Njammies Quick Answers – Nut & Fruit Bars

We bring fruit, nuts and seeds together in small batches, using simple ingredients to help everything bind. Depending on the recipe, the mixture may be shaped in moulds or rolled and flattened before being baked. Once ready, we let it cool completely before packing or slicing.

That depends on the recipe. We use ingredients that naturally help bring the mixture together — things like fruit, honey or soaked psyllium. Pear-fectly Gingered uses soft dates blended into a paste, while Mighty Nutty-Fruity uses soaked psyllium along with honey. Each recipe finds its own way of holding all those lovely bits together.

Real fruit, nuts and seeds don't behave exactly the same every time. One batch may be a little softer or firmer than another, and the pieces of fruit and nuts bring their own texture too. Small variations are simply part of making them in small batches with real ingredients.

Not at all. Mighty Nutty-Fruity is shaped in moulds and baked as individual bars. Pear-fectly Gingered is rolled and flattened, baked, cooled and then sliced for sharing. Different ingredients call for different treatment — and we rather like letting each recipe be itself.

Keep them well sealed in their packet or in an airtight container, in a cool, dry place away from heat and moisture. Once opened, close them up well again so the fruit, nuts and seeds stay as fresh as possible.

Mighty Nutty-Fruity brings together almonds, coconut, sultanas and cranberries with seeds, honey and psyllium. It's baked as an individual bar with plenty of nutty and fruity bits in every bite.

Pear-fectly Gingered starts with soft dates and pear, with pecans, pumpkin seeds, sesame and ginger joining the mix. It's rolled and flattened, finished with sesame, then sliced into pieces made for sharing — although sharing is entirely up to you.