Christmas Fig Oat Crumble Bars

Ingredients

• 450 g Dried figs
• 30 cup Walnuts
• 30 cup Chopped almonds
• 30 tbsp Honey
• 60 ml Orange juice
• 30 cups Warm water
• 120 ml Coconut oil
• 200 g Brown sugar
• 50 g Large egg
• 190 g All-purpose flour
• 2.5 tsp Baking soda
• 2.5 tsp Ground cinnamon
• 1.2 tsp Ground cloves
• 135 g Old-fashioned oats
• 15 cup Chia seeds
• 30 cup Dried cranberries
• 5 tbsp Orange zest

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to one hundred seventy-five degrees Celsius, and line a nine-by-thirteen-inch baking pan with parchment paper or lightly grease it
2. Combine figs, walnuts, chopped almonds, honey, orange juice, and all of the warm water; mix well and let stand
3. Cream coconut oil with brown sugar until fluffy, then add eggs and mix until smooth
4. Mix flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and ground cloves; add to the wet mixture in parts and mix just until combined
5. Stir in oats and chia seeds to form a dough
6. Set aside about one quarter of the dough for the crumble topping; press the remaining dough evenly into the bottom of the pan
7. Spread the fig filling evenly over the base layer
8. Crumble the reserved dough over the top; sprinkle with dried cranberries and orange zest
9. Bake until the top is golden brown
10. Let cool completely, then cut into equal pieces

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