Packed Lunch Recipes ~ Fruit and Nut Traybake

Need something cheap, sweet & tasty to fill your lunchbox this week? This Fruit and Nut Traybake fits thee bill perfectly !

How about this super easy Fruit and Nut Traybake. It’ll fill a hole, and bop a sweet, after lunch craving right on the head.

If you were to have some chocolate lying round with nothing better to do, feel free to melt that & spread all over the top, but don’t worry if you skip that part.

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Packed Lunch Recipes ~ Fruit and Nut Traybake

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

Course: sweet treats

Cuisine: British

Keyword: Fruit and Nut Traybake

Servings: 10

Calories: 235 kcal

Author: Jane Sarchet

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 125 g brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons of oil or melted butter
• 1 tablespoon of water
• 170 g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 175 g chopped dried fruit. Use whatever you have; raisins dates, apricots etc
• 75 g chopped nuts &/or seeds again whatever you have in stock

UK Measurements - USA Measurements

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 190/fan170/375/gas 5
2. Grease and line a shallow, baking tray about 30x20cm and an inch or two deep
3. Using an electric whisk, whip the sugar & eggs together until foamy
4. Add the oil/butter & water and whisk until well combined
5. Fold in the flour, fruit & nuts until all signs of the dry ingredients have disappeared
6. Pour into the lined tin and spread out even
7. Bake for around 30 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean
8. Let coll in the tin to retain its shape, when cool spread melted chocolate over the top if you fancy, cut into slices and store in an air tight tub. I make these on a Sunday for the weeks lunchboxes, and they are still fresh enough to enjoy by Friday.

Nutrition Facts

Packed Lunch Recipes ~ Fruit and Nut Traybake

Amount Per Serving

Calories 235 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Cholesterol 32mg11%

Sodium 19mg1%

Potassium 251mg7%

Carbohydrates 38g13%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 20g22%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 45IU1%

Vitamin C 0.2mg0%

Calcium 69mg7%

Iron 1.7mg9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.