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This delectable sweet and healthy dessert comes from Toronto’s own earth and city. Oats, almonds and dates are mixed together for the base, then topped with a layer of natural peanut butter blended with banana and sea salt, a layer of jam and finished off with the remaining crumble.
ingredients
Crumble
Filling
directions
Grind almonds in a food processor until it becomes a fine meal and place into a mixing bowl. Grind oats the same way, then add the almond meal back in.
Add cinnamon and sea salt, and with the food processor running add in dates a few at a time, until the mixture starts to come together. Press ¾ of this mixture into a parchment lined 9″ x 13″ pan.
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Blend peanut butter, bananas and sea salt together in a food processor.
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In the same style as the almonds/oats mixture, feed the dates in a few at a time until the mixture is smooth. If the mixture seems too thick to spread with a spatula, add a little water as necessary.
Spread this mixture over the pressed base in the pan.
Then add the remaining crumble on top.
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Refrigerate overnight and cut into squares. Store squares in the fridge to prevent melting.
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