For those of you who like a piece of Mars Bar slice every now and then, here's a new version. The benefits of this recipe are two-fold (actually, if you were to list the benefits of this recipe you could be here all day long, but I'm highlighting two.) Firstly, portion control and secondly, added fibre.
I have reduced your standard recipe down to it's lowest common denominator - a single Mars Bar. If you just pick up one Mars Bar at the corner store, you can make enough for six (approx 100 calorie) portions in a loaf tin. Alternatively, use patty pans and scoop out enough to fill six.
Traditionally Mars Bar slice is made with rice bubbles, or the Nigella version is made with corn flakes. Neither of these breakfast cereals contain any fibre. By switching Sultana Bran with either of those, I have introduced 1 gram of fibre per serve. It doesn't sound like much,.... but compare it to your average morning tea sweet treat - cake, biscuits, crackers, none of them really have much fibre. So try this recipe. It's lightning fast and eases some of the guilt of similar snacky treats.
Ingredients:
1 Mars Bar (50-60 gram) roughly chopped
30 grams (1.5 tablespoons) butter (salted or unsalted according to preference, I like the salt.)
45 grams Sultana Bran
Slowly melt butter and chopped mars bar in a medium-sized saucepan. Stir regularly and DO NOT leave unattended. When the mars bar has completely melted and no lumps remain, add sultana bran and stir quickly until combined. Spread mixture over a greased loaf tin and refrigerate. Slice will be set in about 30 minutes.
To achieve the following nutritional quantities, cut mixture into 6 portions. For a nice presentation, cut slice into six (or more) portions after 5 - 10 minutes in the fridge, before the slice has set completely. If you don't, the bars will crumble and shatter as you attempt to slice them neatly. If you're making this for a 'do', perhaps the patty pan option is slightly more attractive. You could certainly spread the mix across 8 or 10 pans, I just calculated the nutritional information on six portions.
Per Serve:
Kilojoules = 449 (107 calories)
Fat = 6 grams (50% unsaturated)
Carbs = 11.8 grams
Fibre = 1 gram
Protein = 1.4 gram
I was inspired to do this after watching Oprah's episode on tweaking kids food so that they receive some invisible nutrition throughout their day. Refer to Jessica Seinfeld's book "Deceptively Delicious".
I can just imagine Gracey telling me "Mummy have invisible nutrition too!"
PS: This was a hit with toddler, husband and in-laws. All was demolished in one sitting. Delish. Reminds me of a soft caramelly flapjack. It has the chewiness of oat-based flapjacks without all the hard work.
