Aussie ‘Pies and Sauce’ (Apple and Date w/ Red Berry Sauce)

Healthy Vegan Pastry (Recipe on my Youtube Channel)

Ingredients

• 1 & 1/4 cups almonds – blended till fine
• 1/3 cup cornflour or riceflour
• 2 tb flax mixed with 5 tb water (sit for a few mins to thicken, then stir)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Method

Mix all ingredients together to form a damp but not sticky dough. Roll between two layers of baking paper. Cut out two bottoms and two tops to fit your pie tins. Grease pie tins with a little oil then line bottom of tins with pastry. (Keep tops aside until filling is put in first).

Apple & Date Filling

First Part:

Ingredients

• 2 small or 1 & 1/2 medium apples – cored and chopped into small pieces
• 1/3 cup lemon or lime juice
• 2 tsp grated lemon or lime zest
• 2 tsp grated fresh ginger (optional)
• 2 tsp cinnamon (adjust to taste)
• 1/4 tsp each nutmeg, ginger powder, clove powder (adjust to taste)
• pinch salt
• 2 tb water

Method

Mix all these together and cook in a pan on medium/low heat for about 5 minutes – until the apples have softened.

Second Part:

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup dates
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 2 tb nut butter
• 1/2 tb maca powder
• 1/4 tsp salt

Method

Blend all these ingredients together. Then add this mix to the apple mixture.

Combine well and leave to cool a little, then put this filling into the pie tins. (Brush edge of pastry bottoms with a little water so it sticks together when you put the pie tops on). Top with the remaining pastry tops. Cook these in a pie maker about 5 mins or in an oven at 200°C for about 15-20 minutes. Cool and serve with Red Berry Sauce.

Red Berry Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pitted cherries or raspberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1/2 cup chopped strawberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1/2 tb maple syrup (to taste)
• 1 tsp flax
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• pinch clove powder
• pinch salt
• 1 tsp water for easier blending if needed

Method

Blend all these ingredients till smooth!

These pies look like the traditional Aussie meat pie with tomato sauce – but are actually a tasty, dessert pie packs with healthy ingredients! Enjoy!