Desserts
Apple, Cherry and Walnut Crumble
A healthy, delicious dessert filled with fruit and flavour!
Ingredients
- 2 cups wholemeal plain flour
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup of walnuts, chopped
- 1 cup of olive oil
- 1 cup sultanas or raisins
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
- 1 large 820 gram (1 lb & 12.2 oz) tin of pie apples
- 2 x 425 gram (15 oz) tins of black cherries, drained
Method
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius (320 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Combine oats, flour, cinnamon and brown sugar. Add olive oil; mix thoroughly.
- Line a large 24 x 20 cm (9.5 x 7.9 inches) baking dish with pie apples, then spread out the cherries over the apples.
- Add walnuts, then sultanas on top. Spread out oat and flour mixture to cover the fruit.
- Sprinkle vanilla sugar over the crumble topping.
- Bake at 160 degrees Celsius (320 degrees Fahrenheit) for 35 minutes or until cooked.
- Serve with soy ice cream, or non-dairy custard.
Date and Ginger Loaf
A sweet, wholesome loaf that is super-easy to make and bake!
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup self raising flour
- Three quarters of a cup of crystallized ginger, chopped
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
Method
- Combine dates, margarine, bi-carb soda and caster sugar.
- Add boiling water, mix, then allow to cool. Grease loaf tin.
- Add flour and ginger to the date mixture and mix well.
- Place in loaf tin and bake at 180 degrees Celsius (355 degrees Fahrenheit) for 35 minutes or until cooked.