Fast & Healthy Cereal Bars

• 65g/½ cup hazelnuts or walnuts or pecans (use chopped, mixed nuts if short of time. If you can’t use nuts eg at a school then use chopped mixed seeds instead)
• 40g/2 scant cups puffed rice cereal (use GF if necessary)
• 140g/1¾ cups rolled oats (use GF if necessary)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 35g/¼ cup pumpkin seeds
• 25g/¼ cup cacao nibs
• 40g/½ cup goji berries
• 20g/¼ scant cup dried cranberries
• ¼ tsp salt
• 130ml/½ cup plus 1 tbsp vegan syrup (eg maple, agave etc)
• 70g/¼ cup nut butter of your choice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

OR budget option/alternative

• 65g/½ cup unsalted peanuts
• 40g/2 scant cups puffed rice cereal (use GF if necessary)
• 140g/1¾ cups rolled oats (use GF if necessary)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 35g/¼ cup sunflower seeds
• 20g/¼ scant cup raisins or sultanas
• ¼ tsp salt
• 130ml/⅓ cup plus 1 tbsp vegan syrup (Clarks Maple & Carob syrup is under £2 and Aldi and Lidl offer cheaper options too)
• 70g/¼ cup budget peanut butter
• 1 tsp vanilla essence