Apple Cinnamon Crunch Bars
 
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Wholewheat apple cake bars sweetened with maple syrup, with a crunchy walnut oat cinnamon topping!
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Recipe type: Baked Goods
Serves: 16 small squares
Ingredients
  • Bars:
  • 1 cup wholewheat flour
  • 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ⅔ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted (or other flavourless oil)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups grated apple (about two medium apples, I used gala)
  • Crunchy Topping:
  • ¼ cup chopped walnut
  • 1 tbsp oats
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
Method
  1. Preheat Oven to 350F/175C
  2. Grease a 9x9 cake pan
  3. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt
  4. In a large bowl mix maple syrup, coconut oil until fully combined, next beat in the egg and vanilla
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and stir until combined
  6. Fold in the grated apple
  7. Pour the mixture into the greased pan
  8. In a small bowl, combine the walnuts, oats, brown sugar, coconut oil, cinnamon, sprinkle on the nut-oat mix on top of the cake mixture
  9. Pop in the oven and bake for about 25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean
Recipe by Emma's Little Kitchen at https://www.emmaslittlekitchen.com/apple-cinnamon-crunch-bars/