Thermomix Energy Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

130 g oats, quick cooking
30 g sliced almonds
70 g raisins
70 g golden raisins
100 g dried apricots
75 g butter, at room temperature
120 g brown sugar
130 g molasses
1 egg
130 g all-purpose flour
80 g pecans, ground into powder
50 g coconut milk powder
40 g toasted wheat germ
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk, 2%

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F.
Place oats and almonds on a baking sheet. Toast in oven for 10 minutes. Set aside. Increase temperature to 325\u00b0F.
Grease a 9x13 pan.
Place raisins, apricots, oats and almonds in TM bowl. Press Turbo 6 times. Tip out and set aside.
Place butter, brown sugar, molasses and egg in TM bowl. Mix at speed 4/20 seconds, or until thoroughly creamed.
Add all remaining dry ingredients. Mix at speed 4/30 seconds, or until combined.
Add vanilla and milk and mix speed 4/20 seconds.
Return dried fruit mixture to TM bowl. Mix at Reverse/speed 3/20 seconds.
Spread the batter in prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Cut into 24 bars.
Wrap individual bars in plastic wrap. They'll keep for about a week. Or freeze for up to 3 months.