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Apple Oatcake Breakfast Bars with Easy Faux Salted Caramel

Servings: 12 bars
Author: Kaity Farrell

Ingredients

  • Oatcake Layer2 cups regular rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup unrefined sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup vegan butter or coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup non-dairy milk warmed
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Apple Layer
  • 5 hidden rose apples or 2-3 larger apples
  • 1/4 cup unrefined sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Faux Salted Caramel
  • 1/4 cup brown rice syrup
  • 2 tablespoons smooth nut or seed butter such as peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line a 9"x13" sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • Process oats into flour in a food processor. Add the rest of oatcake ingredients and process until combined into a stiff sticky dough. Press dough into 1 even layer into parchment lined pan. 
  • Slice apples into thin rounds, removing seeds from center. Toss apples slices with sugar and cinnamon. Layer apple in an overlapping pattern over dough. 
  • Bake at 350˚F for about 40 minutes until apple are softened and oatcake layer is cooked though. A toothpick inserted into center should come out clean. Allow to cool to room temperature and cut into bars. 
  • To make caramel sauce stir together all of the ingredients to combine. Pipe caramel onto bars using a pastry bag or a plastic bag with a sniped off corner.  

Notes

  • Bars will keep covered without caramel at room temperature for several days or with caramel, refrigerated for up to 1 week.