Date, oat and apple loaf

Dates are great for iron and a natural sweetener. This loaf is great if you have a sweet tooth but just need a healthy fix! It lasts 5-7 days in the fridge after too and theres plenty of it.

Prep time: 10 minutes

cooking time: 30-35 minutes

You will need:

-225g stoned dates - each date cut in half

-1 cooking apple (or x2 small apples - any variety just not red!) - chopped into small cubes

-150ml water

-6oz of butter

-12oz rolled oats

-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method:

1. Heat the oven to 190/Gas mark 5 and line a loaf tine. You can use a sqaure cake tin

2. Place the chopped dates, apple and water in a pain and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes so that it looks like a soft pulped mix. Remove from the heat

3. Use a separate pan and melt the butter, and then stir in the oats and cinnamon

4. press half the mixture into the prepared tin

5. Spread the date puree/mixture on top with the remaining oat mixture. press down firmly

6. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes

7. Leave to cool in the loaf tin for 5 minutes then take out and leave to cool

8. cut into slices and enjoy!