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Apricot and Pumpkin Seed Oat Cookies

Name: Apricot and Pumpkin Seed Oat Cookies
Prep time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 90 g Gluten-free oats; 60 g (about 7), chopped small Dried apricots; 25 g Pumpkin seeds; 1 large, about 55 g Egg; 2 tsp, about 14 g Maple syrup; A pinch Salt; 1 to 2 tbsp Water

Chopped dried apricots and pumpkin seeds in a gluten-free oat cookie held together with an egg and a little maple syrup. No milk and no nuts.

Calories: 119kcal
Protein: 5g
Fat: 4g
Carbs: 16g

Per serving, makes 6. 12 minutes of work, then 14 minutes in the oven. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Eggs
Sulphites

Bright orange dried apricots are treated with sulphur dioxide. Unsulphured ones are brown and carry no flag.

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Apricot and Pumpkin Seed Oat Cookies, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Apricot and Pumpkin Seed Oat Cookies

Ingredients 1 to 6 for apricot and pumpkin seed oat cookies arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 90 g Gluten-free oats (Dry weight. Certified, which is the only thing that separates them from ordinary oats in the numbers.). 60 g (about 7), chopped small Dried apricots. 25 g Pumpkin seeds. 1 large, about 55 g Egg. 2 tsp, about 14 g Maple syrup. A pinch Salt

Ingredients 7 to 7 for apricot and pumpkin seed oat cookies arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 7. 1 to 2 tbsp Water

Apricot and Pumpkin Seed Oat Cookies, preparation step 1: Heat the oven to 180°C and line a tray with baking paper. — Step 1. Heat the oven to 180°C and line a tray with baking paper.

Apricot and Pumpkin Seed Oat Cookies, preparation step 2: Beat the egg with the maple syrup and salt, then stir in the oats, apricots and pumpkin seeds. Add a tablespoon of water if the mix will not hold when squeezed. — Step 2. Beat the egg with the maple syrup and salt, then stir in the oats, apricots and pumpkin seeds. Add a tablespoon of water if the mix will not hold when squeezed.

Apricot and Pumpkin Seed Oat Cookies, preparation step 3: Press into six rounds on the tray. They need firm pressing as there is not much to bind them. — Step 3. Press into six rounds on the tray. They need firm pressing as there is not much to bind them.

The finished apricot and pumpkin seed oat cookies. — Step 4. Bake for fourteen minutes until the edges are brown and the seeds have toasted. Cool on the tray before lifting; they are fragile warm.

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Ingredients

Gluten-free oats90 g
Dry weight. Certified, which is the only thing that separates them from ordinary oats in the numbers.
Dried apricots60 g (about 7), chopped small
Pumpkin seeds25 g
Egg1 large, about 55 g
Maple syrup2 tsp, about 14 g
SaltA pinch
Water1 to 2 tbsp

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C and line a tray with baking paper.
Beat the egg with the maple syrup and salt, then stir in the oats, apricots and pumpkin seeds. Add a tablespoon of water if the mix will not hold when squeezed.
Press into six rounds on the tray. They need firm pressing as there is not much to bind them.
Bake for fourteen minutes until the edges are brown and the seeds have toasted. Cool on the tray before lifting; they are fragile warm.

Worth knowing

The pumpkin seeds are most of the fat and a fair bit of the protein. The apricots bring the sugar, and the whole cookie is fairly low for its size.
Chop the apricots smaller than feels necessary. Big pieces pull the cookie apart when it is bitten.

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