Ingredients
- 1½ cups unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup pure maple sugar (or dry sweetener of choice)
- 2 Tbsp hazelnut oil (or any other neutral oil)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 cup coconut chips
- 1¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1½ cups diced Granny Smith apples
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Healthy coconut and apple blondies
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°c and line a brownie tin with parchment paper both ways
- In a large bowl, stir together the applesauce, maple sugar, oil and apple pie spice
- In a small bowl, whisk together the rice flour, oat flour, coconut chips, baking powder and salt
- Slice and dice the apple into 2cm chunks then sprinkle with the lemon juice to prevent browning
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold together (batter should be somewhat thick, sticky and doughy)
- Fold in the apple
- Scoop into the prepared pan and spread to the edges, bake for around 55 minutes, or until edges have browned and centre is firm
- Cool in pan for a few minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack
Comments
Thanks to Kiwi As for providing the coconut chips, and to Willowbrook Orchard for the Granny Smith apples used in the demonstration at the market
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