Strawberry Cereal Bars - Real Recipes from Mums

A more yummy and healthy version to store bought school foods!

Ingredients (makes 10 bars)

1/2 cup Sunflower oil
1/2 cup Honey
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
2 Cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour (or Plain)
1 Cup Oats
1/2 cup Desicated Coconut
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 small punnet strawberries

Method

To make pastry. whisk together the oil and honey. Then add the egg and vanilla and whisk well. Add on top the flour, oats, coconut, salt and baking powder and mix well unitl a dough forms.
In saucepan, add cut and washed strawberries with 1 tbsp. of water and slowly bring to a medium heat. Using a wooden spoon, help the strawberries to soften and break down. Pour into blender and give a good blitz. NOTE: If you want the berry mix thicker, add 1/2 tbsp. of corn flour to drop of water to make a liquid and pour berry mix back into saucepan and add the corn flour mix and stir over low heat to thicken.
Roll out dough on a floured surface. Cut into 3x3 inch squares. Spoon some berry mix onto one side of dough and then fold other half over and pinch to seal. Place on lined baking tray. Bake for 15min on 180. Don't worry if they look like they are breaking on top, once cooled they will go hard, and cracks will close up a little.

Notes

Substitutions can be made. Use coconut oil instead of sunflower oil. Could also use any fruit you want for the inside, such as mixed berries, apple or banana.

67 Comments

- - happymum2018 said
  - 20 Jul 2019
    7:23 am
I have never baked there before but they sound great thanks

- - mom112217 said
  - 27 Feb 2017
    8:39 am
Such a yummy recipe,love it!

- - mom93821 said
  - 17 Jul 2016
    6:44 am
Strawberry cereal bars – yummy way to start the say.

- - EllenG89 said
  - 05 Aug 2015
    7:44 am
yummy! Id rather make my childrens food then buy store bought…who knows what’s really in them

- - mom109229 said
  - 30 Jun 2015
    6:35 am
This looks yummy! Thanks for sharing.

- - GeoEllie said
  - 26 Jan 2015
    5:40 pm
Love knowing what’s in them vs. a packaged supermarket version

- - mom94125 said
  - 08 Nov 2014
    9:33 pm
yeah this is such a great treat for the school lunch box

- - mom94125 said
  - 15 Oct 2014
    9:11 pm
this looks really good! thanks

- - Threelos said
  - 07 Oct 2014
    2:34 pm
Think I might try these with blueberries, since my kids are obsessed with them at the moment!

- - kazh said
  - 21 Aug 2014
    4:24 pm
Much better than store bought. Thanks

- - ginoula5 said
  - 10 Aug 2014
    4:04 pm
these look fantastic, great for picnics, lunch snacks, thanks for sharing
- mom93821 replied
  
  18 Jul 2016 , 4:29 am
  A good snack for every snack moment.
- - mom57522 said
  - 31 Jul 2014
    10:02 pm
Homemade bars, I really like this.

- - mel_phillips said
  - 31 Jul 2014
    9:47 pm
These sound like the perfect lunchbox treat!

- - mom57522 said
  - 29 Jun 2014
    8:28 pm
This looks like a good lunch box treat!

- - kellstar said
  - 10 Jun 2014
    9:42 am
Who couldn’t resist making these. If I hadn’t of used all the honey the other night I would be trying them now.
Q. Could you use jam if strawberries were not available?

- - jadedbutjoyful said
  - 05 Jun 2014
    2:17 pm
i like the sound of these ones

- - twinmum2 said
  - 31 May 2014
    11:56 pm
Sound healthy and yummy

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 29 May 2014
    4:33 pm
I love the idea of these

- - nida saeed said
  - 21 May 2014
    11:52 pm
My son is a fussy eater but he likes strawberries. And I never thought to use them this way. I will try this as anything that goes in his tunny is a big win for me

- - scottie said
  - 21 May 2014
    7:53 am
my grand daughter will just love these