Best Apricot Oat Cakes Recipes

APRICOT OAT CAKES

Steps:

• Thoroughly grind rolled oats in food processor or blender. Mix with flour and baking powder.
• In a separate bowl, "cream" together yogurt, dry sweetner, honey and vanilla. In yet another bowl, lightly beat egg white until it gets bubbly but not stiff. Fold egg white into wet ingredients. Add dried fruit.
• Combine wet and dry ingredients. The dough gets pretty stiff and is hard to mix. You may even have to dive in there with your hands and squish it together. Add water if the mixture is too dry. Form into 12 patties.
• Bake at 325 degrees F for 15 minutes on a non-stick cookie sheet. Cool completely and store in refrigerator. These keep well and may be frozen.

OATCAKES

Steps:

• Thoroughly grind rolled oats in food processor or blender.
• Mix with flour and baking powder.
• Chop dried fruit into small pieces. You could use apricots, raisins, dates, dried apples, dried cranberries, or anything else you like. (I used dates).
• In a separate bowl, "cream" together yogurt, fructose, honey, and vanilla.
• In yet another bowl, lightly beat egg white until it gets bubbly but not stiff.
• Fold egg white into the wet ingredients. Add dried fruit.
• Combine wet and dry ingredients. The dough gets pretty stiff and is hard to mix. (I had to mix it with my hands.).
• Form into 12 patties.
• Bake at 325 degrees F for 25 minutes on non-stick cookie sheet. I flipped mine once halfway through and kind of pressed down on each one with a spatula to add to the hockey-puck look.
• Cool completely and store in refrigerator.

APRICOT OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Cake----------.
• Pour boiling water over oats.
• Stir and set aside.
• Combine next 5 dry ingredients.
• Cream margarine, brown sugar and eggs together until light.
• Stir in oats, flour mixture and apricots.
• Blend thoroughly.
• Spread batter into 9 inch square pan sprayed with veggie spray.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Topping----------.
• Prepare topping while cake is baking.
• Melt margarine in small saucepan.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Spread evenly on warm cake.
• Broil 6 inches below element for 3 to 5 minutes or until golden.
• Cool.

APRICOT OAT BARS

Steps:

• Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 13 by 2-inch metal baking dish with vegetable oil cooking spray. Line the bottom and sides of the pan with parchment paper. Spray the parchment paper with vegetable oil cooking spray and set aside.
• Filling: In a small bowl, mix together the jam and the apricots. Set aside.
• Crust: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Stir in the oats and walnuts. Add the butter, egg and vanilla and stir until incorporated.
• Using a fork or clean fingers, lightly press half of the crust mixture onto the bottom of the prepared pan. Using a spatula, spread the filling over the crust leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge of the pan. Cover the filling with the remaining crust mixture and gently press to flatten. Bake until light golden, about 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 1 hour. Cut into bars and store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.