Jazz bars

In between sweet treats that are heavy on the sugar and butter, I like to fill the tins with healthy slices. This recipe caught my eye while researching Jazz apples. It made a delicious but very crumbly slice, so I have adapted it slightly to make it more firm and lunchbox friendly.

Ingredients

4 Tbsp	Peanut butter, crunchy
150 g	Honey
1 tsp	Mixed spice, ground
120 g	Rolled oats (Main)
50 g	Wheat bran
100 g	Dried fruit, such as cranberries, raisins, sultanas
50 g	Macadamia nuts, or walnuts
1	Apple, I used the Jazz variety, unpeeled and cored
2 tsp	Sesame seeds

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 180C and grease and line a 20cm square tin with baking paper.
2. Soften the peanut butter in a bowl, mix in the honey, spice, oats, wheatbran, dried fruit and nuts.
3. Chop the apple finely and mix into the oat mixture, with wet hands is best.
4. Spread the mixture into the tin and press in firmly with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for 30-35 minutes until browned.
5. Cut into bars while still hot, then leave to cool in the tin. The bars will keep for a week in the fridge.