Katie Lolas
Dec 16, 20181 min
Updated: Nov 12, 2019
These cranberry, cinnamon and pecan oat squares will make a fab Christmas breakfast or healthy festive snack. They taste absolutely amazing and only take 30 minutes to make!
Ready in: 30 minutes
Makes: 9-18 squares depending on size
Ingredients
3 cups rolled oats
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup milk of choice
1 cup dried cranberries
3/4 cup of crushed pecan nuts
1 cup maple syrup or honey
Extra virgin olive oil for greasing
Method
Step 1. Preheat oven to 180°C
Step 2. Grease 20cm x 20cm square tin with oil and line with baking paper. Grease the baking paper too
Step 3. Place the oats and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well. Then add the the milk and mix together until combined.The mixture will be quite stiff as the oats quickly absorb the milk
Step 4. Add the cranberries, pecans and maple syrup and mix thoroughly
Step 5. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and flatten
Step 6. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden on top and quite firm if you press the middle down.
Step 7. Allow it to cool for 5 minutes and then remove them from the tin (use the baking paper to help you) and place on a chopping board. Cut into squares.These squares can be eaten warm or cold. Once cold, store in an airtight container.
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