Raymond is a best-selling author and his BBC Two television series have included The Very Hungry Frenchman, Kitchen Secrets and The Restaurant. His latest series and book – Kew on a Plate – saw Raymond team up with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to create a stunning kitchen garden to showcase the heritage and botany of our favourite plants as well as to uncover their growing and cooking secrets. And not all granola bar recipes are good. Quite often, they are literally calorie bombs loaded with rich ingredients. Those may work well for gaining weight. Wet Ingredients: Mix together almond butter, maple syrup, melted ghee or coconut oil, ground cardamom, vanilla and salt.

If you are looking for a balanced and healthy treat, choose recipes that use a combination of grains, cereals and some nuts, dates, honey or maple syrup instead of refined sugar and nut butters in place of dairy butter. Granola bars are often considered a healthy treat. But many store-bought options are actually not healthy at all. They have too many artificial ingredients, fillers and loaded with sugar.

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In a large pan over medium heat, toast pumpkin seeds until warmed and slightly golden, about 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once toasted, transfer pumpkin seeds to large mixing bowl. Reduce heat to medium-low and, to same pan, toast shredded coconut until golden, about 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Transfer shredded coconut to mixing bowl of toasted pumpkin seeds. No Added Sugar: Make a paste of soft Medjool dates and use that instead of maple syrup. The bars will have a softer bite, unlike those made with maple syrup. Flavors: I use ground cardamom and vanilla. You could also try a hint of almond flavor instead of cardamom. Other options are ground cinnamon or holiday spices. Gently heat the honey and nut butter in a small pan over a low heat. Meanwhile, slit open the dates, pull out and discard the stones, then place into a blender with 100ml of warm water.

Using a combination of puffed cereal with rolled oats actually lightens up the granola bars by cutting down a little on the calories and carbs, since the puffed cereals are not as dense. More Healthy TreatsToast: Take the oats and almonds in a baking sheet and toast. This will make these ingredients more dry to help absorb the wet ingredients well. And will also enhance flavor. More Protein: Increase the amount of hemp seeds as they are a great source of protein. You can also add more chia seeds or flaxseed meal. Nut Free:Replace almond butter with sun butter; and use sunflower or pumpkin seeds instead of almonds and pistachios. Step 1 Preheat oven to 400°. Grease a 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper and grease parchment. Dried Coconut Flakes: Choose the unsweetened version. You can easily find these at most grocery stores. Bob's red mill is one of the brands I use.