GLOBAL GAS / dessert

Chocolate Cherry Oat Bars

Chewy baked oat bars with dried cherries and dark chocolate pieces.

Ingredients

• 180 g rolled oats
• 100 g plain flour
• 120 g butter
• 90 g light brown sugar
• 60 g golden syrup
• 80 g dried cherries
• 80 g dark chocolate, chopped

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180°C, 160°C fan. Line a 20 cm square tin.
2. Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup together in a saucepan, stirring until combined. Leave for 5 minutes.
3. Stir in the oats, flour and cherries, then fold in the chocolate.
4. Press into the tin and bake for 20–25 minutes until golden around the edges.
5. Cool in the tin for 30 minutes before cutting into bars.

Press the mixture firmly into the corners for evenly shaped bars.