Apple Caramel Cake Bars
Author: Alexa Schirm
Serves: 10
- 2 cups almond flour
- ¼ cup tapioca flour
- ¼ cup flaxseed meal
- 2 Tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 cup bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ⅓ cup honey
- 4 tablespoons coconut oil
- 3 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp cloves
- caramel sauce
- In a large bowl mix the almond flour, tapioca flour, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, salt and chia seeds.
- In a separate bowl, cream together coconut oil (not melted) and honey with a hand mixer.
- Add in eggs one at a time and continue mixing.
- Add in mashed banana, vanilla extract and coconut milk, mix until fully incorporated. .
- Pour wet ingredients in with dry ingredients and mix together with hand mixer to form batter.
- Line an 8x10-inch baking pan with parchment paper, covering two sides. Leave extra long so you have a handle to pull cake out.
- Pour the mixture evenly in the pan.
- In a separate bowl place peeled and sliced apples. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves and gently mix. Lay in a single layer on top of cake.
- Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Set the pan on a wire rack when removing it from the oven and allow it to cool.
- Remove and drizzle with caramel sauce.
Recipe by Simple Roots at https://simplerootswellness.com/apple-caramel-cake-bars-holiday-dessert-round-up/
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