Vegan Cinnamon Oat Apple Slice
Looking for a healthy autumnal sweet snack that will keep you full-ish for long? Try making this easy Cinnamon Oat Apple Slices. What I love about this recipe is that it is packed full of fibre and only takes 15 minutes to prep! However sweet you want to make it is up to you. I used light brown sugar, but you can use agave, maple syrup and play around with the quantity. Can’t eat oats? Try it with almond flour. This recipe make 6-8 slices, depending on your baking tray size. I used a medium sized 8x5 inches tray.
Recipe:
Base
1 cup oat flour
0.5 cup rolled oats
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
A pinch of salt
1.5 tbsp almond butter
1.5 tbsp coconut oil (solid)
1 tbsp chia egg
1.5 tbsp brown caster sugar
Topping
2 regular apples
1 tsp cinnamon
Squeeze of lemon
1 tbsp brown caster sugar
1 tsp plain flour or arrowroot powder
Method:
1. Pre-heat over to 200ºC. Have a chia egg to hand. To make one mix together a tablespoon of milled chia seeds and 2.5 tablespoons of water. Leave for at least 15 mins.
2. To make oat flour, mill your rolled oats into a fine flour.
3. To make the base, mix together the dry ingredients and then add the wet ingredients. It should be kind of crumbly, not too wet. Pour it into a small/medium sized baking sheet lined tray. Pat it down firmly with the back of a wooden spoon/ spatula to make a solid base. Bake it in the oven for 10mins on 200ºC.
4. Cut the apples into crescent shaped thin slices, making sure to remove the core. Place the slices into a bowl with the other topping ingredients, adding the flour last. Mix throughly, making sure not to break up the slice. Hands might work well for this. Add the slices to the base that has already started baking.
5. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon sugar. Bake for 30mins or until the apples become soft on the inside and start to brown on the outside.
6. Once out of the oven, leave to cool for 30mins before cutting it into slices.
Notes: The slices keep well for 2-3 days in the fridge. I like to warm my up in the oven before eating. They also freeze well! Defrost them by also sticking them in a 180º C oven for about 10 mins.
Enjoy!
Cheryl Telfer is a multi-discipline creative, wellness advocate and currently is training to be a certified holistic nutritionist.
At the beginning of 2020, Cheryl left a career in the broadcast media and advertising industry to focus on sharing her knowledge and passion for holistic health and nutrition with the world. She has since hosted free nutrition talks and corporate workshops to share some invaluable insights into how the holistic approach to nutrition can benefit us all. She also creates wellness content and shares nutritious recipes on social media, as well as writing content for the Wellnotes newsletter.
Having experienced issues with her health due to a chronic genetic condition called Sickle Cell Anaemia, Cheryl decided to become more responsible for her health and wellbeing on a day-to-day basis. Public healthcare helped her survive, but it's self-care that has helped her thrive!
She is a proponent for the idea that food is medicine, as traditional practices like Ayurveda, Chinese medicine (TCM) and herbalism has benefited people, modern and indigenous, and the scientific research around this is growing. She also believes there is a place for western medicine in the equation. The holistic approach is about tuning into our bodies and finding balance. That might mean taking the necessary medication, as well as eating a nourishing diet right for your personal needs.