Eggless Milkless Fruit Slice
A low saturated fat slice. Hubby had a bypass last year and I have been making baked goods that are good for the heart. This has a nice texture and a nice taste. I make 24 slices and freeze them. I use the basic recipe and vary the fruit. The date is my favourite, but the sultana one is also nice.
Ingredients
Makes: 24 Squares
- 1 cup dried fruit, either sultanas or dates
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup chopped nuts (I use either almonds or seeds)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 3/4 cup white self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons oil (I use canola)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 200 mls water, extra
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:35min ›
Extra time:8hours soaking ›
Ready in:8hours50min
- The night before combine the 1 cup of fruit (if using dates I leave them whole) with 1 cup of water. Place in the fridge till next morning.
- Preheat the oven to 170C fan forced (180C non-fan forced.) Grease, flour and line a slice tin with Gladbake (very important- you don't want it sticking. (I use a 18cm x 28cm tray). Set aside.
- Drain the fruit and set aside. In a large bowl combine the nuts or seeds, the self-raising flour and the baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix well.
- Combine the oil, vanilla and sugar together in a separate container and whisk together well. I use one of those stick mixers.
- Mix the fruit into the dry ingredients, and then add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together gently until combined. (Add perhaps a half tablespoon water if you think it's too dry.) When nicely combined (don't over stir) distribute into tray.
- Place on middle shelf of the oven and bake 35-40 minutes until nicely browned on top and cooked through. Once done, take out of the oven, and cool in tin about 5-10 minutes. Turn out and leave to go cold. When cold cut into 24 squares.
- Optional: ice or dust with icing sugar. We eat it plain.
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Very tasty, but a little dry I thought. Would certainly give it another try. - 04 Apr 2012
I made this lice with dried apricots and cranberries. I noticed the ingredients had 200 Ml Water but it wasnt in the method, i just added it slowly when i was combining the wet and dry ingredients. i used about 150 ml of it and the end result was a very moist but perfect balanced slice! it tastes great and the combo of fruit i used was really great. very tasty. - 22 Jul 2012
Very nice. I used a tablespoon of chia gel and 1 tablespoon of macademia oil for the 2 tablespoons of oil. I also included pistachios and walnuts in the mixed nuts and used dates not sultanas. Will definitely make this again - 21 Oct 2011