Apple Crumble Bars

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Easy peasy raw apple crumble bars by Fee O. of Raw, Fit and Happy made with a simple blend of dates, raisins, nuts, seeds, cinnamon spice, vanilla and fresh fruit. Serve with coconut vanilla bean ice cream for dessert or make a batch for breakfast or brunch and feed the whole family something healthy and delicious!

Yield: 2 small cakes

Ingredients

Crust:

• 1 cup almonds
• 1/2 cup pitted dates
• 1/3 cup raisins

Apple crumble:

• 2 medium red apples
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup hulled sesame seeds
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 4 pitted dates
• 1/3 cup almonds
• 1 T cinnamon powder
• few drops pure vanilla extract

Caramel sauce:

• 1/2 cup pitted dates
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 t cinnamon powder
• water as needed

Instructions

1) For the crust, pulse almonds into flour, add dates and raisins and pulse until well combined.

2) Press dough onto the bottom of a rectangular form and place in freezer.

3) For the apple crumble, chop apples.

4) In a food processor, combine sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, raisins, dates, almonds and spices until gooey.

5) Mix dough with chopped apples using your hands.

6) Layer crust with apple crumble.

7) Place apple crumble bars in freezer over night.

8) Next day, for the caramel sauce, blend dates, lemon juice and cinnamon powder with water until a sauce consistency is achieved.

9) Thaw apple crumble bars for 1/2 hour and sprinkle with caramel sauce.

Enjoy!