Since starting my gluten-free diet I’ve discovered a newfound love for nuts! Peanuts, almonds, walnuts -anything and everything nutty. That’s why I decided to try making my very own nut bars, with 100% natural ingredients, these are a great gluten-free and dairy-free snack and the best bit is you can throw in whatever kind of nuts and seeds you fancy.

Ingredients

• Mixed nuts (150g) – feel free to throw in whichever nuts take your fancy. I chose peanuts, almonds and brasil nuts
• Mixed seeds (70g) – again these can be whatever seeds you like. I tend to just buy a bag of ready mixed seeds.
• Honey (4 tablespoons)
• Almond butter (4 tablespoons)
• A pinch of salt

Recipe

Step one: Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.

Step two: Spread your mixed nuts on a baking tray and roast in the oven for 10-12 minutes.

Step three: Whilst your nuts are roasting, place your honey and almond butter into a saucepan and melt over a low heat until combined.

Step four: Combine your mixed seeds and pinch of salt in a large bowl.

Step five: Once your nuts are toasted and your honey and almond butter combined, mix all your ingredients together in a large bowl.

Step six: Put your mixture into a baking dish lined with baking paper, press down your mixture until even and pop into the fridge for around 30 minutes or until firm.

Your bars are then ready to cut up and enjoy!

Notes

• Once your nut bars have firmed up in the fridge you may may wish to add some chocolate on top. To do so I’d suggest simply melting around 40g of dark chocolate in the microwave or in a small saucepan and drizzling over your nut mixture. Allow to set before cutting up into bars.