Honey crunch granola with almonds & apricots

Honey crunch granola with almonds & apricots

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Prep: 5 mins Cook: 25 mins

Easy

Serves 6 - 8
Vary the flavour of your cereal by adding whatever nuts, seeds and dried fruit you like

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal497
  • fat21g
  • saturates3g
  • carbs70g
  • sugars37g
  • fibre7g
  • protein10g
  • salt0.06g
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Ingredients

  • 200g clear honey
    Honey

    Honey

    huh-nee

    Honey is made by bees from the nectar they collect from flowers. Viscous and fragrant, it's…

  • 4 tbsp mild-flavoured oil, such as sunflower or rapeseed
  • 300g rolled oats
    Two piles of oats

    Oats

    ohtz

    Oats are processed by rolling (steamed and pressed) or steel-cutting (cut into pieces). There is…

  • 100g whole unblanched almonds
    Almond

    Almond

    arr-mund or al-mund

    Sweet almonds have a subtle fragrance that lends itself well to baking and also works well with…

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
    Cinnamon

    Cinnamon

    sin-ah-mun

    A fragrant spice which comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree. When dried, it curls into…

  • 140g dried apricots, roughly chopped
    Apricots

    Apricot

    ay-pree-kot

    A relative of the peach, nectarine, plum and cherry, apricots are fragrant, with a soft, velvety…

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. In a large pan, heat the honey and oil together until bubbling, then tip in the oats, almonds and cinnamon. Stir well until the oats are well coated, then tip onto 1-2 large baking sheets, spreading the mixture out. Bake for 20-25 mins, stirring halfway, until golden.

  2. Remove from the oven and, while still hot, stir in the apricots. Spread out again and press down with a spatula to cool – this will help it to clump together. Once cool, serve with yogurt or milk, and fruit, if you like. Will keep in an airtight container for 3 weeks. See 'Goes well with' for recipes using your granola.

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amul
11th Jun, 2015
Ah come on, everyone - 497 kCas per serving!!!! What is healthy about nearly 500kCals for breakfast cereal? Meagar picking left for the rest of the day!!!!
lynstaylor
8th Jan, 2015
3.8
Great recipe which I have actually blogged about! http://bit.ly/1DAPj9v . Really easy and good for beginners if they have never made granola before!
tshdvs
12th Nov, 2013
I added some brown sugar, granola, hemp seed, and cranberries to the recipe, and chopped the almonds. Suuuper yummy as cereal or a parfait, and so easy to make!
natashakenworthy
31st Jan, 2012
I love finding alternatives to boxed breakfast cereal. I've just written a post all about the horrific process our cereals go through!! Crazy. http://www.thenourishingroad.co.uk/2012/01/cereal-killers-part-2-closer-look.html Have a read!
tsillett
3rd Mar, 2011
I also added sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and seseme seeds for an extra healthy start to the day.
samlovesgina
22nd Feb, 2011
5.05
Great recipe! Really tasty, im being asked to make it all the time at home. I used flaked almonds instead of whole which worked wonderfully.
nickifreeman
14th Jun, 2010
5.05
This is yummy, either with milk or yogurt and additional fresh fruit for breakfast. A real treat
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