{"id":3239,"date":"2014-08-14T15:43:40","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T07:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/?p=3239"},"modified":"2014-08-14T22:31:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T14:31:19","slug":"paleo-breakfast-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/paleo-breakfast-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"(paleo) Breakfast bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In January 2010, I said \u201cHello<\/span><\/a>” to the blogging\u00a0\u00a0 community and started my Food 4 Thought website.\u00a0 My goal was to put my passion for cooking into pages to share with others and hopefully along the way, inspire people to cook.<\/p>\n

How things have changed!\u00a0\u00a0 I still love to cook and to share my recipes.\u00a0 Inspiring people to try new things and take their own \u201cfood\u00a0journey\u201d continues to drive all that I do.<\/p>\n

What has changed most?\u00a0 Since that first post, I now have a Thermomix (of course) and a digital SLR (camera) – I love them both.\u00a0 One allows me to create delicious food and the other beautiful photos :).\u00a0 I still have my KitchenAid because…….umm……it\u2019s so pretty.\u00a0 Unfortunately it does gather dust because I tend to adapt things to \u201cHermie\u201d now.\u00a0 I\u2019ve taken my own food journey throughout the years and learnt that my body likes different foods now and runs more efficiently when I eat those particular things.\u00a0 Some people might think a breakfast of LOTS of spinach, avocado, roasted pumpkin and boiled eggs is a bit weird, but I love it.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned, sharing recipes and ideas is really important to me and one of the reasons I write my blog and my newsletter.\u00a0 So when someone asked me recently how I use my Thermomix for breakfast aside from the \u201cusual response\u201d of poached eggs (YUM!), porridge, boiled eggs, CADA, omelettes, baked eggs and homemade bread and butter I also mentioned muesli bars.<\/p>\n

When creating this recipe I took inspiration from a little cookbook that Thermomix in Australia offer.\u00a0 \u201cCooking for Me and You\u201d is designed for one to two people and has some delicious recipes like Asian style mussels, Prawn stir fry and Chocolate custard souffl\u00e9.\u00a0 So in celebration of sharing to inspire people to cook, I am also sharing the book.\u00a0 Simply leave a comment below telling me about your favourite breakfast creation using the Thermomix.\u00a0 Share your recipes, you might inspire people xxx<\/p>\n

(paleo)\u00a0breakfast bar<\/span>\u2013\u00a0makes\u00a0approx. 18 bars (recipe by Fiona at Food 4 Thought inspired by Cooking for Me and You).<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span>
\n70g flaked coconut (unsweetened)
\n60g brazil nuts
\n120g your choice of mixed dried fruit
\n60g raw cashew nuts, activated if you wish
\n120g your choice of mixed\u00a0seeds
\n250g almonds, activated and dried if you wish
\n3 eggs (or chia eggs)
\n60g raw honey
\n40g\u00a0dried\u00a0cranberries<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/span>
\nPreheat the oven to 170\u00b0C (160\u00b0C fan-forced).\u00a0\u00a0Line a\u00a030cm x 20cm\u00a0baking tray with non-stick paper.<\/p>\n

Place flaked coconut into TM bowl and grind for\u00a010 seconds <\/strong>on speed 7.\u00a0 <\/strong>Set aside.<\/p>\n

Add\u00a0brazil nuts and\u00a0chop\u00a0for\u00a07 seconds\u00a0<\/strong>on speed\u00a04<\/strong>.\u00a0 Set aside with coconut.<\/p>\n

Add cashew and dried fruit into TM bowl and chop on closed lid position, Turbo <\/strong>for 1 second, 1-2 times.\u00a0 <\/strong>Set aside with coconut.<\/p>\n

Place almonds into TM bowl and mill\u00a0for\u00a08 seconds\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>on speed\u00a08.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/strong>Add eggs and honey, mix\u00a05 seconds\u00a0<\/strong>on speed\u00a04.\u00a0 <\/strong>Add all other ingredients and mix for 20 seconds, reverse\u00a0<\/strong>on speed\u00a03.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Scrape mixture\u00a0into prepared tray, use damp hands to press down firmly and evenly.\u00a0 Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden.\u00a0 Once\u00a0cooked remove from oven and place on cooling rack.\u00a0 When just cool enough to handle, cut into bars.\u00a0 If you want to coat them in chocolate allow to cool a little more then coat as desired.<\/p>\n

My tips:\u00a0<\/span> *For the dried fruit I used 30g apricots, 40g sultanas, 50g dates and for the mixed seeds I used 40g each of sesame, sunflower and pumpkin.\u00a0 You can use whatever you like. \u00a0*I\u00a0 activated the nuts by soaking them then roasting them in the oven.\u00a0 This process decreases levels of anti-nutrients such as phytic acid.\u00a0 You can find some more information\u00a0here<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and lots of other places on the net.<\/p>\n

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ease: 9\/10.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Not difficult, just a few steps
\nprep time:\u00a015 minutes <\/strong>
\ncooking time:\u00a030 minutes\u00a0<\/strong>
\ntotal:\u00a045 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

taste: 9\/10<\/strong>\u00a0I LOVE these.\u00a0 They have become my “grab and run” breakfast as well as the little snack I have just to fill the gap when I need it.\u00a0 They’re not too crunchy so easy to eat one handed \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

would I make it again:\u00a0 I\u00a0 have <\/strong>already <\/strong>\":)\"<\/p>\n

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In January 2010, I said \u201cHello” to the blogging community and started my Food 4 Thought website. My goal was to put my passion for cooking into pages to share with others and hopefully along the way, inspire people to cook.<\/p>\n

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