Oh My! Apple Pie!
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Recipe by Rita Rosenlieb
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Ingredients:
- For the Filling:
- 10 pitted dates, soaked in 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp. Simply Lemon Balsamic
- 1 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice from Nick at localspicery.com
- 5 cups apples, chopped (I used honey crisp apples)
- For the Crust:
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- 2/3 cup plant-based milk of your choice
- 1/2 tsp. Simply Lemon Balsamic
- 1/2 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice from Nick at localspicery.com
- 1/2 banana, sliced
- For the Sauce: (optional)
- 7 pitted dates, soaked in boiling water for 15 mins then drained
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1 tbsp. Simply Lemon Balsamic
- 1/4 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice from Nick at localspicery.com
Directions:
- Preheat the Oven to 375 degrees.
- For the Filling:
- In Vitamix blend ingredients 1-3 until fairly smooth. Transfer to saucepan.
- Add apples and 1/2 cup water to saucepan, cook stirring frequently to minimize sticking until the apples start to get tender.
- For the Crust:
- In Food Processor or Vitamix blender pulse oats and walnuts until coarsely ground.
- add Pumpkin Pie Spice and Simply Lemon Balsamic, pulse for a few seconds.
- add 1/3 cup milk and pulse until even, then add the other 1/3 cup and pulse until evenly mixed again.
- Add Banana, then Pulse until evenly mixed. Congrats, your pie crust mix is ready!
- In a Glass pan, press the crust mixture from step 3 into the pan (keep 1/2 cup of mix set aside)
- Pour the filling mixture from step 2 over the crust. Top with the remainder of the crust mixture. (optional: top with additional 1/2 cup walnuts)
- Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes, let set for 30 minutes before serving.
- For the sauce: (optional)
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend well. Drizzle the sauce on top when serving, otherwise spoon onto the side of the plate.