OATMEAL AND FRUIT SQUARES

250 g oats

230 g plain flour

1 tsp ground cinnamon

170 g unsalted butter, softened

½ tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

130 g sugar substitute

450 g fresh or frozen, cherries, raspberries or any fruit of your choice

Grated rind and juice of ½ an orange

45 g cornflour

50 g pistachios roughly chopped

Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 2; grease a 35cm x 25cm baking tin and line with baking parchment

Mix together the oats, flour, cinnamon, butter, salt, vanilla and half the sugar substitute until very well and evenly combined

Place 2/3 of the oat mixture into the tin and press down lightly; keep the remaining 1/3 for the topping

Blend the fruit, the rest of the sugar substitute, the orange juice, orange rind and cornflour until well combined

Spread the fruit mixture over the oat base and add ½ the pistachios; sprinkle the remaining oat mixture and pistachios over the top

Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden; cut into squares while warm then cool completely before serving