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(Updated 1/24)
The recipe was inspired by a 20-year-old No-Sugar cookbook which the Blogger no longer has. Changes were made for maximum taste, texture and goodness.
It's an easy-peasy recipe -- mix, slide into the oven and the aroma of toasting grains and nuts wafts tantalisingly through your home.
Organic Irish oatmeal* is the Blgger's first choice but standard oats work equally well. Either way, with the money saved compared to packged granola, berries to scatter on top become more affordable.
The ultra-frugal can halve the amount of seeds and nuts and store the remainder in an air-tight container for next time.
It's an easy-peasy recipe -- mix, slide into the oven and the aroma of toasting grains and nuts wafts tantalisingly through your home.
Organic Irish oatmeal* is the Blgger's first choice but standard oats work equally well. Either way, with the money saved compared to packged granola, berries to scatter on top become more affordable.
The ultra-frugal can halve the amount of seeds and nuts and store the remainder in an air-tight container for next time.
Cost: min £3.00'ish depending on oatmeal (8/23 )
Serves: many; recipe halves or doubles nicely
Ingred:
450gm/16oz oatmeal (not jumbo oats)
2 oz/57 gm dried, unsweetened coconut
2 oz/57 gm sunflower seeds
2 oz/57 gms sesame seeds (opt - sesame can cause an allergic reaction)
2 oz/56 gms pumpkin seeds
2-4 oz/ 57-112 oz nuts of your choice.
2 tablespoons sunflower or other veg oil (not olive)
few drops of vanilla
1. Heat oven to 375F/190C/gas mark 5, or airfryer to bake
2. Mix dry ingredients. Add sunflower oil and vanilla; stir.
3. Pour into a 9" x 11" pan. Bake in the centre of oven/airfryer 20-25 mins, stirring half way through, until browned and smelling lovely.
4. Serve as is with raisins or fresh berries plus yoghurt, cream or milk and, if preferred, a teaspoon of black or dark brown sugar. Or as hot porridge (below).
*Flahavens
Tips:
- Singletons should probably halve the recipe; even kept in an air-tight jar, the taste and texture of the granola is at its best fresh. Or bag-up portions and freeze, ensuring fresh granola when needed.
- some who sampled this granola missed the sweetness of commercial cereals; if you must, halfway through the baking time, add 1/3 to 1/2 cup of honey or maple syrup; stir until small clumps form; continue baking until golden
- take this, dry, to the office in a air-tight container and add milk, cream or yoghurt
- Porridge pot a bit sticky? Soak a few hours in water; porridge residue slides off like a dream
Uber Granola Porridge with Molasses (Black) Sugar & cream
The Granola makes unbelieveably good porridge. Measure out 1/4 to 1/3 cup granola per person, stir in 3x the amount of water (Scots always add more water than we do) bring to a boil, stir clockwise for one minute, then turn heat to low. Leave 2-5 minutes until smooth and creamy.
At the office: add 3x the amount of granola in water or water & milk; cook on top of stove (preferred) OR microwave on med in a very large (!) bowl, covered with pierced clingfilm, for 3 mins.
At the office: add 3x the amount of granola in water or water & milk; cook on top of stove (preferred) OR microwave on med in a very large (!) bowl, covered with pierced clingfilm, for 3 mins.
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This recipe has been developed by B M Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises. It may not be reproduced without the author's written permission
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