Macrobiotic 100% Oatmeal Bar!

Name: Macrobiotic 100% Oatmeal Bar!
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400 ml Oatmeal; 100 ml Nuts & raisins; 2 tbsp Kinako; 50 ml Soy milk (or water); 1 tbsp Canola oil (or olive oil); 1 tbsp Maple syrup (or honey); 1 pinch Salt

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I'm really into macrobiotics.
But I also love snacking so I came up with this recipe as a treat to have between meals.
There are lots of ingredient combinations for this recipe but this one is my favourite.
I always have lots of leftover oatmeal so this is a great way to use it up.

Please adjust the sweetness to your taste, if it isn't sweet enough, feel free to add more sweet ingredients.
If you use a food processor in this recipe rather than the pestle and mortar, the oatmeal should allow the other ingredients to come together more easily.
Try making this recipe with various macrobiotic ingredients.
Let's enjoy macrobiotic cooking! Recipe by Chaty

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

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Ingredients

6 servings

400 mlOatmeal
100 mlNuts & raisins
2 tbspKinako
50 mlSoy milk (or water)
1 tbspCanola oil (or olive oil)
1 tbspMaple syrup (or honey)
1 pinchSalt

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Steps

1

Add the oatmeal to a heat resistant container and heat for 3 minutes. Once the moisture has evaporated the oatmeal should become quite dry and loose. It's ok if the oatmeal doesn't become very soft but it will be easier to use later on if it is.
2

Once the oatmeal has cooled, add half of it to a food processor and blend, or use a pestle and mortar to grind it down. If you're using a food processor, blend it for approximately 10 seconds.
3

Add the maple syrup (or honey) to the soy milk (or water) and mix well until dissolved. (If you want to heat the mixture in the microwave to do this, feel free.)
4

Once the milk mixture has cooled, add the canola oil (or olive oil) a little at a time and mix. Add the salt.
5

Add the blended oatmeal from Step 2 into the milk mixture and mix well. Add in the rest of the oatmeal, along with the nuts and raisins, folding everything together with a spatula.
6

Gather the dough into a ball and pack the mixture tightly into a square tin or baking tray, trying to make the layer as thin as possible.
7

Add the mixture to an oven preheated to 170°C and bake at that temperature for 20-25 minutes. When it's baked, cut it up while it is still warm. Let chill.
8

Once cooled, store in tupperware or keep wrapped in cling film.