Store-bought muesli bars usually masquerade as a healthy school or work snack when in reality they are often full of sugar. But as a favourite lunchbox filler among the little ones, muesli bars aren’t disappearing any time soon. So, homemade versions are the way to go. Here, we’ve gathered our favourite slices and bars. Opt for a fruity, sugar-free version for a healthier snack or indulge in a chocolate-y slice when you want to treat yourself. Enjoy!
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Muesli bars
These muesli bars are a particularly high energy food, great for kids on the go. Serve them up as an after school snack, or keep them handy on the weekends to refuel in between sporting commitments.
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Homemade muesli
Making your own muesli at home can be so much tastier and you have more control over the ingredients. We have sweetened ours with date and figs.
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Gluten-free muesli
Making your own muesli is fun, simple and delicious, and the results are absolutely sensational.
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Homemade muesli bar
You’ll never buy store bought muesli bars again. These homemade apricot and coconut bars are soft, sweet and chewy with just the right amount of bite.
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Apricot muesli cookies
Try this low-carb tasty treat. These bite-sized beauties are packed with healthy muesli, apricots and sweetened with honey.
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Apricot muesli slice
With a crunchy oat, cornflake and coconut topping, this slice is the perfect morning pick-me-up.
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Apricot choc-chip muesli bars
Home made muesli bars are a great way to make sure that supposedly healthy treats actually are! Deliciously chewy, these muesli bars are nut free.
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Muesli slice
You can experiment with all kinds of dried fruit for this recipe. Filled with the goodness and energy of oats, it’s the perfect kid refueller.
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Cranberry and honey muesli bars
Cranberry and honey muesli bars
Packed with fruit and seeds, these gluten-free cranberry and honey muesli bars bars are perfect for a morning or afternoon pick-me-up. They’re also nut-free, so feel free to add them to the kids’ lunch boxes.
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Apricot and almond muesli slice
Apricot and almond muesli slice
A sweet treat for all the health nuts out there! This gorgeous apricot and almond muesli slice is naturally sweetened and packed full of healthy wholefood ingredients that will keep you fueled for the day.
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Apricot muesli bars
Divine apricot muesli bars are the perfect morning snack for an instant energy boost!
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Tropical fruit flapjacks
These flapjacks make a great snack for lunchboxes or to serve as morning tea. We used dried pineapple, papaya and mango in this recipe. You could also try chopped dates or figs.
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Oaty apple and apricot slice
This golden slice makes a delicious, homely dessert served with ice-cream.
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Chewy Anzac biscuit slice
Enjoy the delicious butterscotch flavours of the Anzac biscuit in chewy slice form.
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Honey & coconut muesli bars
These honey and coconut muesli bars are the perfect energy packed snack for school lunch boxes. For a crispy result bake for a little longer. If you like a chewier bar, then take them out of the oven slightly early.
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Home-made muesli bars
The second best part of making my own snacks is that I know exactly what goes into them – the best part is how they taste. The muesli bars in this recipe can be changed to suit any needs. I put linseed and sesame seeds in them, mostly so I can convince myself that I should eat them. Nuts are lovely, although the boys’ school, as well as many others I am sure, has a peanut ban because of serious allergies. Good additions include slivered almonds, pine nuts, choc chips or chopped apricot pieces.
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Apricot muesli slice
With a crunchy oat, cornflake and coconut topping, this slice is the perfect morning pick-me-up.
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Coconut almond power bars
These almond power bars make a terrific schoolbox snack for the kids!
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Fruit muesli slice
Pepitas, oats and coconut add plenty of nutty, crunchy fibre to this fruity muesli slice. A great lunch-box addition, especially as this recipe nut-free.
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Orchard muesli slice
These tasty snacks are the healthier alternative to your store-bought muesli bars. Packed full of dried fruits, chia seeds and coconut, this recipe is already sweet enough so there’s no need for sugar!
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Oat and fruit slice
A toasty combination of wholesome rolled oats with dried fruit makes a feel-good treat for a morning and afternoon tea, or lunchbox snack for your kids.
