Crunchy granola with berries & cherries

Crunchy granola with berries & cherries

Make your breakfast a fruity feast - this recipe is full of crunchy goodness

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes about 12 breakfast bowlfuls

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 - 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5/fan oven 170C. Halve some of the pecans, leave some whole. Mix with peanuts, oats, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. In a jug, measure the oil and pour into the mixture, then measure the honey - it will slide out easily. Stir together with a fork to break up any big clumps of oats.
  2. Pour on to a large baking tray with sides, preferably non-stick, in a thin layer. Bake for 20-25 minutes, stirring well at least twice and bringing the mixture in from the edges, until it is golden. Transfer to a large bowl and leave to cool.
  3. Mix in the berries and cherries and serve with plenty of chilled milk.
  4. Store for up to 1 month in airtight container.

Per serving

409 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 25 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 4g, sugar 7g, salt 0.13 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2002.

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  • 30 December 2007

    KlaFavorites rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We love this granola!! I doubled the amount of oats used, and didn't use sesame seeds - it s the perfect breakfast!

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  • 03 January 2008

    matt commented on this recipe

    I haven't tried this yet, but I eat granola every day with Greek yogurt and honey, so I'll try this instead of the shop bought stuff

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  • 16 May 2008

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was just gorgeous - so light and tasty. Highly highly recommended.

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    14 September 2008

    meg rated and commented on this recipe

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    This granola has become a morning staple for us -- we've been making it weekly for a year now. We've simplified it & reduced the fat content by mixing together 450g of rolled oats, 2 Tbsp canola oil & 2 Tbsp honey, baked at 190C for about 12 mins. Just be sure to check on the granola about 6 mins into baking and give it a quick mix. We keep the cooled granola in a container & everyone adds their own toppings. Yumm!!!

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  • 12 January 2009

    Limey rated this recipe

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    27 October 2009

    rb commented on this recipe

    "low fat"?

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  • 25 March 2010

    kachow rated this recipe

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  • 29 May 2010

    kachow commented on this recipe

    Best granola recipe so far.

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  • 06 August 2010

    kachow commented on this recipe

    This is dead easy and definately worth making, and best of all its delicious. Its sweet crunchy and yummy, its even nice eaten on its own as a snack. Ive tried a few granola recipes from Allrecipes.com but i gotta say this one is the best and the easiest to make. :)

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  • 11 January 2011

    Steven rated and commented on this recipe

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    Dead easy and dead good. Won't be buying supermarket stuff again. Highly recommended.

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  • 02 February 2011

    Milliphilp commented on this recipe

    Made this for the 3rd time today, I just love it. Changed the nuts and fruit each time to keep it interesting. One small bowl of this and I am snack free till lunch.

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  • 05 February 2011

    HarrietSusannah rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely recipe but you must note that the granola won't be crunchy as soon as it comes out of the oven, but it will be when it cools. I ended up leaving mine in for too long waiting for it to go crunchy :(

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  • 16 February 2011

    mmow rated and commented on this recipe

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    Have made this several times now and it's brilliant. So easy to make and simple to vary the seeds, nuts and fruit. Great for breakfast with milk or yogurt.

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  • 18 June 2011

    d41d0y rated and commented on this recipe

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    Wow, this is totally delicious. Don't know if I'll ever go back to shop-bought stuff now! I used dried cranberries and different nuts than suggested, but I cannot wait until breakfast on Monday to dive into this!

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  • 05 September 2011

    Fiona rated and commented on this recipe

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    I make a huge batch of this every few weeks and love it with milk and sliced banana for breakfast. I add bran flakes, wheatgerm, pumpkin seeds, poppy seeds, brazil nuts and almonds to the mix. I heat the honey and sunflower oil in a pan first and it makes the consistency easier to stir through the oats. I also add dried cranberries after it's cooled. Delicious!

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  • 14 January 2012

    VickyH rated and commented on this recipe

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    About to make this for a 2nd time as it went down so well 1st time round! Not a pecan nuts fan so instead used chopped up blanched almonds. Also left out the peanuts and used some equivalent grams in pumpkin seeds instead. Tasted lovely!

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  • 29 January 2012

    Marsocky rated and commented on this recipe

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    Brilliant recipe. Next batch in our fan oven will be checked at 18 minutes as the first one at 22 minutes was a tad toasty.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes about 12 breakfast bowlfuls

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 - 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 175g mixed nuts (pecan halves and peanuts in their red skins)
  • 450g rolled oats
  • 50g sesame seeds
  • 50g sunflower seeds
  • 125ml sunflower oil
  • 100ml runny honey (try one of the lightly flavoured flower ones)
  • half a 170g packet dried berries and cherry
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Per serving

409 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 25 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 4g, sugar 7g, salt 0.13 g

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