Skip the supermarket buys and make your own energy-boosting air fryer muesli bars. These homemade muesli bars are filled with nutritious oats and seeds, and are nut-free for school lunch boxes.
Ingredients
Method
Process 1 cup (90g) oats until the consistency of desiccated coconut. Add sunflower seeds and pepitas; pulse briefly until a few are coarsely chopped. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Process apricots, chia seeds and the boiling water until finely chopped; add to the bowl with coconut.
Stir butter, sugar, honey and cinnamon in a medium saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves and mixture is smooth; stir into oat mixture until combined, then stir in remaining oats.
Remove the basket from the pan of a 5.3-litre air fryer and place on a sheet of baking paper; trace around the base. Cut out shape 2cm larger than the marked tracing. Grease basket and line with the paper cut-out.
Press oat mixture very firmly over the paper; use the base of a glass or an offset spatula to compact the mixture. Insert the basket back into the air fryer pan; at 140°C, cook for 40 minutes.
Remove the basket from the air fryer pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely. Using the paper as an aid, lift the slice from the basket and transfer to a board; cut into 12 bars.
How to store air fryer muesli bars
Muesli bars will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
