Keep these yummy and healthy peanut butter clusters on hand and you will never have to worry about your sugar cravings again!

MAKES 2 cups // COOKING TIME 20 min

INGREDIENTS
100 g white chocolate, chopped
2 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp coconut oil
¼ cup xylitol or honey
½ cup butter or coconut oil
1 cup cake or wholewheat flour
1 cup puffed rice
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup salted peanuts

METHOD
1. Line a baking tray.
2. Heat the chocolate, peanut butter and coconut oil in the microwave in 30-second bursts until melted and smooth.
3. Spread out on the baking tray and cool until hardened. Break up into pieces.
4. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
5. Mix the xylitol or honey, Add the flour, mixing until fine crumbs form. Add puffed rice.
6. Spread out the mixture on the baking tray. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden.
7. To assemble, toss together the puffed-rice clusters, chocolate pieces, cranberries and peanuts. Store in an airtight container.

Recipe & styling: Amerae Vercueil
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

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With raw ingredients and just enough sweetness from the honey, these coconut and cashew clusters are perfect lunchbox snacks.

MAKES 2 cups // COOKING TIME 25 min

INGREDIENTS
½ cup coconut oil
¼ cup honey
1 cup desiccated coconut or coconut flakes
¾ cup raw cashews
½ cup raisins

METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 180ºC and grease a baking tray.
2. Melt coconut oil and honey in the microwave.
3. Mix the coconut and cashews, then stir in the honey mixture.
4. Scatter on to the baking tray and bake for 10–15 minutes.
5. Cool, then mix in raisins.

Recipe & styling: Amerae Vercueil
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

Our chocolate-orange rye bars are just as nutritious, but pack even more deliciousness!

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There is absolutely no need to avoid a carb-loaded breakfast. All you need to do is make sure you are enjoying a brekkie that is packed with wholegrains. Our puffed rice granola clusters are filled with vitamin B and are perfect in a balanced diet.

SERVES 6–8 // COOKING TIME 95 min

INGREDIENTS
½ cup vegetable or coconut oil
½ cup honey
cup brown sugar
1 tbsp vanilla essence
½ tsp salt
5 cups rolled oats
2 cups puffed brown rice
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup chopped white chocolate or chopped nuts

METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a tray with baking paper.
2. Place the oil, honey, sugar, vanilla essence and salt in a pot over low heat. Whisk until the sugar has dissolved and the oil is incorporated. Remove from the heat and pour into a bowl.
3. Add the rolled oats, puffed rice, cranberries and chocolate or nuts to the sugar mixture.
4. Pour the mixture on to the baking tray. Spread out into an even layer, pressing it down.
5. Bake for 15 minutes. If you are using 2 baking trays, swap them around and bake for a further 15 minutes.
6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 1 hour before using your hands to break it into clusters.
7. Serve the granola with fruit and yoghurt.

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