Pear Crumble Bars

18 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CRUST:
  • 1/2 cups Oats, Ground Into A Flour
  • 1/2 cups Almonds, Ground Into A Flour
  • 1/4 cups Cashews, Ground Into A Flour
  • 1/4 cups Dates, Pitted And Chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Honey
  • 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Tablespoons Desiccated Coconut
  • 1/4 cups Oats, Not Ground
  • 3 Tablespoons Dairy Free Butter Or Coconut Oil
  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon Lemon Juice
  • 2 teaspoons Cornstarch
  • 4 teaspoons Maple Syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoons Cardamom (optional)
  • 2 cups Pears, Peeled, Cored And Chopped (For 2 Cups You'll Need About 4 Medium Pears)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease an 8x8 inch (or smaller) pan or line with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. 2
    For the filling:
  3. 3
    Combine lemon juice, cornstarch, maple syrup, cinnamon and cardamom in a medium bowl.
  4. 4
    Peel and chop pears and add them into the lemon juice mixture. Carefully stir to coat and set aside.
  5. 5
    For the crust:
  6. 6
    Add 1/2 cup of oats and the almonds and cashews into a blender* and grind until a flour forms. Add dates and continue to blend until dates are chopped. Transfer mixture into a bowl. Mix in baking powder, honey, vanilla extract, coconut, and 1/4 cup of oats (not ground). Cut in the dairy-free butter with a fork so mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  7. 7
    Press about 2/3 of the crumb mixture down into the bottom of the pan with your fingers. Spoon pear filling over top. Crumble remaining crumb mixture over top and press down with a spatula. You may not have enough to completely cover the top.
  8. 8
    Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Remove pan from the oven and allow bars to cool for at least 30 minutes before removing from pan.
  9. 9
    *Blender note: If you have a food processor, this may do a better job chopping the dates. Having said that, I have the cheapest blender available and it still does the job!

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