Our Thermomix Fruit & Nut Muesli Bars are packed full of seeds, nuts, dried fruits, puffed rice and oats!
Just 10 minutes prep time is all it takes to prepare these sweet, crunchy and nutty bars.
Looking for a yummy lunch box snack or mid morning treat to enjoy with a cuppa?
Our Thermomix Fruit & Nut Muesli Bars are just what you need!
Just like our Anzac Slice, Honey & Oat Bars and Bircher Muesli, these muesli bars take a simple ingredient (oats) and turn it into a delicious snack!
Why You're Going To Love This Recipe
This is my family's all-time favourite Thermomix muesli bar recipe!
It's crunchy, sweet, nutty and all kinds of delicious.
- Versatile - mix and match with any of your favourite dried fruits, nuts and seeds. As long as you stick to the quantities listed, you can change the ingredients up as much as you like!
- Healthy - packed full of oats, nuts and seeds, these Thermomix fruit and nut muesli bars are nutritious!
- Energy Boosting - the nuts and oats make these muesli bars a great after school snack or post-gym pick me up!
- Suitable For Use In All Models Of The Thermomix - including the TM31, TM5 and TM6.
What You Need
Our Thermomix Fruit & Nut Muesli Bars are packed full of nuts, dried fruits, rice bubbles and oats!
Please scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for ingredient quantities and the full detailed method.
- Coconut Oil - this gives the muesli bars their crunchy texture. However, you can substitute the coconut oil with butter if you prefer
- Peanut Butter - or any nut butter
- Rice Malt Syrup - or honey.
- Pinch of salt
- Ground Cinnamon
- Brown Sugar - use regular brown sugar or dark brown sugar
- Vanilla Extract - or vanilla essence
- Rolled Oats - or quick oats
- Plain Flour - also known as all purpose flour
- Desiccated Coconut - fine, dried coconut
- Seed & Nut Trail Mix - use a store-bought trail mix or make your own using your favourite seeds, nuts and dried fruits
- Dried Cranberries - craisins
- Rice Bubbles - or any puffed rice
- Cacao Nibs or Chocolate Chips - optional. I recommend using cacao nibs as they don't melt when mixed through the muesli bar mixture
Step By Step Instructions
Our melt and mix Thermomix Fruit & Nut Muesli Bars take just 10 minutes to prepare!
Please scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for ingredient quantities and the full detailed method.
Step 1 - Melt
Place the coconut oil, peanut butter and rice malt syrup (or honey) into the Thermomix bowl.
Heat until melted and smooth.
Step 2 - Mix
Add the salt, cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
Add the rolled oats, flour, coconut, trail mix and dried fruit and mix on REVERSE to combine.
Add the rice bubbles and cacao nibs (or chocolate chips) and mix on REVERSE until combined.
Step 3 - Bake
Press the mixture firmly into a prepared baking tin and cook for 30 minutes or until the edges start to golden.
Expert Tips
- Use any of your favourite nuts, seeds and dried fruits (as long as the weight is equal to that listed in the recipe card).
- Coconut oil is used to give the muesli bars the ultimate crunch! However, you can substitute with butter.
- Substitute the rice malt syrup for honey.
- You can substitute the peanut butter with any nut butter.
- The cacao nibs/chocolate chips are entirely optional.
- Allow the Thermomix fruit & nut muesli bars to cool completely before cutting into pieces.
- For super neat slices, I recommend placing the slice in the fridge for a few hours/overnight before using a sharp knife to cut into pieces.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Freeze for up to 3 months. Allow to defrost in the fridge before consuming.
FAQs
Yes absolutely! Any nut butter can be used in this recipe.
Trail mix is a combination of nuts, seeds and dried fruit. You can use a store-bought trail mix or make your own using your favourite nuts, seeds and dried fruits.
Either are fine (and they're both optional). I personally prefer cacao nibs in this recipe as they don't melt!
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Thermomix Fruit & Nut Muesli Bars
Equipment
- Thermomix
- Oven
Ingredients
- 110 g coconut oil (or butter)
- 125 g peanut butter or any nut butter
- 165 g rice malt syrup (or honey)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 120 g brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 180 g rolled oats
- 50 g plain flour
- 45 g desiccated coconut
- 150 g seed and nut trail mix
- 90 g dried cranberries sultanas or other dried fruit
- 30 g rice bubbles (or any puffed rice)
- 95 g cacao nibs (or chocolate chips)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celsius (160 if using fan forced).
- Line a rectangular slice tin with baking paper.
- Leave some paper hanging over the edge so that the bars will be easier to remove from the pan.
- Melt the coconut oil, peanut butter and rice malt syrup for 3 minutes, 90 degrees, Speed 2.
- Add in the salt, cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla extract and mix for 1 minute, 90 degrees, Speed 2, or until the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the rolled oats, flour, coconut, trail mix and dried fruit and mix on for 20 seconds, Reverse, Speed 4.
- Add the rice bbbles and cacao nibs and gently mix together for 20 seconds, Reverse, Speed 2 (you may need to use the spatula to make sure it is all mixed together.
- Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the pan.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
- Cool completely before removing from the pan and cutting into bars.
Notes
- Use any of your favourite nuts, seeds and dried fruits (as long as the weight is equal to that listed in the recipe card).
- Coconut oil is used to give the muesli bars the ultimate crunch! However, you can substitute with butter.
- Substitute the rice malt syrup for honey.
- You can substitute the peanut butter with any nut butter.
- The cacao nibs/chocolate chips are entirely optional.
- Allow the Thermomix fruit & nut muesli bars to cool completely before cutting into pieces.
- For super neat slices, I recommend placing the slice in the fridge for a few hours/overnight before using a sharp knife to cut into pieces.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Freeze for up to 3 months. Allow to defrost in the fridge before consuming.
Emma says
Was all set to make the fruit and nut museli bars when realised the proportions were not converted for TM. Made it a very fiddly process. Warning that using rice malt syrup makes it lot harder to mix in the rice puffs at the end. But they are delicious!
Lucy Mathieson says
Thanks Emma! All of our new recipes are in grams... this is an old one so I'll have to add it to the list to update! Sorry! Glad you liked them though!
MICHELLE RICHMOND says
Hi Lucy, I’m unable to find the update receive that uses grams, would it be under a different heading when I search in google?
Thanks
Michelle
Lucy says
Hi Michelle, sorry some of our older recipes don't have grams! Here it is in grams: https://bakeplaysmile.com/best-homemade-muesli-bars/
Ellen says
thank you. This was great! My favorite muesli bar. Yum!!
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