Sugar Free Blueberry Apple Pie Filling

This pie filling is naturally sweetened with maple syrup and, of course, the sweetness of the blueberries and apples. No refined sugar! The maple syrup gives it a subtle sweetness, but if you like more sweetness try subbing it with honey.

Ingredients:

2 cups blueberries

2 cups diced apple

1/4 cup maple syrup

1/2 cup water

1 tbsp cornstarch

1 tbsp lemon juice

zest of 1 lemon

In a saucepan, cook the blueberries and apples 6-8 minutes or until the diced apple is tender crisp. Stir in the syrup, lemon juice and zest. Mix the cornstarch with water and pour into the pot. Stir and cook until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat to cool. Once cooled you can fill your pie and bake. This one is an 8" skillet pie baked at 350°F for 55-60 minutes.

Makes filling for 1 - 8" pie

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Walnut and Oat Flour Banana Bread

This banana bread is wheat and refined sugar free, and it's surprisingly moist with a tender crumb. Oh, and no butter or oil either!

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped walnuts

1/4 cup oat flour

2 ripe bananas

1/3 cup honey

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp allspice

4 eggs

 

Add walnuts, oat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice to a food processor and whirl on high to achieve a coarse, flour-like mixture.

Add the banana. It will make a thick batter. Then add the honey, vanilla and eggs and process until smooth and a much looser batter.

Pour into a parchment lined 8 X 4" loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 50-60 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Cool completely before slicing.

Makes 1 loaf

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