Nutty Oatmeal Apricot Squares
Need a lacto ovo vegetarian breakfast? Nutty Oatmeal Apricot Squares could be a great recipe to try. This recipe serves 16. One serving contains 160 calories, 2g of protein, and 8g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have salt, old-fashioned oats, brown sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Oatmeal Apricot Squares, Nutty Cheesecake Squares, and Nutty Cinnamon Chocolate Truffle Squares.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
Pulse pecans in a food processor until coarsely chopped, 3 to 5 times.
Add oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; pulse 3 to 4 times.
Sprinkle butter cubes over the top of the flour-oat mixture. Pulse until butter is the size of small peas, 3 to 5 times.
Spread 1/2 of oat mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, pressing down lightly.
Spread apricot preserves over oat mixture to 1/4-inch of the edge. Top with remaining oat mixture and press down lightly.
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool before cutting.