Paleo and Vegan Friendly Fig Newtons
A healthier version of those fig newton bars that we all loved to eat growing up. These fig newton bars have a flaky cookie outside combined with a gooey fig inside that brings me so much nostalgia.
Ingredients
Cookie Crust
- 1 Cup Almond Flour
- 1 Egg
- 3 tbsp Coconut Oil
- ½ tsp Vanilla
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- tsp Baking Soda
Fig Filling
- ½ Cup Dried Figs
- 1 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- First, start by making the filling by combining all the ingredients into a food processor or blender. I used a blender which worked perfectly fine but keep in mind you need to scrape down the sides a couple of times. You know the filling is ready when there are no big lumps of figs.
- After the filling is made it is time to make the dough. Grab a big mixing bowl and add in the dry ingredients.
- Next, add in the egg, coconut oil, and vanilla. Stir until well combined. The dough should be very sticky.
- Before scooping out the dough onto your parchment paper, I recommend adding a little bit of coconut oil onto the parchment paper so that the dough is easier to work with and won’t stick.
- Scoop the dough onto the parchment paper and shape it into a rectangle. It should be about 1/2 cm thick. After you have shaped the dough into a rectangle shape scoop the filling into the center of the dough and spread it out lengthwise making sure to leave about 1 in. border of dough.
- Then pick up your parchment paper and gently fold the dough over so that it covers the filling. Do this on both sides.
- If there are small cracks in the dough, gently press and seal the ends and the top so that no filling is showing.
- Finally, place into the oven for 10-12 minutes or until it becomes golden brown
- Let it cool completely before cutting into them. This recipe made me 8 small fig newtons.