Prairie Oat and Nut Bar
Prairie Oat and Nut Bar

This dish is a spotlight for the Prairies. Oats are the humble shining star and combined with dried Canadian fruit makes this a crowd-pleasing favourite. It is also packable or suitable for hand-held treats.

Servings/Yield
25 x 50 cm baking sheet servings
Ingredients

90 g Rolled oats

100 g Dried cranberries

80 g Sliced almonds

200 g Brown sugar

90 ml Canola oil

3 g Ground cinnamon

2 g Cardamom

2 g Salt

10 ml Vanilla extract

220 g Almond butter

2 Egg whites

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
  2. Grease baking sheet, as well as line with parchment paper.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, almonds, and cranberries.
  4. In a saucepan, heat sugar, oil, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, vanilla, and almond butter.
  5. Stir until smooth.
  6. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
  7. Whisk in egg whites being cautious not to scramble.
  8. Pour liquid into bowl of oats, almonds and cranberries. Mix well.
  9. Pour out onto parchment-lined tray. Press down thoroughly and evenly.
  10. Bake for around 30 minutes.
  11. Let cool completely before cutting into desired shape and size.