Healthy oat and cherry bars
A delicious recipe for healthy vegan cherry bars made using oats and bananas. Free from refined sugar.
Ingredients
- 175 g raisins or dates soaked in hot water for 20 minutes
- 200 g wholemeal flour or plain flour
- 50 g oats
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 100 ml water
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or agave syrup
- 100 ml sunflower oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- 2 ripe bananas mashed
- 100 g frozen pitted cherries
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C(fan)/200°C/gas mark 6. Grease and base line a 20cm square cake tin.
- Soak 175g raisins or chopped dates in hot water for 20 minutes. Drain and blend to a paste using a high speed blender or food processor. Set aside.
- Place 200g flour, 50g oats, ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon into a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
- In a small saucepan gently heat 100ml water, 2 tablespoon maple syrup and 100ml sunflower oil, stirring constantly, until well combined. Don't bring to the boil.
- Pour the syrup mixture into the dry ingredients along with 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar. Mix well, then fold in the raisin paste and mashed bananas. Finally stir through 100g cherries.
- Pour into the prepared cake tin and level the surface. Bake for 30-40 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes then carefully remove and cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into bars.
- Store in an airtight container for up to three days or freeze.
Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only.
Nutrition
Calories: 266kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 70mgPotassium: 351mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 22IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
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