Festive granola
You’ll find just the right balance of Christmassy flavours in this lightly spiced granola. Enjoy it year-round with yogurt and fresh or frozen fruit – or just nibble straight from the jar.
- Makes8
- CourseBreakfast
- Prepare15 mins
- Cook30 mins
- Total time45 mins
- Pluscooling
Ingredients
- 150g rolled oats
- 150g jumbo oats
- 70g dried cranberries
- 70g dried cherries
- 70g blanched hazelnuts, roughly chopped
- 50g flaked almonds
- 100ml maple syrup
- 150ml avocado oil (or mild olive oil)
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1½ tsp mixed spice
- 1 orange, zest
- ½ tsp sea salt flakes
Method
Preheat the oven to 180˚C, gas mark 4. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, cranberries, cherries and nuts. In a jug, mix the maple syrup, oil, vanilla paste, mixed spice, orange zest and salt. Pour over the dry ingredients and mix well.
Tip the mixture into a non-stick roasting tin, spread out and put in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove and stir, then return to the oven for 10-15 minutes until golden. Allow to cool before decanting into airtight sterilised jars or pots; store for up to 1 week at room temperature.
Nutritional
Typical values per item when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 2,057kJ/ 494kcals |
|---|---|
Fat | 31g |
Saturated Fat | 3.4g |
Carbohydrates | 43g |
Sugars | 18g |
Fibre | 6g |
Protein | 7.9g |
Salt | 0.4g |