Angelique’s Apple Bake
There’s nothing more warming and wonderful than a traditional apple bake to warm you through in the winter. This is a recipe for a traditional apple bake with a twist – its dairy, refined sugar, egg and gluten free! Treat yourself to a little slice of heaven.
Ingredients
- 5 Apples
- 2 tsp Gluten Free Baking Powder
- 125gr Raisins (1 cup water to soak)
- 4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 135gr Flaked Almonds
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 60gr Flaked Coconut
- 1/2 cup Raisin Water
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Flour
- 185gr Coconut Butter
- 1/4 cup milled Chia Seeds
- 1 cup Coconut Milk
- 1 1/4 cup Quinoa Flour
- 3 tsp Vanilla Essence
- 1 1/4 cup Coconut Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 3 tsp (15ml) Xanthum Gum
- 3 Tbsp Coconut Sugar mixed with
- 1tsp cinnamon for sprinkling
Method
- Preheat Oven to 180C
- Soak Raisins in 1 cup lukewarm water.
- Peel and core apples and cut into approx 1cm cubes or slightly bigger.
- In a large mixing bowl sift together Coconut Flour, Milled Chia,Quinoa Flour, Gluten Free Baking Powder, Ground Cinnamon, Sea Salt, Coconut Sugar and Xantum Gum. Mix through very well.
- To the above mixture add Flaked Almonds and Flaked Coconut, mix.
- In a heavy based saucepan gently heat Coconut Butter till liquid.
- To Coconut Butter add Water, Vanilla Essence, Coconut Milk and 1/2 cup Raisin Water.
- Add Apple pieces and Raisins to dry ingredients.
- Make a well in the centre of mixed dry ingredients and add liquid mixture stiring and gradually drawing in all dry ingredients.
- Line a deep non stick Baking Tray with Baking Parchment and lightly grease with Coconut Butter.
- Empty mixture into lined Baking Tray and spread lightly to cover tray.
- Sprinkle with Coconut Sugar and Cinnamon.
- Place in oven and bake for approx 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven, turn out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool.
- Place on cake platter.
Serving suggestions:
Can be served topped with my delicious Vanilla Cashew Nut Cream and drizzled with warm Manuka Honey!
I wish you good health!
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