Name: Apple and walnut oat slice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas; 1 cup rolled oats (gluten-free, if needed); 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup flour (gluten-free, if needed); ½ cup ground walnut; ⅓ cup melted dairy-free margarin/spread or coconut oil; For the filling:; 2 green apples; ½ tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Juice of ½ lemon; 3 Tbsp muscovado sugar

Apple and walnut oat slice

11 Sep 2021

by Wholeness

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

35 minutes

Background

These vegan apple and walnut slices are lovely with your morning coffee or afternoon tea. They are low-sugar (so quite healthy) and gluten-free oats can be used too.

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas
1 cup rolled oats (gluten-free, if needed)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup flour (gluten-free, if needed)
½ cup ground walnut
⅓ cup melted dairy-free margarin/spread or coconut oil
For the filling:
2 green apples
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
Juice of ½ lemon
3 Tbsp muscovado sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Mash the bananas, then mix with the oats, vanilla and cinnamon and rest.
Make the filling. Peel then thinly slice the apple, and put them in a small saucepan. Add the sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and sugar, then simmer until the sugar has dissolved and the apple has softened. Set aside.
Add the flour, ground walnut to the banana & oat mixture, then combine until you get a dough.
Grease and line a baking dish, then press firmly half of the mixture into the base.
Spread the apple mixture on top, then crumble the remaining oat mixture over the apple, pressing down gently with your fingers.
Bake for about 25 minutes or until the top is golden.
Take the tin out of the oven and let it cool a bit, then transfer it to a wire rack.
When completely cool, slice it into squares or bars.