Toasted Oatmeal With Walnuts And Apricots Recipes

TOASTED OATMEAL WITH WALNUTS AND APRICOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread walnuts and oats on 2 rimmed baking sheets. Bake until walnuts are toasted and oats are golden brown, about 10 minutes for walnuts and 12 minutes for oats.
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in oats, apricots, cinnamon, and salt. Return to a boil. Reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until oats are tender and mixture has thickened, about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, chop walnuts.
• Spoon oatmeal into 4 bowls. Sprinkle each serving with some of the walnuts and flaxseed, and drizzle with honey. Serve immediately.

CINNAMON-PEAR OATMEAL WITH TOASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Drain pears, reserving juice in 4-cup measuring cup. Add enough water to juice to measure 3 1/2 cups liquid. Chop pears; set aside.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat juice mixture to boiling. Stir in oats, cinnamon and salt. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes for old-fashioned oats (about 1 minute for quick-cooking oats), stirring occasionally. Gently stir in chopped pears.
• Spoon oatmeal into serving bowls. Top with walnuts, brown sugar and milk.

OATMEAL APRICOT WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix shortening, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Add the flour, salt, and baking soda and mix well.
• Stir in the mashed banana, apricots, and walnuts. Stir in oats,.
• Drop by heaping tablespoons onto a cookie sheet. For a softer chewy cookie, bake for 12 minutes; for a crunchy cookies bake for 14-15 minutes.
• Cool on the cookie sheet for a minute before placing on a wire rack to cool.

TOASTED OAT MUFFINS WITH APRICOTS, DATES, AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin or line with paper liners.
• Spread oats on a rimmed baking sheet and place in the preheating oven until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Mix toasted oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and allspice in a large bowl. Add walnuts, apricots, and dates.
• Whisk melted butter, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Pour over the flour mixture and mix briefly until batter is combined. Scoop batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

TOASTED OATMEAL

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine in a small frying pan over medium/medium low heat.
• Add the oatmeal and stir so that it is evenly coated.
• Cook until the oatmeal starts turning golden brown and a little crunchy, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add the brown sugar, again stirring well to coat the oatmeal.
• Cook 1 to 2 minutes more, until the brown sugar is completely melted and dispersed, and the oatmeal is very golden brown.
• Serve on top of yogurt, or with a small amount of milk or cream.

OVERNIGHT OATMEAL

Steps:

• In a small container or Mason jar, combine oats, milk, yogurt and honey. Top with fruit and nuts. Seal; refrigerate overnight.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL WITH APPLES, RAISINS AND HONEY-TOASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Stir chopped walnuts in small nonstick skillet over medium heat until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Drizzle honey over and stir until honey thickens and coats nuts, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Stir to loosen nuts from skillet and cool.
• Bring 3 cups water to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Add oats and salt and stir over medium heat until oats are softened and very thick, about 5 minutes. Stir in apple juice, chopped apple, brown sugar, raisins and cinnamon. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until apples are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Divide cereal among 4 bowls. Top with vanilla yogurt and honey-toasted walnuts and serve.

FRUIT & NUT BAKED OATMEAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a bowl, mix oats, baking powder and cinnamon. In another bowl, whisk eggs, milk, brown sugar and oil until blended; stir into oat mixture. Fold in apple, cranberries and walnuts., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, until set and the edges are lightly browned, 35-40 minutes. Slice and serve with milk., Freeze option: Freeze cooled individual pieces on waxed paper-lined baking sheets until firm. Transfer pieces to airtight freezer containers; return to the freezer. To use, microwave each piece on high until heated through, 1-2 minutes.