Easy Christmas granola recipe made healthy with no added sugar. Made with gingerbread spice, orange, festive red cranberries, green pumpkin seeds and crunchy pecans.
30g (1oz/2 tbsp)dried goji berries(or dried apple slices)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 170°C/150°C fan/340°F/Gas 3.
Measure all the ingredients (except the dried fruits) and grate the zest of the orange in a large bowl. Stir to mix them all well together and bind with the oil and maple syrup.
Grease a large rimmed baking tray with more oil or use a baking tray covered with baking paper (or silicone mat). Spread out the oat mixture by shaking the tray gently from side to side.
Bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes, turn over the mixture to ensure the mixture is toasted evenly, and bake for a further 10 minutes or until lightly toasted brown.
Leave to cool completely for about 30 minutes then add the dried fruits. Tip into a cookie jar or airtight tin or into Christmas gift bags tied with ribbons.
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Notes
Serve with the milk of your choice and fresh berries, rhubarb compote or apple compote.Storage: in an airtight container at room temperature. Enjoy at its best and consume within 10 days.*Spice: If you can't find gingerbread or apple spice, make your own blend: 1½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground ginger; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves.Although I've indexed this under gluten-free recipes, please note that Coeliac sufferers may not be able to include oats in their diet. Please ensure that oats are marked gluten free if you're following a strict gluten free diet.Measures: Please note that all my recipes are best made using digital kitchen scales in precise metric grams. Both ounces (and cups) are given as an approximate guide.