Ingredients portion 4
Nuts 50g
Oat flakes 1 cup
Cinnamon 1 teaspoon
Cane sugar ½ cup
Baking powder 1 teaspoon
Raisins 70 g
Salt ½ teaspoon
Bananas 1 piece
Apple ½ piece
Carrots ½ piece
Olive oil 3 tablespoons
Water 100 ml
Cooking instructions 1 hour
1 Mix the oats (preferably those for boiling rather than instant cooking), chopped nuts, cinnamon, sugar, sultanas, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
2 In another bowl, mix the finely diced banana, coarsely grated apple and carrot (or chopped in a blender), add the olive oil and lukewarm boiling water.
3 Combine the contents of both bowls. Knead well. Leave the dough to rest for 15 minutes. If the dough is runny, you can add a little flour. The dough should be thick.
4 Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Carefully spoon the dough out a few centimetres apart with a tablespoon.
5 Bake for 25-30 minutes until tender. The dumplings should be brown.
Recipe tip You can use any nuts you like as long as you like them, I have added cashews, almonds and hazelnuts. Also replace sultanas with dried cherries, cranberries, dried apricots, or all of the above. If you don’t like the presence of carrots in the recipe, leave them out and add a whole apple instead of half an apple. Improvise! Enjoy!
