Chewy oat bars

Time for our first recipe.
This is for those that pop an expensive muesli bar in their kids lunchbox to find that only a bite gets taken out and the rest is wasted.
This is easy enough to get the kids to make it themselves.
*Hot tip #1 Kids will eat most things that they either cook or grow themselves.

Chewy Oat slice

1 cup of quick cooking oats

1 cup plain flour

2/3 cup shredded coconut

1/2 cup of packed brown sugar

1/2 cup butter

3 tablespoons Golden Syrup

1 tablespoon Water

1/2 teaspoon Bi carbonate soda

*Combine first 4 ingredients into a large bowl.

Place Butter, golden syrup and water in a medium saucepan, heat and stir until butter is melted then remove from heat.

Add bicarb soda. Stir well, then add to oats mixture. Mix well, press firmly into greased 22 x 22" pan. Bake in 160 degrees C oven for about 20 minutes until set and golden. Cool and store into airtight  container or freezes well.

Cuts into 18 bars.

Once this becaomes a favourite recipe, you can add variations such as chopped cranberry and sesame seeds or chopped apricot and choc chips.
Enjoy!