I’ve heard a lot of negative remarks about the humble little muesli bar lately … too much sugar!  Additives!  You may as well drink a can of coke!  etc etc.  Poor muesli bars, being a child of the 80s I’ve always liked them and if you buy a brand which is quite healthy and lower in sugar, I don’t see the problem.

Anyway, I thought I’d make my own the other day and they tasted wonderful; chewy, not-too-sweet with a bit of crunch and loads of different textures throughout.  I can’t say I won’t ever buy them again as they’re a fairly cheap and cheerful snack, however making them is pretty easy, you can put what you like in them and there’s no competition really, home-made tastes superior.  Ant calls them birdseed bars (very droll isn’t he?!) as they do look a bit nutty and seedy and such which is exactly what I love about them.

You can always toast the nuts although I didn’t; lately I prefer eating raw nuts as they’re better for you.  Toasting nuts does bring out their lovely flavours though.  These bars are quite high in calories and carbs (paleo people, look away now) and although on the side of health conscious, they’re more suitable for breakfast rather than a snack ….. although you could make them smaller obviously, than I did.

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