Vegan Grandma Mistake Bars

Crust:

Cream together:

1 cup or 2 sticks of Earth Balance

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1 cup all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon baking soda

2 cups oatmeal

Mix until it is crumbly. Put 1/2 the mixture into a greased 9x13 baking pan.

Filling

Melt - ½ cup or 1 stick Earth Balance

Add:

1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips

1 cup (8oz) vegan sweetened condensed milk *

Stir until smooth. Pour chocolate mixture over oatmeal mixture, then drop spoonfuls of the rest of the oatmeal mixture on top. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. 

* Homemade sweetened condensed milk: (yield 1 ½ cups)

¾ cup unsweetened, shredded coconut

Water to make 1½ cups liquid, divided

⅔ cup sweetener (use as healthy as possible. Use organic xylitol or Stevia.

½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)

Pinch of salt 

Instructions:

Grind coconut as fine as possible in a blender or spice grinder.

Add about ¾ cup water and blend well for about 1 minute.

Add the remaining amount of water, sweetener, vanilla and salt. Blend well.

Store any excess in a closed container in your refrigerator.

Vegan, No Sugar, GF Oatmeal Cookies

Mix all ingredients:
3 mashed bananas
1/3 cup applesauce
2 cups oats
1/4 cup non-dairy milk
1/2 cup raisins, dried cranberries or dried cherries
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup nuts (walnuts or pecans)
chocolate chips (optional)

Drop by rounded tablespoon full onto lightly oiled cookie sheet or
use parchment to cover cookie sheet.
Bake at 250 deg for 15-20 min