Simply Raymond: Recipes from Home - The Sunday Times Bestseller (2021), includes recipes from the ITV series

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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.

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. Lightly grease a 22cm-square baking dish with oil, then set aside.With the addition of coconut, ground cardamom, brown butter and maple syrup, these have a special toffee like flavor and taste. They have a rich flavor but are actually not too dense, because we use some puffed rice to lighten it up. Step 4 Scrape toasted oat mixture into bowl with melted butter mixture. Fold in apricot, strawberries, and craisins. Spread mixture evenly onto prepared baking pan. Using a spoon, press top of granola bars to slightly compact mixture and create a more even top. 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.

WebHow to make low carb granola bars In a large pan over medium heat, toast pumpkin seeds until warmed and slightly golden. … Rating: 5/5(2) Chopped dried fruit: C herries, apricots, prunes, dates, freeze-dried raspberries, freeze-dried strawberries, mango, papaya 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. This is the same kind of flavor profile we use for making our Homemade Granola with Cardamom and Cashew, which is a favorite among family and friends. Everyone loves these, when we share them as gifts. Recipe Ingredients and Substitutes 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.You can change the ratios of oats to puffed cereal, or even replace nuts with some chocolate chips. You may cut out the puffed cereal and replace oats. 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.

Almonds: These are the star of the granola bars. We toast it to enhance the flavor. You can also use these in combination with other nuts such as walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, cashews, macadamia and such.

Ingredients

Brasserie Blanc Oxford is a well-lit, airy space with floor to ceiling windows which provide views to greenery and a garden outside. The décor features deep, navy blue wall panelling with rustic details such as distressed mirrors, dried flowers and decorative, potted clementine trees. There are plenty of seating options including large round tables for groups and comfortable bench seating for pairs. Transfer pan to oven and bake for 15 minutes. After baking, remove pan from oven and allow to cool completely at room temperature before slicing into bars (do not slice before it’s fully cooled). After slicing, I would suggest transferring them to the refrigerator to fully chill before eating, although this is not essential.

Wet Ingredients: Mix together almond butter, maple syrup, melted ghee or coconut oil, ground cardamom, vanilla and salt. Puffed Rice Cereal: You can find puffed brown rice or alternatives in most grocery stores. They are made with whole grain and do not have added sugar. These give the bars more body, while being light. I chose the brand arrowhead mills. Transfer the toasted oat mixture to a large bowl with the bran, cinnamon and salt. Roughly chop and stir in the dried fruit, then mix in the honey mixture until well combined.

Method

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 Treats Step 1 Preheat oven to 400°. Grease a 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper and grease parchment.