Health Crunchie Bars

This is a wonderful, energy packed snack to keep hungry children (and adults!) at bay until supper time.
It is low-GI and very yummy! I have amended the original recipe to omit most of the butter and syrup and added honey and olive oil instead and replaced the refined white sugar with brown.

Health Crunchie Bars

Ingredients:
50g butter (melted)
150ml olive oil
5 tbsp honey
100g brown sugar
5ml vanilla essence
150g dates, nuts, seeds, cranberries
6 tbsp raisins
4 tbsp desiccated coconut
250g porridge oats
100g cake flour (mixture of cornflour/rice flour if wheat intolerant)

Method:
Preheat the oven to 180'c.
Line a baking tray with baking parchment leaving an overhang to make it easier to take the bars out. Spray with cooking spray.

Melt butter, oil, sugar, and honey and vanilla essence in a saucepan over a low heat until sugar has melted.
Place all ingredients into a large bowl and add the honey mixture to it.
Mix really well, and spoon into the baking tray, pressing down firmly and evenly.
Bake in the middle shelf of the oven for about 20 minutes until mixture is nicely browned.
Leave to cool in the tray for a few minutes before cutting into squares and then cool a little more before putting into an airtight container.
Makes approximately 24 squares (depending on how small you cut them).
Serve at teatime or as a lunchbox snack.