Nigella Lawson Breakfast Bars 2.0
A healthier gluten free, sugar free version of her original breakfast bars.
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 9 ounces medjool dates
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2/3 cup goji berries (I substituted dried cranberries)
- 1/2 cup shelled pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup brown flaxseeds
- 1/2 cup cacao nibs (I omitted them)
- 3 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 cup cornflakes
- 1 cup rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees and line the bottom and sides of a 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- Pit the dates and tear them with your fingers into a small saucepan. Add the cinnamon, cover with 1 cup cold water, bring to the boil and let bubble for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, and beat with a fork until you have a rough purée.
- Put all the remaining ingredients into a large bowl, add the date mixture and mix until everything is combined.
- Scrape the mixure into your prepared tin and press it down evenly.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, until firm and set, and golden on top and darker around the edges.
- Remove from the oven and place the pan on a wire rack, allowing the bars to cool in the baking pan before cutting into pieces.
Notes
Serving size: 1 breakfast bar
WW Points: 4
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(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 6 SmartPoints (Green plan) 6 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 6 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 5 PointsPlus (Old plan) Breakfast Bar Recipe Variations:
Use sunflower seeds in place of flaxseeds, or half and half rather than all flaxseeds. Substitute puffed rice or buckwheat flakes for cornflakes. If you can't get hold of medjool dates, then use 12 ounces pitted dried dates and up the water to 1-1/4 cups. They'll take about 10, rather than 5, minutes to cook until they're soft enough to mash to a purée.
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 6 SmartPoints (Green plan) 6 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 6 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 5 PointsPlus (Old plan) Breakfast Bar Recipe Variations:
Use sunflower seeds in place of flaxseeds, or half and half rather than all flaxseeds. Substitute puffed rice or buckwheat flakes for cornflakes. If you can't get hold of medjool dates, then use 12 ounces pitted dried dates and up the water to 1-1/4 cups. They'll take about 10, rather than 5, minutes to cook until they're soft enough to mash to a purée.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 244mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 57IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg