Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Super energy slice

I don't have a lot to say about this one. Tim rides a bicycle. A lot. So do his mates. They are constantly hungry, especially before, during and after big rides. Where most of us would be worried about fat and sugar content, these guys insist on cramming in as much of both as physically possible without throwing up. Anyway, apparently my last effort wasn't nearly energy-dense enough. Specific feedback included that it needed chocolate. So here I go again.

This is the new and improved version, dubbed iSnack2.0 by Tim, who incidentally thinks it could have been sweeter. Sigh...

Ingredients:
1 cup coconut
1 cup spelt flour
1 cup fresh apple juice
1/2 cup craisins
1/2 cup muscovado sugar
1/2 cup rice puffs
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1 egg
100g melted butter
1 tbsp cinnamon

It's simple - mix everything together really well. Press into a greased or lined tin and bake at 180ยบ until golden brown, but don't let it go hard. This should take about 20-30 minutes.

Melt 375g white chocolate in a bowl over a pan of boiling water. Add a half a cup of chopped craisins and stir. Spread over the cooled slice. Allow the chocolate to set and then cut into slabs.

1 comment:

Bells said...

i love these sorts of treats. Wonder what they do to those of us not riding ridiculously long rides?