Fall Favorite Apple Streusel Bars

"When making a streusel topping without butter or white sugar, it can be tricky to get the texture right. Not anymore! This recipe lets you have a better-for-you streusel - and enjoy it, too. The filling is classic, with sweet-tart apples, cinnamon and a few tablespoons of coconut sugar. These bars are gluten-free, refined sugar-free and seriously delicious. Enjoy them with ice cream, vegan ice cream or coconut whipped cream for an extra-amazing treat."

"Heat oven to 350 F. Line an 8×8-inch baking dish with parchment paper, letting it hang over 2 sides of the pan. This will help you lift the cooked bars out of the pan. To make the crust: In a food processor combine the oats, almonds, salt and coconut sugar. Blend into a fine meal, making sure no large pieces remain. Add the melted coconut oil and pulse to form a crumbly dough that resembles wet sand."

A recipe produces gluten-free, refined sugar-free apple streusel bars using oats, almonds, coconut sugar, and coconut oil. The crust forms by processing oats, almonds, salt and coconut sugar into a fine meal, then adding melted coconut oil to create a crumbly, sand-like dough that sticks when squeezed. The filling combines diced sweet-tart apples, coconut sugar, cinnamon, salt, lemon juice, melted coconut oil and cornstarch. A streusel topping of coconut sugar, gluten-free flour, oats and coconut oil finishes the bars. Bake in an 8x8-inch pan at 350 F and serve with ice cream or coconut whipped cream.

Read at Alternative Medicine Magazine