Granola is a delicious, healthy and very nutritious breakfast. It contains a lot of fiber, vitamins and minerals. It does not take a lot of time and food to prepare it. The base of the granola is oatmeal, honey, nuts or seeds. You can add any dried fruits, fresh fruits, berries and syrups if you wish.
Granola can be used to make nutritious bars and take such a healthy snack to the office or gym. In addition, granola can be stored for a long time in the refrigerator: just bake it for future use and place it in tight containers.
Homemade Granola by Gordon Ramsay
Ingredients.
- Oat flakes – 250 g
- Sliced almonds – 50 g
- Pumpkin seeds – 50 g
- Sunflower seeds – 50 g
- Dried cranberries – 100 g
- Ground ginger – 1 tsp
- Sea salt – a pinch
- Butter – 50 g
- Honey – 5-6 tablespoons honey
- Zest of 1 orange
How to cook.
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Combine the flakes, both seeds, salt and ginger.
- Melt the butter in the microwave. Add honey and orange zest, stir, pour into dry mixture. Stir, place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- Bake the granola for about half an hour, stirring every five minutes.
- Cool the mixture, add the cranberries, stir and transfer to a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Store granola at room temperature.
A simple homemade granola recipe
Ingredients.
- Oatmeal – 4 cups
- Grated coconut or coconut flakes – 3/4 cup
- Honey – 4 tbsp. l.
- Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.
- Maple or agave syrup – 2 tbsp l.
- Any nuts or seeds – 1/2 cup
- Dried berries (cranberries, cherries, raisins, goji berries) – 1 glass
- Vanilla – 2 tsp
- Cinnamon – 1 tsp
How to cook granola.
- In a bowl, combine oatmeal, coconut, nuts, or seeds.
- In a small saucepan, combine honey, vegetable oil, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Heat until mixture is thinner. Remove from heat, add vanilla and stir.
- Pour the honey mixture over the flakes and nuts and mix well. Line a baking sheet with parchment and transfer the granola to it.
- Bake the granola for 15-20 minutes at 175 degrees, stirring occasionally.
- Add raisins, cranberries, or any dried berries to the finished granola.
Granola bars with nuts and cherries
Ingredients.
- Dried cherries – 1/2 cup
- Raw cashews – 1 glass
- Dark chocolate – 50 g
- Raw almonds – 1/2 cup
- Pumpkin seeds – 1/4 cup
- Rice flakes – 1/2 cup
- Agave syrup – 1/4 cup
- Flax seeds – 1 tbsp l.
- Almond or coconut oil – 1 tbsp l.
- Sea salt – a pinch
How to cook.
- Preheat oven to 165 degrees. Line a baking dish (size 8×8 cm) with parchment paper.
- Chop cashews, almonds and chocolate into pieces. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl. In another small bowl, combine agave syrup and almond butter. Add to the nuts and mix well.
- Transfer the finished granola to a baking dish, cover with parchment paper on top and press down until the granola is evenly distributed over the baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove the parchment from the cooled bars and cut into 10 pieces with a sharp knife. Wrap each bar with cling film and store in a plastic container (5 days) or in the refrigerator (up to 2 weeks).
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Granola by Jamie Oliver
Granola by Jamie Oliver
Ingredients.
- Oat flakes – 200 g
- Mix of nuts (hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, peanuts) – 150 gr
- Seeds (sunflower, poppy, pumpkin, sesame) – 50 g
- Coconut flakes – 50 g
- Cinnamon – 1 tsp
- Dried fruits (raisins, cranberries, dried apricots) – 150 g
- Honey – 5 tablespoons
- Olive oil – 5 tablespoons
- Fresh berries and yoghurt when serving
How to cook.
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Place all dry ingredients (except dried fruit) on a baking sheet, stir and flatten.
- Drizzle with honey and olive oil and stir again.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven, reduce the temperature to 150 degrees and cook for 30 minutes. Every five minutes, remove the baking sheet and stir the granola, flatten and put in the oven again.
- Chop the large dried fruits while the granola is cooking. Remove the granola from the oven, add dried fruit, let cool completely and pour into a jar.
- Serve the granola with fresh berries and plain homemade yogurt.
Chia seed granola
Ingredients.
- Oatmeal – 3 cups
- Chia seeds – 1/4 cup
- Flakes or pieces of coconut – 1/2 cup
- Raw sunflower seeds – 1/2 cup
- Raw chopped almonds – 1/2 cup
- Coconut oil – 4-5 tablespoons l.
- Honey – 4 tbsp. l.
- Maple syrup – 4 tablespoons l.
- Salt – a pinch
How to cook.
- Heat the oven to 150 degrees, cover the baking sheet with parchment.
- In a bowl, combine cereal, chia seeds, almonds, seeds, and salt. In another bowl, whisk coconut oil, maple syrup and honey together. Mix well and place on a baking sheet in a thin layer.
- Bake the granola for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Remove the finished granola from the oven, add the coconut flakes and cool.
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