Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Ingredients
4 Granny Smith apples, diced
1 cup cranberries
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
2 T ground flax seeds soaked in 2-3 T water
3 cups rolled oats
1 T cinnamon
2 cups date paste (ripe bananas, apples, dates, or prunes blended together until smooth and creamy; I store this mixture in 2 cup portions in the freezer—if you are diabetic, omit the dried fruit)
Directions
With clean hands, massage ingredients together until everything is thoroughly saturated. Transfer to a lightly oiled 9” springform pan or square cake pan. Press a few, whole pecans or walnuts on top before baking.
Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
Cool before removing from the pan.
You may serve it for breakfast or garnish it with a bit of fruit leather, fruit, and nuts for a festive holiday dessert.
Emily Boller, wife, mother, artist, and author is on a mission to create expressive works of art in her lifetime; and to bring awareness to the potentially harmful traps of diet-wellness culture.
In her free time, she loves to chase sunrises, grow flowers and vegetables, and can homemade soups.