Wednesday 27 October 2010

Granola Bars

So, following on from my health kick post, I've made some granola bars. I had the day off as I had my final
Accutane hospital appointment. Oh I'm officially of that stuff, but the nurse prescribed me some Retin-A. Has anyone used that?
Anyways, back to the granola bars, so I went to Asda and bought all the ingredients. Some nuts, dried fruits, maple syrup, seeds and oats.
I amended the recipe, as I said I would. I added ground ginger, 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, and 2 tablespoons of melted butter, and half maple syrup with half manukka honey.

The important question is, are they nice? Urrrmmm...Yeah, they are for what they are. They're nutty and oaty. I wish I hadn't put the fruit in though, as I don't like the taste of them (I added strawberry and mango). I don't think they're going to make me want to eat breakfast though, and they were quite expensive to make! All the above costed me £10. However, it is for a lot of bars, not just 1 I guess....! My mum loved them, as she loves all those tastes, but I just don't!


(Pardon the blurry photo!)

Would I make them again? No! I prefer the Special K bars, so I'd rather just pay for them.

Let me know if you guys try it out!

Love ShameeraXxX

10 comments:

  1. They don't seem that healthy with all that butter and peanut butter!

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  2. It was low fat, sugar free organic peanut butter and low fat margarine. It was a big batch, so not like I'm eating 4tablespoons everytime I'm eating one lol!

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  3. These look really yummy! The combination of the dried fruit, nuts and seeds with the peanut butter is really good as it ensures a slow release of energy instead of a 'quick fix' therefore keeping you fuller for longer and preventing the dreaded 'snacking' - great recipe! Keep them coming!

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  4. Thanks Verity...I did want it to be slow releasing so that I feel fuller for longer. As I make up recipes, I'll share them with you :D xxx

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  5. Ohh my bad! They sound scrummy! xx

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  6. Sana - they weren't scrummy! I don't like them, I've just got a whole tub of them! My mum liked them though lol!X

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  7. ooooh such a good idea to make your own xxx

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  8. Kirstyb - when you make them, makesure you put in only the things you know you like & you'll be more likely to eat them! X

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  9. i've used retin-A before :) dad's a doctor so he recommended i use it when my skin was going through a rough phase. it works really well for drying out spots and taking off that first few layers of the skin. hope you get good results with it!

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  10. It really does peel, doesn't it? I like it!It's just what my skin needed after the Roaccutane to finish it off nicely :-)Hope your skin is fine now...XxX

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