Berry and coconut squares - with a vegan option

Name: Berry and coconut squares - with a vegan option
Yield: makes 16 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut - + extra to sprinkle on top. Ground hazelnuts also work as the sprinkle; 1 cup rolled oats; 1 cup wholemeal flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 2 tsp ground cardamom; Generous pinch sea salt; 400 ml unsweetened coconut milk; Zest of 1 small lemon; Juice of 1 small lemon; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 eggs OR for vegan option: 1 tbsp apple sauce + 1 flax egg OR 2 tbsp apple sauce OR 1 small banana + 1 flax egg; 2-3 tbsp maple syrup if using eggs; 1-2 tbsp if using the vegan options as they add more sweetness; 1 cup berries eg blueberries, raspberries, blackberries

Alessandra @alessa

Berries + coconut + cardamom + lemon 😍
This isn’t very sweet; you could add more maple syrup if you have a sweet tooth.

Keep in the fridge 😎

#berrybonanza #cakeforbreakfast

Berries + coconut + cardamom + lemon 😍
This isn’t very sweet; you could add more maple syrup if you have a sweet tooth.

Keep in the fridge 😎

#berrybonanza #cakeforbreakfast

Alessandra @alessa

Berries + coconut + cardamom + lemon 😍
This isn’t very sweet; you could add more maple syrup if you have a sweet tooth.

Keep in the fridge 😎

#berrybonanza #cakeforbreakfast

Berries + coconut + cardamom + lemon 😍
This isn’t very sweet; you could add more maple syrup if you have a sweet tooth.

Keep in the fridge 😎

#berrybonanza #cakeforbreakfast

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Ingredients

makes 16 servings

1 cupunsweetened desiccated coconut - + extra to sprinkle on top. Ground hazelnuts also work as the sprinkle
1 cuprolled oats
1 cupwholemeal flour
1 1/2 tspbaking powder
1/2 tspbicarbonate of soda
2 tspground cardamom
Generous pinch sea salt
400 mlunsweetened coconut milk
Zest of 1 small lemon
Juice of 1 small lemon
2 tspvanilla extract
2eggs OR for vegan option: 1 tbsp apple sauce + 1 flax egg OR 2 tbsp apple sauce OR 1 small banana + 1 flax egg
2-3 tbspmaple syrup if using eggs; 1-2 tbsp if using the vegan options as they add more sweetness
1 cupberries eg blueberries, raspberries, blackberries

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 180C. And line a 20x20cm tin with baking paper.
2

Mix all the dry ingredients together.
3

In a separate bowl, mix all the wet ingredients together.
4

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together.
5

Stir in the blueberries gently.
6

Pour/ spoon the mix into the tim. Sprinkle some more coconut on top. Or ground hazelnuts work too.
7

Bake for about 40 mins. It starts to turn golden and if you stick a skewer in, it comes out clean. Leave to cool before taking out of the tin. Enjoy 😋