Crunchy Spiced Granola

by Catherine Rabess

This delicious granola has a whopping 11 plant points! Enjoy it as a crunchy topping for live dairy or coconut yoghurt or serve with your favourite milk and add a bit of kefir.

Method

Based on 10 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4 and line a large, shallow baking sheet with baking parchment.

Step 2

Mix the oats, seeds, nuts, cranberries, apricots and coconut in a large bowl.

Step 3

In a saucepan on a low heat, gently warm the oil and syrup together and add the vanilla extract and spices. Pour the warm spiced syrup over the dry ingredients, mix well and spread out evenly on the lined baking sheet.

Step 4

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until it's nicely toasted. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Store in an airtight container or ziplock bag at room temperature. will keep for up to 2 weeks.

Step 5

Serve with yoghurt, kefir, or berries and drizzle with honey or maple syrup.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 10 servings
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1x Sainsbury's Ground Cinnamon 38g
  • 1 pinch Ground Cloves 1x Sainsbury's Ground Cloves 37g
  • 1 tsp Ground Ginger 1x Sainsbury's Ground Ginger 38g
  • 1 pinch Ground Nutmeg 1x Sainsbury's Ground Nutmeg 50g
  • 250g Porridge Oats 1x Sainsbury's Scottish Porridge Oats 1kg
  • 100g Mixed Seeds, chia seeds, pumpkin, linseeds, sunflower seeds 1x Sainsbury's Seed Mix 100g
  • 300g Mixed Nuts, chopped (hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds) 1x Sainsbury's Mixed Nuts 300g
  • 75g Dried Cranberries 1x Sainsbury's Dried Cranberries 75g
  • 75g Dried Apricots, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Apricots 200g
  • 50g Desiccated Coconut 1x Sainsbury's Desiccated Coconut 250g
  • 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 1L
  • 4 tbsp Maple Syrup 1x Clarks Original Maple Syrup with Carob Syrup 180ml
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1x Sainsbury's Madagascan Vanilla Extract, Taste the Difference 38ml
  • 300g Kefir, or yoghurt to serve 1x Yeo Valley Organic Kefir Natural Yogurt 350g
  • 250g Strawberries, sliced 1x Sainsbury's Strawberries 250g
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