½cupoats or ground almondssee ingredients notes above
3tablespooncocoa powder
4tablespoonapplesauceunsweetened
2tablespoonhoney
4tablespoonolive oilor coconut oil
fewdropsvanilla essence
½teaspoonbaking powder
2tablespoonwater
30gchopped dark chocolateor dark chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Line an 7x7inch (18cm x 18cm) baking tin with baking paper or parchment.
Add all the ingredients except the chocolate to a food processor. Blend well until smooth. You may need to scrape the sides of the bowl down once or twice to ensure you get a smooth texture.
Add one or two tablespoons of cold water and blitz again to get a consistency that will just drop from a spoon.
Spread the mixture evenly into the tin. Scatter on the chopped chocolate. Bake for 20 mins.
Leave to cool in the tray, then lift out carefully and cut into squares. Store in an airtight tin.
Notes
Substitutions
You can use either oats, oat flour or ground almonds for this recipe. Half a cup of oats weights 45 g, half a cup of ground almonds weighs 55 g.
If you don't have applesauce, use a small ripe banana.
You can use honey, molasses or maple syrup as a sweetener.
If you don't have adzuki beans, use black beans or haricot beans instead.
You can use coconut oil (or another healthy oil) instead of olive oil.
Use chocolate chips rather than chopped dark chocolate if you prefer