Tropical treat

Kick start your day with a fruit and nut muesli treat

  • Prep:20 mins
    Cook:15 mins
  • Serves 8
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 396
  • fat 19g
  • saturates 6g
  • carbs 50g
  • sugars 7g
  • fibre 6g
  • protein 10g
  • salt 0.16g

Ingredients

  • 250g jumbo oats
  • 50g desiccated coconut
  • 25g dark muscovado sugar
  • 50g pumpkin seeds
  • 100g mixture of chopped Brazil nuts and whole raw cashews
  • 250g packet ready-to-eat tropical fruits
  • yogurt, fresh blueberries, sliced banana and honey to serve (optional)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6/fan oven 180C. Put oats, coconut, sugar and pumpkin seeds on a large baking tray with sides, ideally nonstick. Mix in sugar and break up lumps with fingers, then add nuts.

  2. Bake for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until sugar starts to melt and nuts are lightly toasted. Tip into a big bowl and leave to cool.

  3. Snip bite-sized pieces of tropical fruits into the mixture. Serve with chilled milk, yogurt and fruit

  4. Store for up to 2 months, airtight.

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