Raisin Chocolate and Puffed Rice Bars
These crunchy, chewy and healthy raisin chocolate and puffed rice nutritional bars will keep you going through the whole day!
Servings: 4 Portions
Ingredients
- 125 g Puffed rice or mudhi
- 50 g Dark chocolate chips
- 50 g Almond flakes or roughly chopped
- 50 g Kismis rasins
- 1 tbsp Orange rind dried
- 85 ml Vegetable oil
- 120 ml Honey clear
- 35 g Brown sugar light
Instructions
- Mix the almonds, raisins, orange rind, chocolate chips and puffed rice in a bowl.
- Heat oil and sugar together in a deep bottomed pan over medium heat. Until all the sugar has melted and the mixture is bubbling. Remove from heat and mix the honey thoroughly into the sugar mixture.
- Set aside to cool for 2 minutes.
- Pour the cooled mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix using a wooden spatula until it is well incorporated.
- Spoon the mixture into a baking tin lined with butter paper. Press gently with your palm or spatula to flatten the layer.
- Place the baking tin in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to allow the mixture to cool and harden. Remove from the refrigerator and cut it with a thick and sharp knife into bars.
Notes
- These bars can be stored in an air tight container in the fridge for 5 days.
- Almonds and raisins can be substituted for other nuts and dry fruits such as walnuts, cashew, chopped apricot etc.,
- Orange rind can be omitted or substituted for lemon zest. You can even use a spoon of orange marmalade instead.
Nutrition
Calories: 618kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 343mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 12mg