3. Baked oats
Serve these baked oats with nuts, berries and yogurt for a simple, speedy and satisfying breakfast.
Ingredients
- 100g porridge oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp runny honey plus extra to serve
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
- 1 banana peeled and chopped
- flavourless oil for the tin
- a handful of chocolate chips, sliced bananas, berries or chopped nuts to serve (optional)
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the oats into a food processor and whizz until they resemble flour. Add a pinch of salt, the baking powder, honey, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and banana, and whizz again until the mixture is smooth.
- STEP 2
Lightly oil a medium baking dish (about 15cm x 20cm) and pour in the batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until risen, golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- STEP 3
Serve the baked oats fruit, yogurt and an extra drizzle of honey for breakfast, or with ice cream, chopped nuts and a drizzle of melted chocolate for dessert.
4. Oat and fig cookies
Taking just 25 minutes to make, these pretty oat cookies are ideal for feeding last-minute guests.
Ingredients
- 100g unsalted butter, softened
- 150g soft light brown sugar
- 100g plain flour
- 100g rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tbsp whole milk
- 8 black figs, halved lengthways
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Tip the butter and sugar into a bowl, and use electric beaters to whisk until really light and fluffy. Add the flour, oats, baking powder, bicarb and ½ tsp of fine salt, and mix together. Add the milk.
- STEP 2
Take each fig half and use a sharp knife to cut thin slices along the length from the stalk end, but not all the way from the top, so that the slices stay together and can be fanned out.
- STEP 3
Roll the cookies into balls, put onto a baking tray lined with baking paper, then squash each top slightly so it’s large enough for a fig half to fit. Put the fig halves, cut-side up, onto each cookie. Bake for 12-15 mins or until lightly browned at the edges.