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Cranberry and Muesli Slice

Cranberry and Coconut Muesli Slice

Cranberry and Coconut Muesli Slice ready for the oven Ingredients 1/4 Cup plain flour 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 3 cups rolled oats 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1/2 cup pumpkin seed kernels 1 cup dried cranberries 180grams butter 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Preheat oven 10 160 degrees Place flour, cinnamon, oats, coconut, pumpkin seed kernels and cranberries in bowl Mix to combine. Place the butter, honey, sugar and vanilla in a pan over low heat and stir until melted Add to flour and mix well. Press into lightly greased 20 cm X 30 cm tin lined with non stick baking paper. Bake 35 - 40 min until golden Cool in tin Serves 8 - 10 My husband like this so much he ate half the tray and our guests kept tucking in until only crumbs were left. This is a relatively new recipe but I have made this quite a few times already and have substituted other dried fruits depending on what was in the pantry and always delicious. If you like this check out Quick...

How To Make Anzac Biscuits

Simple and easy to make Anzac Biscuits Today I had the urge to make something to nibble with our cuppa and for afters and discovered this really, really easy Biscuit recipe on the back of a Rolled Oats packet and thought it was too good to keep to myself. They are crisp, nutty and full of flavor and just the thing for a quick healthy snack. Anzac Biscuits Ingredients 1 cup uncooked Rolled Oats 1 cup plain flour 1 cup lightly packet brown sugar 3/4 cup desiccated coconut 125g butter or margarine 2 Tablespoons golden syrup 1 teaspoon of baking soda 2 Tablespoons boiling water Method: Blend oats, flour, sugar and coconut. Melt butter/margarine and syrup over low heat and remove Dissolve baking soda in boiling water, then add to melted butter mixture Stir into oats mixture Drop full spoonfuls of mixture onto a greased tray - make sure you leave room to spread Bake at 150 degrees C (300 degrees F) Conventional oven 15 - 17 minutes - leave longer if you want them crisp These biscuits u...

Chocolate Fridge Slice

Chocolate Fridge Slice - superbly delicious and decadent slice - try instead of Christmas pudding. 30 grams almonds chopped up roughly 30 grams pumpkin seeds 150 grams of dried fruit like raisins, apricots, berries 50 mls of brandy or fruit juice 180 grams of dark organic chocolate (Trade Aid chokkie is fabulous if you can manage to save it before you demolish the entire block ) 50 grams of unsalted butter ( or substitute) 75 grams of broken up digestive biscuits Add fruits and brandy in bowl to absorb brandy. Line a cake tin with cling film and let this overhang. Melt choc/butter over low heat. Drain dried fruit and tip into bowl and add pumpkin seeds, chocolate mix and stir well. Pour into dish and put in fridge overnite. Serve in slices as is or with sour cream or yogurt.