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THE UTIMATE GRANOLA

A quick one bowl recipe that will give you a nutritious and delicious breakfast tat you can change everyday
Course Breakfast
Keyword cereal, granola
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 20 50g per serving
Calories 222kcal
Author Dimitra

Ingredients

  • 450 g oats
  • 25 g sesame seeds
  • 25 g brown linseeds
  • 25 g pumpkin seeds
  • 25 g sunflower seeds
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 50 g hazel nuts
  • 50 g pecans
  • 50 g walnuts
  • 50 g almonds
  • 80 g honey
  • ground cinnamon taste as you go and make it as cinnamoney as you like
  • 100 g dried fruit golden sultanas, crimson sultanas, jumbo sultanas, cranberries and apricots but you ca use whatever dried fruit you like

Equipment

Instructions

  • Add your seeds to your oats and stir well
  • Preheat oven to 170'c gas mark 3 325'f
  • Add your olive oil to your nuts and seeds and stir until everything is coated
  • Bash your nuts in a pestle and mortar or in a sandwich bag (make sure to seal it) and bash with something heavy like a rolling pin or a saucepan, and grind until you have different sized pieces
  • Add your nuts to your oat mixture and stir again so everything is evenly distributed
  • Add your honey and stir well so everything is coated
  • Add your cinnamon and give everything one final stir so everything has a bit of everything attached to it
  • Pour onto 2 baking trays covered with baking paper and with your hands flatten the granola so you have an even surface
  • Bake in the oven for 10 minutes and the oats are slightly golden
  • While the granola is in the oven get your dried fruit ready and chop any big pieces
  • When your granola has cooled add your dried fruit and stir everything up once again so it is evenly distributed
  • Store in a glass air-tight jar or container

THREE WAYS TO PIMP UP YOUR GRANOLA

    Greek Yogurt & Berry Granola

    • Add as much Greek yogurt to your bowl
    • Sprinkle with your desired amount of strawberries and blueberries
    • Add some orange zest
    • Dig in (",)

    Chocolate & Banana Granola

    • Add your desired amount od granola and milk
    • Add some sliced banana on top
    • Sprinkle with some cacao nibs
    • Sit back and enjoy (",)

    Smoothie Bowl

    • Make a batch of my blueberry and cinnamon smoothie recipe here but add an extra banana to make it thick
    • Pour smoothie into a bowl
    • Add your granola
    • Sprinkle with some chia seeds
    • Enjoy every bite (",)

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    Notes

    I've worked out 50g portion sizes are perfect for y family and myself but you can adjust the amount to your liking.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 13g | Sodium: 3mg | Sugar: 7g