APPLE, CRANBERRY & CHESTNUT SQUARES

Recipe by Pamela Higgins This festive treat is just what Christmas ordered. Whip up this batch and let the delicious aromas of the festive season fill your house. Perfect for a quick treat or a lunch box snack, get around this Apple, Cranberry and Chestnut Square recipe! Find all of our Christmas recipes here!

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Ingredients

50g apple puree
3 tablespoons almond butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
150g oat flour
100g brown rice flour
2 tablespoons flaxseeds
75g Natvia natural sweetener
2 teaspoons mixed spice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
75g dried cranberries
100g cooked chestnuts, chopped

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C and grease and line a 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin.
Place the apples, almond butter and vanilla in a blender and whizz up until completely smooth.
Add in the flours, Natvia natural sweetener, flaxseeds, spices and baking powder and whizz up again until a batter has formed.
Fold in the cranberries and chestnuts then spoon into the tin and spread out evenly. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and firmed up. Leave to cool then cut into bars.