2. Coat a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
3. Warm the condensed milk in a pan or the microwave.
4. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together the oats, coconut, cranberries, seeds and peanuts.
5. Add the warmed sweetened condensed milk and stir until everything is well mixed and coated with the milk.
6. Spread the mixture into the prepared baking pan and press down with a spatula or your lightly greased hands, to even out the surface.
7. Bake for 1 hour.
8. Remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes.
9. Cut into 24 bars and then let cool completely.
10. Store in a covered container.

Notes

Nutritional Estimates Per Serving (1 bar): 155 calories, 6.7 g fat, 19.6 g carbs, 2.8 g fiber, 5.9 g protein and 4 WW PointsPlus value Next time I’m going to add a few chopped dried apricots too.

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If you liked this post and recipe for Nigella’s Breakfast Bars, check out these links:

• Healthy Homemade Granola/Energy Bars – soft, chewy and satisfying from Ellie Krieger (4 PPV)
• Best Healthy Homemade Maple Granola Recipe – my personal favorite (5 PointsPlus)
• Low Fat Chewy Granola Bars – with pecans, raisins, and chocolate with 5 PointsPlus value (Skinny Taste)
• Homemade Cereal Bars with no added sugar and 5 PointsPlus value (Snack Girl)