A healthy muesli slice recipe that is nut free and egg free, making it perfect for school and kindy lunchboxes! This delicious healthy muesli bar recipe is filled with whole food ingredients like pepitas, oats, sesame seeds and coconut.

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Ingredients for Muesli Slice

This recipe is based on whole food, nourishing ingredients. To make this recipe you will need:

rolled oats - preferably organic and non-contaminated.
spelt flour - I have used white spelt flour but you could also use wholemeal.
raisins - I prefer to buy organic raisins as they are sulphite free. A lot of dried fruit contains these added preservatives that are best avoided.
dried cranberries - I buy dried organic cranberries that are sweetened with fruit juice instead of refined sugar. These can usually be found at bulk foods stores and organic markets.
cacao nibs
sesame seeds
pepitas
shredded coconut - as with the dried fruit, I prefer to buy organic as it doesn't contain the preservatives that conventional dried coconut has.
butter - I like to use butter from grass fed cows as it will give a higher amount of omega 3.
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tahini
dark chocolate chunks - I've used dark chocolate chunks that are refined sugar free as well - these can be hard to find though so whatever you have access to will be fine.

Substitutions

The beauty of this muesli slice recipe is that it is really forgiving! If you don't have some of the dried ingredients available then you can swap them for other dried fruits or seeds. Here are some substitutions that you can make:

swap raisins for apricots
swap cranberries for dried blueberries
cacao nibs can be swapped out for more sesame seeds
use hemp seeds in place of sesame seeds
use sunflower seeds instead of pepitas

So long as you keep the total amount of seeds and dried fruit the same, you can swap them for any other seeds and dried fruit that you have on hand.

Can this recipe be made dairy free?

These are not dairy free muesli bars, however you can swap the butter for coconut oil to make them dairy free. Simply swap the butter for three quarters of a cup of extra virgin coconut oil.

If opting to use coconut oil instead of butter, just be aware that the bars don't stick together quite as well so they are best stored in the fridge and eaten cold. When I make these with coconut oil, I have packed them into my kids lunchboxes with an ice brick and they are completely fine by lunchtime. Otherwise you might like to try my no bake energy bars for a dairy free muesli bar.

muesli slice cut into bars, stacked onto a cooling wrack.

Is this Muesli Slice recipe gluten free?

No, these muesli bars are not gluten free as they contain spelt and oats.

homemade muesli bars displayed on cooling wrack

How to Make Muesli Slice

I love making recipes that are easy to make and this muesli slice is no different. To make this slice simply:

dry ingredients for muesli slice in a large mixing bowl. — Add all of the dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl.

Dried ingredients for muesli slice mixed together. — Add all of the dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl.

Tips

To get nice and neat slices, place the muesli slice into the fridge or freezer until completely cold. Slice and then store in an airtight container in the fridge.

You can store this slice in the freezer as well if desired.

I always add the chocolate chunks in after mixing the wet and dry ingredients together. This is to give the butter a chance to cool slightly so the choc chunks don't melt while mixing through.

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