These gluten-free and sugar-free bars are such a delightful treat with a cuppa tea!
Ingredients
Cashew Cardamom Bars
- 2 cups cashews raw
- 1/4 cup brown rice flour or can use all purpose flour if not needing for this to be gluten free
- 1/2 cup applesauce unsweetened
- 1/4 cup zero-sugar sweetener of your choice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs at room temperature
"Icing"
- 10 tablespoons sugar free apricot preserves
- 4 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Place raw cashews in blender and pulse till they are roughly ground up - like almond meal.
- Then add brown rice flour, applesauce, sweetener, baking powder, salt, eggs, cardamom, vanilla and almond extracts and melted coconut oil to the blender and pulse till well incorporated
- Pour into a parchment lined, 9x9 tray and bake for 30 minutes
- Meanwhile, make the "icing" by placing the apricot preserves and coconut oil in a microwave safe dish and microwaving for 30 seconds till coconut oil is melted. Using a whisk, vigorously mix the two and pour on cooled Cashew Cardamom Bars. Refrigerate till "icing" is set. Cut into bars, sprinkle some cashew pieces on top and enjoy
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