Apricot Pecan Baked Oatmeal

This was the first time I ever tried dried apricots. Really it was my first real try of apricots. And I like them. Being dried their extremely dense and gooey.

I used naturally sun dried apricots, with nothing added to keep that fake tan. So their mostly browned. And go very well the crunchy, sweet pecans. As I was using dried fruit I left out any sweetener.

Apricot and Pecan Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup/45g Rolled Oats

1/4 Tsp Baking powder

Pinch of Salt

1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract

1/4-1/2 Tsp Orange zest, depending on taste

1/2 Cup/120ml Milk of choice

Handful of dried apricots, chopped

Handful of raw Pecans, roughly chopped

Optional: 2 TBSP Flaxseed

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F/180C/Gas Mark 4.

2. Mix the dry ingredients till well combined. Add the vanilla, zest and then the milk bit by bit till you get the right consistency. You want the oats to be wet but not sloppy. Add in the apricots and pecans. Pour into a prepared dish and push a few pecans into the top. Bake for 17-20 minutes or until the oats are golden and the pecans are toasted. You don't want to leave it in too long or the nuts will burn.