Sunshine Breakfast Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Cream margarine, white sugar and brown sugar.
• Add egg yolks, water and vanilla.
• Add flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Spread dough in 9x13 pan and cover with chocolate chips, pressing them into the dough.
• Whip 2 egg whites and a pinch of salt until stiff.
• Gradually add 1 cup brown sugar and beat well.
• Spread over chips.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Chop the tropical medley into pieces using kitchen scissors. Tip the oats, cereal, coconut and fruit into a large bowl and mix well, using a wooden spoon or clean hands. Put the hazelnuts and sunflower, sesame or pumpkin seeds in a frying pan with no oil and, over a moderate heat, stir until they are lightly toasted. Leave to cool a little then tip into the bowl and mix.
• Put the sugar, syrup and butter in a small pan and heat gently, stirring with a wooden spoon until melted, then simmer for 2 minutes until slightly thicker and syrupy.
• Quickly stir the syrup into the dry mix, stirring until it all starts to bind and there are no dry patches.
• Quickly tip into a 20cm square tin and press down with the back of a spoon to even out the surface. Leave to cool and set - about 2 hours. Cut the mixture into 6 one way and 3 the other to make 18 bars. Store in a tin, or wrapped tightly in foil for up to a week.