Nigella Lawson Breakfast Bars 20 Recipes

A healthier gluten free, sugar free version of her original breakfast bars.

Provided by Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch     Snack

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 bar, Calories 200 kcal, Carbohydrate 25 g, Protein 8 g, Fat 9 g, Fiber 9 g

I have a breakfast bar recipe in an earlier book, but this is the new, improved version: gluten-free, dairy-free and enough seeds to make you start sprouting. I've used no sugar, but before you start thinking this is virtuously sugar-free (which I could claim it to be), remember that the sweetness that comes from the dates is, in essence, sugar, though certainly it's unprocessed and full of fiber at the same time. There are a lot of ingredients, but you need a good mixture to give crunch and chew--and all manner of smugness-inducing nutrients--though you can fiddle about with them. You can, for example, use sunflower seeds in place of flaxseeds, or half and half rather than all flaxseeds, as below, and you can also use puffed rice (gluten-free if needed) or buckwheat flakes in place of cornflakes. In theory, cornflakes (and oats) should be gluten-free, but if crucial, make sure it's stipulated on the packet. If you can't get hold of medjool dates, then use 350 grams (12 ounces) pitted dried dates and up the water to 400 milliliters (scant 1 3/4 cups). And they'll take about 10, rather than 5, minutes to cook until they're soft enough to mash to a purée. Make these bars at the weekend, and you'll be set up for the week if you're someone who needs to grab-and-go in the morning. They come in pretty handy for that 4pm slump, too.

Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network

Time 1h

Yield 16 bars

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

I am addicted to these, and so is everyone I give them to. Although they're quick to throw together, they do take nearly an hour to bake, so what I suggest is, make a batch at the weekend and then you will have the oaty, chewy bars ready and waiting for those days when you have to snatch breakfast on the hoof. Mind you, they are just like milk and cereal in bar form, so there's nothing to stop you nibbling at one with your morning coffee at home every day. If you are not a morning person, believe me, they will make your life easier. They also store well; indeed, they seem to get better and better. So just stash a tin with them and remove as and when you want. For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.

Provided by Nigella

Yield Makes: 16 bars

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

I have a breakfast bar recipe in an earlier book, but this is the new, improved version: gluten-free, dairy-free and enough seeds to make you start sprouting. I've used no sugar, but before you start thinking this is virtuously sugar-free, remember that the sweetness that comes from the dates is, in essence, sugar, though certainly it's unprocessed and full of fiber at the same time. Make these bars at the weekend, and you'll be set up for the week if you're someone who needs to grab-and-go in the morning. They come in pretty handy for that 4pm slump, too. (Recipe courtesy Simply Nigella)

Provided by Nigella Lawson

Categories     Breakfast

Time 1h

Yield 16 bars

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151, Fat 6.7, SaturatedFat 0.8, Sodium 15.7, Carbohydrate 21.1, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 10.3, Protein 4.5