These apple cake bars have a deliciously apple filled cake base with a crunchy walnut topping. Walnuts and apples just go together, the combo never disappoints. This recipe is paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, and lower sugar so you can enjoy dessert every day!
What if I can’t have walnuts? If you are allergic or just don’t eat walnuts, you can try using oats, chopped tigernuts, or shredded coconut instead of the walnuts. I cannot guarantee the outcome as I haven’t tested these alternatives, but they should all taste delicious still!
Let’s make this gluten free apple cake!
Paleo Apple Cake Bars
These delicious bars have an apple filled cake topped off with a crunchy walnut topping. It’s the perfect combo, all while being gluten-free, dairy-free, and lower in sugar than your average cake.
Servings 9 slices
Ingredients
Cake
- 3/4 cup Tigernut flour or almond flour
- 1/2 cup cassava flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca starch
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup melted oil or butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup milk of choice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 apple, diced (about 1 cup)
Topping
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts see notes above
- 1 Tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 Tbsp melted coconut oil or butter
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Whisk all dry ingredients together in a bowl for the cake.
- Beat all wet ingredients, except for apple, together in a large bowl.
- Add dry to wet and mix to combine.
- Fold in the diced apple.
- Spread batter into a 9×9, parchment-lined dish.
- Mix all topping ingredients together in a bowl then sprinkle over the cake.
- Bake for 25-28 minutes until a toothpick just comes out clean.
- Let cool, slice, and enjoy!
