Chewy Fruit & Nut Bars

Name: Chewy Fruit & Nut Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (625 mL) Robin Hood® Oats; 2 cups (500 mL) dried fruit (cranberries, chopped apricots, raisins); 1 cup (250 mL) sunflower seeds or pumpkins seeds, or a combination of the two; 1/2 cup (125 mL) sliced almonds, toasted; 2 tbsp (30 mL) each of sesame seeds and flax seeds; 1 can (300 mL) Eagle Brand® Low Fat Sweetened Condensed Milk, slightly warmed Low Fat Sweetened Condensed Milk; 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Serves 36

Difficulty N/A

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups (625 mL) Robin Hood® Oats
2 cups (500 mL) dried fruit (cranberries, chopped apricots, raisins)
1 cup (250 mL) sunflower seeds or pumpkins seeds, or a combination of the two
1/2 cup (125 mL) sliced almonds, toasted
2 tbsp (30 mL) each of sesame seeds and flax seeds
1 can (300 mL) Eagle Brand^® Low Fat Sweetened Condensed Milk, slightly warmed
2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract

Low Fat Sweetened Condensed Milk

Directions

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Grease a 15” x 10” (40 cm x 25 cm) jelly roll pan. Line with parchment paper.

Step 2:

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well. Press evenly into prepared pan.

Step 3:

Bake in preheated oven 20-25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool and cut into bars.

Tip

Lining a pan with parchment paper, overlapping the sides allows for easy removal and cutting of squares. Use any combination of seeds and dried fruit such as mango, papaya, pears for a different variation.