Nutty Oatmeal Apricot Squares

Apricots combine with oats and pecans to create nutty oatmeal apricot squares, the perfect addition to a summer picnic!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 172 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• cooking spray
• 1 cup old-fashioned oats
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 cup pecan halves
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 0.75 cup apricot preserves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Sprinkle butter cubes over the top of the flour-oat mixture. Pulse until butter is the size of small peas, 3 to 5 times.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool before cutting.