Muesli Energy Bars / Enjoy Plant's power

Hello friends!

Making muesli at home is easy. You can to combine nuts, seeds, and some cereals to get a delicious mix that you can use for breakfast.

Today I want to share my Muesli Energy Bars recipe that I use for snacking after exercise.

Most recipes for making energy bars consist of a cereal mix using honey or chocolate as binding ingredients. The disadvantage is that to have a solid energy bar. You must always store them in the freezer. When removed from the refrigerator, the bars become soft and crumbly. These bars have no crunchiness at room temperature.

This recipe will allow you to make firm and crunchy energy bars. These bars are great!

They are sure to become one of your favorite recipes!

1 cup of wheat flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup oat flakes
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup cranberries
1/4 cup peanuts
2 tablespoons chia seeds
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


Yields 12 units

Before we start, we should toast the oat flakes and peanuts. It will provide crunchiness to the energy bars.

In a bowl mix the wheat flour, powdered sugar, granulated sugar, and only 1/4 cup of toasted oat flakes. Reserve the rest of the oats for later.

Why do I use two types of sugar in this recipe?
For the energy bars to have the right sweetness, you need 1 cup of sugar. However, I use half of this amount in the form of granulated sugar because, with the heat of the oven, the sugar melts and provides a little moisture to the bars. This amount of granulated sugar when it cools is what allows the bars to be compact and not crumble but does not moisten them. This way, we will have delicious crunchy energy bars.

Add also the chia seeds and ground cinnamon. Mix well.

Add only 1/4 cup vegetable oil. Mix with a fork until the oil is incorporated into the other ingredients.

Add the remaining oat flakes, peanuts, and cranberries. Mix all ingredients and add the remaining 1/4 cup vegetable oil. Mix all the ingredients by hand until a dough is formed.

Place the dough on a floured, non-stick surface. With a rolling pin, pat the dough until it is rolled out. Make sure the dough is half a centimeter thick.

Place the dough on a baking sheet. Place waxed paper on the bottom of the pan to prevent the dough from sticking. Bake for 25 minutes at 180ºC.

Remove from oven and let cool.

Use a pizza cutter to cut out rectangles to shape the energy bars.

If you want the energy bars to be more golden brown and crispy, you can bake them a second time for 10 minutes at 180ºC (350ºF).

These energy bars are crunchy yet soft on the inside. You can prepare them by substituting some of the ingredients. You can use raisins instead of cranberries. You can also substitute almonds or walnuts for peanuts. You can get the variety of flavors that your imagination allows!

The energy bars can be stored in airtight glass jars or cookie tins. They keep very well at room temperature for many days.

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