Slow Cooker Pumpkin Seed and Mango Oat Bars
Oat bars with pumpkin seeds and dried mango baked in your crockpot, which are perfect for lunch boxes and healthy snacking
Servings 6
Calories 255kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 50 g coconut oil
- 50 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 1 tsp runny honey
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 50 g plain flour (all-purpose flour)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 90 g oats
- 30 g pumpkin seeds
- 35 g dried sweetened mango chopped
Instructions
- Cream together the coconut oil and sugar. This may be easier if you warm the coconut oil gently first.50 g coconut oil, 50 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- Mix in the honey.1 tsp runny honey
- Lightly beat the egg then mix it in. Add the vanilla bean paste.1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- Then add the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and oats) and mix well.50 g plain flour (all-purpose flour), 1 tsp baking powder, 90 g oats
- Finally, stir in the pumpkin seeds and chopped mango until it is well incorporated.30 g pumpkin seeds, 35 g dried sweetened mango
- Grease and line your slow cooker pot with either a large cake case or greaseproof paper with slits cut in the side so it fits nicely.
- Spoon the mixture into the pot and press it down so it is even.
- Replace the lid, with a tea towel under it to collect condensation and prevent it from dripping onto the mixture. Cook on high for 1.5 to 2 hours until crisp and firm.
- Remove the pot from the slow cooker using oven gloves, and allow the pot and mixture to cool.
- Once cool, remove the oat bars and place on a cooling rack to cool fully - they will also harden more as they cool.
- Slice as required, once cool.
Notes
Note: This recipe fits a 3.5 l slow cooker. Double for a larger one, or it would be quite thin. Alternatively, use a cake tin inside your slow cooker to cook it in.
Nutrition
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 197mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1.9mg