Granola – Core Recipe

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This delicious crispy granola is the foundation on which I make the majority of my granola throughout the year. Oats, puffed rice, nuts, coconut and seeds are all coated and slightly sweetened in a delicious crispy layer made from maple syrup or honey, coconut oil or sunflower oil, vanilla extract, spices and a touch of salt.

A variety of recipes based on Granola – Core Recipe

With the quantities/ratios suggested and your imagination, you can create a range of granola to suit your tastes and the time of year. Keep an eye out for:

Recipes already posted:

• Pumpkin Spice Granola with Almond, Maple Syrup and Mixed Nuts, Coconut and Seeds
• Christmas Spice Granola with Pistachios, Coconut and Cranberries

Recipes I plan to post:

• Tropical Granola with coconut, cashews, macadamia nuts, powdered ginger, vanilla extract and dried pineapple, mango, papaya
• Crunchy Puffed Quinoa Maple Granola with Dried Fruit, Pumpkin, Chia and Flaxseeds
• Daffodil Everyday Granola with coconut flakes, cashews, flaked almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia, mixed seeds chia, flax and hemp, vanilla extract, cinnamon and raisins
• Easter Granola with Chai, Pistachios, Raisins and Chocolate

How to make Granola – Core Recipe

Collect all your ingredients together:

• Granola Mixture –
• oats – jumbo old fashioned rolled oats
• puffed brown rice
• mixed nuts – your choice. I like flaked and/or whole almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, macadamia nuts, pistachio, pecan nuts, walnuts
• coconut – either flakes or desiccated. If you don’t like coconut, simply add more oats and/or nuts
• mixed seeds – I use mixed seeds (sunflower, pumpkin and sesame) plus I often add chia, flax and hemp.
• Binding mixture:
• maple syrup or honey – you could also agave nectar if you prefer
• coconut oil – you could use another type of flavourless oil such as groundnut or sunflower
• spice – cinnamon, mixed spice, ginger, chai, Pumpkin spice, Christmas spice
• extract – almond, vanilla
• Dried fruits:
• sultanas, raisins, currants, cherries, pineapple, mango, cranberries, blueberries, apricots, dates, mango, papaya, pineapple. The 1 cup measurement is based on the fruit being the rough size of a sultana. If you are using larger pieces of dried fruit, cut them into pieces before you measure them in the cup

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Make the Granola:

1. Weigh the binding ingredients directly into a saucepan.
2. Heat over a moderate heat and mix thoroughly with a balloon whisk.
3. Chop any nuts if necessary and weigh the granola ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Stir to mix well.
4. Pour in the binding ingredients.
5. Thoroughly mix ensuring all the granola ingredients are thoroughly covered in the binding mixture.
6. Tip out onto an oven tray lined with baking parchment.
7. Spread out the granola and level out over the oven tray.
8. Cook for 45 minutes stirring every 15 minutes.
9. Take out of the oven and leave to cool. When cool add the dried fruit.
10. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place away from the sun.
11. Delicious with dairy, coconut, soy or almond milk. Also fabulous with yogurt, fresh fruit and/or a dollop of nut butter. Try sprinkled on porridge or over cooked fruit and ricotta or simply eat as is when you need a quick and healthy snack.

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