After eagerly looking over the recipe I decided to choose a sweet recipe to bake first (to compliment all of the savoury dishes I've been blogging recently) - link! .. and I chose 'Date Slices'.
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| Date slice & Yoghurt & Cinnamon |
I decided to experiment with this recipe and have blogged both the original recipe as well as what I decided to do and what I would do next time.. so you have three versions to choose from - after all, no one likes to be told what to do!
So, to make these delicious healthy sweet bundles of taste you will need...
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| 350g / 3 cups of Mornflake Oats (I would love to experiment with ground oats too!) 175g / 3/4 cup of melted, soft vegetable margarine (I used 2 mashed bananas instead) 2 tbsp of sugar (I used sweetener instead) 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon 225g / 1 1/3 cups Stoned Dates 1 Large cooking apple, cored & sliced (I would peel first next time!) 150ml / 2/3 cup water |
And here is what to do...
First, pre-heat your oven to 190 degrees C / 375 degrees F or gasmark 5 and lightly oil a 20cm square baking tin (I lined a baking dish with baking paper instead)
1) Place the oats in a bowl and stir in the melted margarine, then the sugar and cinnamon (I mashed the bananas first, then added the oats, sweetener and cinnamon)
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| Mix!! |
2) Press half of the mixture into the prepared tin / baking dish
3) Place the dates, apple slices (peel your apple first though!!) and water in a saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring to a pulp
4) Spread the date puree on top of the oats, then top with the remaining oat mixture - pat down firmly!
5) Bake in the oven for 30 minutes until golden brown & then cut into squares (x 16)..
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| Really wish I'd peeled the apple first! |
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| Yum!! |
Nutrition Per Slice (x 16): 122 kcal, 3g Protein, 25g Carbs, 2g Fat*
Nutritional Benefits: High in soluble fibre & antioxidants
For more great tasting, low calorie recipes click [here]
Have a great week guys!
Nic x
*Nutritional information provided by Firecracker
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