Healthy Cherry Almond Vegan Crumble Bars (Gluten Free)
Ingredients
The Crumble Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ Cup almond flour
- 1 C oats gluten free if you prefer/need
- ½ C packed light brown sugar or coconut sugar *
- 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 8 tbsp melted vegan butter or coconut oil or almond butter **
- pinch of cardamom
Filling
- 2 C cherry compote
Decoration
- slivered almonds for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C. Prepare a square baking pan for the crumble - grease it or line with parchment paper.
- Mix all of the Crumble Ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. Mix until the ingredients are combined.
- Take 1 ⅔ C of the crumble and use that as the base. Pour into the baking pan and press down firmly so the base is smooth and evenly spread out.
- Scoop the cherry compote over the base.
- Sprinkle the remainder of the crumble mixture (approx 1 C) over the cherry compote.
- Sprinkle the slivered almonds over the crumble for a decoration.
- Bake the crumble for about 30 minutes or until the fruit is bubbling and the crumble has a golden coloured top.
- These Healthy Cherry Almond Vegan Crumble Bars are absolutely delicious enjoyed as is, or with a scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream, or vegan vanilla custard. Enjoy!!
Notes
*Use coconut sugar if you follow a refined sugar free diet.
**You can use almond butter to make the crumble healthier, but the crumble layer will be a bit more dense. Make sure it's not dry almond butter at the bottom of the jar because then the crumble can turn out to be a bit too dry. Adjust with oil/butter or water if needed.