Vegan Apricot & Nectarine Crumb Squares
I am finally back to posting again after my week away and thought I would come back with a nice treat for you. I do really try and stick to making healthy recipes that are low in sugar but I just can't resist sweet food and I actually really like making it. These squares are amazing though so I can recommend them and I did keep them reasonably healthy.
These little squares are packed full of goodness with spelt flour, almond flour and rolled oats plus I have got most of the sweetness from xylitol which is a naturally occurring sweetener that you can find in berries, plums and apricots. I have to be honest that too much of it is not good for you and can have a laxative effect but if you only have one square you will be fine. The hard bit will be sticking to just having one.
The main reason that I use xylitol to sweeten these squares is that it has a very low GL and so it keeps these treats lower on the glycemic scale. On calculation these treats have a GI of 41 and an estimated GL of 7.5. If you are following a low GL diet then these squares are quite big and so you could just have half a square as your dessert allowance. That way you get a treat and still stick to your diet, who can complain about that.
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