Pear and Raspberry Bars

Amber

Fruity and delicious snack bars.

Ingredients

  • Ingredient
  • Amount
  • Pear slices in juice, drained
  • 410g can
  • Wholemeal self-raising flour
  • 1 ½ cups
  • Plain flour
  • 1/4 cup
  • Desiccated coconut
  • 1/4 cup
  • Caster sugar
  • 1/3 cup
  • Reduced fat milk
  • 1/3 cup
  • Egg
  • 1 large
  • Vanilla essence
  • 2 teaspoons
  • Canola oil
  • 1/3 cup
  • Frozen raspberries
  • 1 cup
  • Rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C.
  2. Line a 20 x 30cm slice tin with baking paper.
  3. Place pear slices in a food processor. Process to form a smooth puree.
  4. Measure flours into a large bowl, stir in the coconut and sugar.
  5. Whisk the milk, egg and vanilla essence in a jug. Add to the flour mixture with the pear puree and oil. Stir until just combined then gently stir in the 3/4 cup of raspberries.
  6. Spoon mixture into prepared slice tin and spread evenly, sprinkle the remaining raspberries and oats over the mixture.
  7. Bake for 30-40 mins or until cooked in centre when tested with a skewer.
  8. Allow to stand in the tin for about 10 minutes to cool, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  9. Slice into bars to serve.

Serves: 12