Blackberry & apple oat bake

apples blackberry breakfast fibre healthy oats

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Ingredients

500ml semi-skimmed milk

2 small cinnamon sticks

6 cardamom pods , bashed

2 Gala apples , peeled, cored and cut into 1cm cubes

200g jumbo porridge oats

1 egg , beaten

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking powder

100g pecans , roughly chopped

320g blackberries

milk or fat-free yogurt and maple syrup, to serve

Method

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the milk, spices and apple in a small saucepan. Cover, gently bring to the boil and simmer for 10-12 mins. Set aside to infuse for at least 15 mins.

Remove and discard the spices, then pour the apples and milk into a large bowl and roughly crush the apples with the back of a fork. Mix in the oats, egg, vanilla, baking powder, pecans and blackberries.

Tip into a 2-litre ovenproof dish and bake for about 30-35 mins until piping hot in the middle. Serve with milk or yogurt and maple syrup, if you like.