Healthy Apple Pie

Remember that juicy tasty grandma's apple pie you used to enjoy every time you visited her for holiday? Or mom's one she used to make every Sunday after lunch? This is it!!! 

Now, in healthier gluten free vegan version ready for you to get addicted to. 

As I did after my first bite...

Ingredients:

150gr oats

150gr buckwheat flour (or any of your choice)

80gr coconut sugar

180gr melted coconut oil

5-6 juice sweet apples (or 3 apples and 3 pears, up to you)

cinnamon

1tsp vanilla powder (or drops)

pinch of salt

Instructions:

Grate coarsely apples. 

Have 2 bowls ready to make a "dough".

Mix oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and salt together and divide the mixture in half. 

Or, if this is easier for you, prepare identical 2 mixtures 

(each 75gr oats, 75gr flour, 40r sugar, cinnamon, salt together) in 2 separate bowls.

Preheat your oven to 180°C and line your baking tray (20x20cm) with a baking paper. 

Pour 1 mixture on the bottom (don't press too much!),  then add all grated apples (again, don't press too much!) and pour the other half of mixture on the top. 

Now pour all the melted coconut oil on the top of the cake.

Bake for about 30-40minutes until golden and leave to cool down completely before serving. 

But I am telling you it will be hard to wait :-)

Enjoy x 

PS: Inspiration taken from FITNESS GURU. Slightly altered to even healthier (gluten free) version.

GF/WF/V/V+

Cashew ginger granola

Here I am with another granola combination for you to try.

Granola is great as you always mix just ingredients you fancy or have available and you have a great breakfast or snack ready in few minutes.

This time I decided to make one with a hint of ginger and quinoa.

Ingredients needed:

2 cups oats

1 cup soaked and drained quinoa

1 cup cashew nuts (coarsely cut)

handful dried apricots (cut in small pieces)

1/4 cup melted coconut oil

1/2 cup maple sirup (or date sirup)

sesame seeds

ground ginger

bit of fresh grated ginger (as I didnt have caramelized one)

cinnamon

salt

Instructions:

Mix oats, quinoa, sesame seeds and cashew together.

In a small bowl mix remaining ingredients together (a part from apricots) and pour over the dry ones. 

Mix well and spread equally on the baking paper sheet on the pan. 

Bake at 150°C for about 20-30mins until fragrant and light brown. 
Its necessary to mix it time to time so you prevent it from burning!!!  

Leave to cool down, add apricots and store in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 weeks or in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks.

Enjoy x

DF/GF/SF/V/V+