Lunch: Apple-Almond Bake Recipe

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Apple-Almond Bake Recipe

Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

1/4 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2/3 cup cold water
2 tablespoons butter
1-3/4 cups quick-cooking oats
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup cold butter, cubed
5 cups sliced peeled tart apples (about 5 medium)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped salted roasted almonds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °. In a small saucepan, bring syrup to a boil; cook 3-5 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half.
In a small bowl, mix sugar and cornstarch; whisk in water until smooth. Whisk into reduced syrup. Return to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Whisk in 2 tablespoons butter until blended. Remove from heat.
In a large bowl, mix oats, flour, brown sugar, almond flour and baking soda; cut in cold butter until crumbly. Reserve 1-1/3 cups mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Arrange apples over top; drizzle with syrup mixture.
Stir almonds into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over top. Bake 50-60 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is golden brown.

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