Spiced Caramel Apple, Teff and Oat Bars
Nothing says fall like spices, apples, and brown sugar. The apple layer gets cooked with coconut milk and brown sugar which makes a caramel that’s out of this world. These are great for a sweet breakfast treat, a snack, and a dessert.
Author: Kathy Hester, Healthy Slow Cooking
Serves: 16
Ingredients
Bottom Crust Ingredients:
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1½ cups Maskal Teff™ ivory flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 1 cup unsweetened nondairy milk
Caramel Apple Filling Ingredients:
- 4 cups peeled and chopped apples
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Crumb Topping Ingredients:
- 1 cup of the bottom crust mixture
- ½ cup rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Oil an 8 x 8 inch baking pan and/or line with baking parchment.
- In a large bowl add the rolled oats, Teff flour, cinnamon, cardamom, baking soda, and salt. Mix well, then add the brown sugar and coconut oil and cut in with 2 knives or a pastry cutter until it looks like cornmeal.
- Add the milk and mix well. Take out 1 cup of the mixture to use in the crumb topping.
- Spread the rest of the crust mixture evenly in your pan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the middle is just firm enough to support the apple topping.
- While the bottom is baking cook the apple mixture. Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and add the chopped apples, cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger.
- Once the spices become fragrant, about 5 minutes, add the coconut milk, brown sugar, and salt. Turn the heat up to medium high. Stir throughout and you want to cook until the caramel forms and thickens. Note: it’s thick enough when you drag a spoon through the pan and you can see a trail in the pan.
- Once the bottom is out of the oven, top with the apple caramel mixture.
- Mix the reserved crust with ½ cup oats and crumble on top of the apples.
- Cook for 20 minutes or until the topping is a little crunchy. Let cool before you slice it.
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