Name: Fruit and Nut Granola
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Makes 6–8 Servings
Ingredients: 4 tbsp melted coconut oil or rapeseed/canola oil, plus extra for greasing; 75 g/2½ oz/⅔ cup mixed seeds, such as pumpkin, sunflower, flaxseed, chia and hemp; 115 g/4 oz/scant 1 cup roughly chopped nut of your choice, or a mixture such as pecans, walnuts, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, almonds and cashew nuts; 115 g/4 oz/scant 1 cup mixed dried fruit (chopped if large), such as raisins, sultanas/golden raisins, cranberries, cherries, apricots and figs; plain yogurt and fresh fruit, to serve; 250 g/9 oz/2½ cups rolled oats; 50 g/1¾ oz/heaped ¼ cup pitted dates, roughly chopped; 2 very ripe bananas, peeled; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tsp vanilla extract; a pinch of salt

Preparation info

Makes
6–8
Servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

In the Mood for Healthy Food

By Jo Pratt

Published 2015

About

This homemade granola is all about natural, wholesome, good-for-you ingredients, and it contains no added sugar. These quantities can easily double up, which is well worth doing as once made it will store well in an airtight container. It’s also a great recipe for using up open bags of dried fruit, nuts and seeds. Choose your own cocktail of flavours to add to the base of oats and banana, and enjoy every morning knowing there is no added sugar (did I mention that?).