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Easy Christmas Granola
5 from 2 votes

Easy Christmas Granola

Easy Christmas granola recipe made healthy with no added sugar. Made with gingerbread spice, orange, festive red cranberries, green pumpkin seeds and crunchy pecans.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 230 kcal
Course: Dessert, Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: French, British

Ingredients

  • 300 g (11oz/3 ¾ cups) porridge oats medium
  • 100 g (3.5oz/¾ cup) Pepitas (unsalted pumpkin seeds)
  • 50 g (1.75oz/ ⅓ cup) sunflower seeds
  • 50 g (1.75oz) pecan broken
  • 50 g (1.75oz) brazil nuts roughly chopped, or hazelnuts or walnuts
  • good pinch salt fleur de sel, Maldon or Celtic salt, good quality
  • 2 teaspoon gingerbread spice SEE NOTES, pain d'épices
  • 1 orange grated zest only, unwaxed
  • 3 tablespoon sunflower oil (or other neutral oil)
  • 5 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 80 g (3oz/½ cup) dried cranberries
  • 30 g (1oz/2 tbsp) Goji berries or dried apple slices, dried

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/150°C fan/340°F/Gas 3.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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.