Healthy Apple Bars With Oats (No Flour)

I’m pretty sure now’s a good time to go apple picking! If you’ve already done it and are still figuring out what to do with those sweet juicy apples, I’ve got a super tasty easy apple recipe for you! These healthy apple bars with oats – they’re the perfect dessert for fall!

Now don’t let the words healthy and oats make you laugh at the idea. These bars might be flourless, gluten-free and vegan, the apple filling might be made without added sugar, but they’re GOOD. They’re sweet, they’re crumbly and cinnamon-y and will be great as snack, dessert and in extreme cases – can transform into a breakfast. As you can tell, they’re super talented.

So here’s the plan for the healthy apple bars:

for the filling we will be sauteeing the apples and then for the bottom and crumble on top we’ll be combining oats, nuts, coconut oil and maple syrup.

Simple. Few ingredients and easy! I hope you enjoy the recipe, you can find the step-by-step photos below:

Healthy Apple Bars With Oats

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

An easy and delicious recipe for healthy apple bars with an oatmeal crust and a cinnamon-y no sugar apple filling. This flourless fall dessert recipe is naturally gluten-free and ready in 40 minutes.

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Ingredients

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• 1 1/2 cup oats
• 3/4 cup cashews
• 2 1/4 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 1/2 tbsp water
• 3 tbsp coconut oil
• Pinch salt

Apple Filling

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• 2 apples
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• vanilla

Instructions

1. Chop the apples into apple chunks and saute with coconut oil and cinnamon for about 5 minutes, covered with a lid. Stir occasionally to prevent burning. If needed add a tbsp of water and if desired, add a little bit of vanilla to the apples (I did it last time and loved the addition). Once sauteed, set aside.
2. Grind the oats and cashews into flour.
3. Mix this flour with melted coconut oil, a pinch of salt, water and maple syrup to create something like shortbread cookie dough.
4. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
5. Spread about 2/3 of the dough in a small baking pan lined with parchment paper. (I used a stainless steel food container from IKEA, it’s 8×6 inches or 21x15cm) Use your hands to press the dough down to create a good base for the apples.
6. Then add the layer of sauteed apples.
7. Top it all with the crumble, pressing the dough between your fingers to create good chunks of crumble.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Let cool, cut into bars and enjoy!
10. Store leftovers in the fridge.

Nutrition Information

Yield 8 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 232Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 0mgSodium 101mgCarbohydrates 25gFiber 3gSugar 9gProtein 4g

How To Make Healthy Apple Bars With Oats

Chop the apples into chunks and saute with coconut oil and cinnamon for about 5 minutes, covered with a lid. Stir occasionally to prevent burning. If needed, add a tbsp of water and if desired, add a little bit of vanilla to the apples (I did it last time and loved the addition). Once sauteed, set aside.

Grind the oats and cashews into flour.

Mix this flour with melted coconut oil, a pinch of salt, water and maple syrup to create something like shortbread cookie dough.

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.

Spread about 2/3 of the dough in a small baking pan lined with parchment paper (here I used a stainless steel food container from IKEA, it’s 8×6 inches or 21x15cm).

Use your hands to press it down, so you can create a good base for the apples. Then add the layer of sauteed apples. Top it all with the crumble, pressing the dough between your fingers to create good chunks of crumble. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Let cool and cut into bars. Then enjoy!

Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container.

More Healthy Fall Dessert Recipes

I hope you enjoy these healthy apple bars if you do make them! In case you need more easy healthy fall recipes that you can enjoy for dessert, check out these:

• Healthy Apple Recipes For Dessert Or Breakfast
• Flourless Healthy Fig Bars
• Flourless Oatmeal Carrot Cake