Oats, apples and peanut butter are always good together and the reason why these squares are really moreish. A perfect recipe as a healthy JOYA® take on oat squares.
Ingredients:
- 125 ml (½ cup) brown sugar
- 180 ml (¾ cup) soft butter
- 60 ml (¼ cup) peanut butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- 10 ml (2 tsp) vanilla essence
- 250 ml (1 cup) cake flour
- 5 ml (1 tsp) baking powder
- 2,5 ml (½ tsp) bicarbonate of soda
- 2,5 ml (½ tsp) ground ginger
- 5 ml (1 tsp) ground cinnamon
- 500 ml (2 cups) rolled oats
- 125 ml (65 g) almonds, coarsely chopped
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) sultanas
- 2 JOYA® apples in the skin, cubed
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Line a large baking tray or two smaller trays with baking paper. It’s not necessary to grease the paper, as the cookies contain enough butter.
- Place butter and sugar in large mixing bowl and beat with an electric beater until creamy. Add egg, vanilla, nutmeg and lemon rind and beat until well combined.
- Add the flour and mix until a soft dough forms. With a wooden spoon, gently stir the choc chips and apple cubes into the dough.
- Roll small balls of dough with your hands, place on the baking tray and flatten gently with the palm of your hand.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown and cooked. Allow to cool on a cooling rack and store in an airtight container.
Chef’s Tip
- Substitute nutmeg with cinnamon or mixed spice.
- If chocolate chips are not available, chop 50 g good quality dark chocolate and use as above.
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