Oaty Apple Slices

Ingredients

Oat Topping

• 200g Rolled Oats

• 230g Wholemeal Plain flour

• 1tbsp Honey

• 1tsp Ground cinnamon

• 170g Reduced fat butter

• 1⁄2 tsp Salt

• 1 tsp Nielsen Massey vanilla extract

• 30g Truvia Natural Sweetener

Apple Filling

• 5 small eating apples

• 40g Truvia Natural Sweetener

• 45g Corn flour

• 2 tsp Lemon Juice

• 30g Chopped mixed nuts (optional)

Directions

• 1.  Preheat the oven to 180c / 160c (fan). Grease and line the bottom of a baking 30cm x 20cm tin.
• 2.  

  Place all of the ingredients for the oat topping into a large bowl and mix using a free standing or hand held mixer on a low speed for 1-2 minutes until it is evenly mixed and resembles breadcrumbs.

• 3.  

  Place 2⁄3 of the oat mixture into the lined baking tray and press down to create a base.

• 4.  

  Peel and core the eating apples and chop roughly before adding to a food processor with the remaining ingredients for the apple filling. Blitz until the apple is finely diced.

• 5.  

  Spread the apple filling over the oat mix base.

• 6.  

  Top with the remaining oat mixture and gently press down. Sprinkle with mixed nuts if desired.

• 7.  

  Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 mins until golden.

• 8.  

  Cut into squares and enjoy still warm or allow to cool.