My honey and cinnamon, fruit and nut granola
This granola recipe is made with absolute love and care, putting in the time once in a while for a big family jar is worth every minute spent on the cook.
I believe that starting the day strong with a breakfast which you’ve prepared from scratch, you’re off to a much better start than eating from a box with a big list of ingredients that you may or may not understand, especially those laden with refined sugar and preservatives.
This is one the whole family can enjoy from around 2-3 years and up and perfect with any yoghurt.
Recipe makes 5 litres
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Ingredients:
500g organic rolled oats
200ml good orange juice
500g mixed nuts, natural
1/3 cup pure honey
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
100g pepitas
100g sunflower seeds
200g coconut flakes
350g mixed dried fruit (I like to use goji berries, blueberries and sour cherries)
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
In two large roasting trays combine the oats and juice and massage with your hands until the oats are thoroughly coated in the juice, spread flat and cook in the hot oven for 50 mins or until the oats are golden and crunchy and all the juice has evaporated. stirring the oats every 10 minutes for even cooking.
Meanwhile roughly chop the nuts with a sharp knife, coat them and the seeds in the honey and cinnamon and lay onto another baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Roast the nuts in the oven for 7-10 minutes until golden, stirring once.
Place the oats into a large mixing bowl and using the same roasting tray, finally toast the coconut flakes in the oven for 3-5 minutes until golden, stirring once. Be careful these can burn easily, trust me.
Mix together the nuts and seeds, coconut and dried fruits with the oats and evenly combine. Allow to cool completely, uncovered, then store in an airtight sealed jar for up to 1 month.
