A little of this, a little of that bars..

The other day at work, I noticed that the Mom always buys cereal type bars for snacks for the little boy, L.
I told her, if you want I can try and make some, you have all of the ingredients here.
So I did...I threw in a little of this, a little of that..a pinch of this..spoon of that..and Voila!
She said they were delicious, and I have to take her word for it, because I'm "Dukan-ing" right now. Someday, I will make them again, and actually eat one!
For now: here's the (non) exact recipe:

Take a mixing bowl
Add about 1-1/2 cups total of oats, puffed rice,  quinoa, amaranth..whatever you have
Next if you have some grated coconut, put maybe 1/2 a cup in..
Anything else that looks good..toss some in as well! I put a couple of spoons of chia seeds, goji berries, cherries, pumpkin and sunflower seeds,you could even add some pieces of chocolate.

Now to make it stick together..you will need something sticky ;)
I used about 2 Tbs each of honey, and Rice syrup..but you could use maple syrup, a bit of molasses, maybe coconut oil, for flavour. It needs to be sticky enough to stick together, but not drowning in it.

Now, wet your hands and press the mixture into a baking dish..oval, square..whatever shape you want...and press down hard, get it very compact. The bars should end up being about 3/4" thick, too thin and they fall apart.

Cook them for about 15-20 mins until just golden brown on top (at 180 C)
Cool them slightly, and then slice them into whatever size bars you prefer.
Great for snacks, school, on the go, etc..
Enjoy!
Sali