Pear & Oat Bars

Serves: 25-30 mins |Prep: 10 mins minCook: 20 min

These Pear Oat Bars are not only healthy and delicious but they’re the perfect recipe to get the little ones in the kitchen and helping Mum or Dad! Measuring, pouring and mixing are all simple ways to get your kids involved in cooking. The oats ensure the Bars are packed with fibre to keep tummies feeling fuller for longer. But my favourite part? The sweet aroma of pear and cinnamon filling my home when I pull them out of the oven. The only downside is having to wait for them to cool down before digging in!

Ingredients

Method

120g coconut oil
100g raw honey
200g gluten-free oats
80g buckwheat flour
50g tapioca flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
250g ripe pear, peeled and grated
2 tsp vanilla powder or extract

1.	Preheat oven to 180C and line a 20x30cm cake tin with baking paper.
2.	In a small saucepan, melt coconut oil and honey over medium heat and stir until well combined.
3.	Combine oats, buckwheat flour, tapioca and cinnamon in a large bowl.
4.	Add honey mix along with pear and vanilla to the dry mixture and stir to combine.
5.	Press into prepared baking dish and bake in oven for 25-30 mins.
6.	Allow to cool in the tin, then cut into squares.

Tip:

Swap coconut oil for butter for a non-dairy free version. Swap pears for apples or other fruit puree.

Serve immediately, store in the fridge for up to 6 days or freeze for up to 4 months.