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Breakfast

treats
treats
treats
treats

Jackie Sobon creates some
Jackie Sobon creates some

sweet and healthy bites to
sweet and healthy bites to

get your day started right.

Chocolate peanut

butter rice bars

If, as a kid, you ever had a home-packed lunch,
participated in sports, or went to daycare, chances
are you ate some small ‘granola’ bars. Now it’s
time for the way-better adult version. These bars
are easy to make and great to scale up if you
double the recipe, depending on the occasion.
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Makes 10 bars | Prep 10 mins plus chilling | Cook 5 mins |
3 Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and pack taken from Vegan
Calories 281 (per bar)
it into an even layer using a spatula. Refrigerate the bars Yack Attack’s Plant-
for 30 minutes or until they have firmed up considerably Based Meal Prep
140g (4 cups) brown rice 60ml (¼ cup) agave nectar
(they may still be a little flexible). Microwave the remaining by Jackie Sobon,
crisps cereal 65g (¼ cup) creamy
75g (½ cup) chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl published by Fair
150g (1 cup) dairy-free peanut butter
until melted, 45-60 seconds. Stir the melted chips until Winds Press. (RRP
semi-sweet chocolate 2 tbsp ground flaxseed very smooth and use a fork to drizzle the chocolate over £16.99.)

chips, divided
3 tbsp refined coconut oil the tops of the bars. Sprinkle with the coarse salt and

75g (½ cup) chopped 1½ tsp vanilla extract refrigerate again for at least 10 minutes.
roasted peanuts 4 Carefully pull the bars out of the dish using the parchment
½ tsp coarse salt
sling. Cut the rectangle in half widthwise, then slice each
1 Lightly grease a 20x20cm (8x8in) baking dish, then line it half into five bars. Store in the fridge for up to 1 month.
with parchment paper so that the paper hangs over the
edges of the pan on two sides. In a large bowl, combine
the brown rice crisps, 75g (½ cup) of the chocolate chips, TIP For added sweetness, try switching out half the mixed-in
and the peanuts. chocolate chips with dried cranberries or diced dates.
2 Heat the agave nectar, peanut butter, flaxseed, coconut
oil and vanilla in a small saucepan over medium-low heat
until the mixture starts to liquify. Whisk until smooth, then 19g 7.4g 0.2g 15g 5g
remove from the heat and pour over the cereal mixture.
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