Breakfast Bars

Perfect for a snatch and run breakfast, these are also a delicious and very healthy alternative to cake or biscuits as they contain no refined sugar and can also be made fat free should you wish.

Bring on the bikini.

1.5 tbsp melted butter/sunflower oil/coconut oil

2 bananas

1 tbsp honey (local or British if possible!)

2 tbsp fruit spread: (this stuff is amazing, no added anything, just fruit, delicious on toast or yoghurt and great in flapjacks)

3oz/75g dates, finely chopped and soaked in 2 tbsp boiling water

3oz/75g dried fruit (raisins, sultanas, currants, dried cranberries, apricots, apple etc)

1oz/25g chopped walnuts

1oz/25g seeds
1oz/25g desiccated coconut (optional)

6oz oats

Place the bananas in a bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until smooth, then whisk in the oil, honey and fruit spread.

Stir in the other ingredients.

Press into a lightly greased tray (you can make them thick or thin depending on your preference and the size of your tin!) and bake 25 minutes at 180C/gas mark 4 until golden .

Cut while warm then leave to cool in the tray.