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August 30, 2015 Breakfast & Brunch

Nutty Granola

Nutty Granola

I am never a cereal-for-breakfast person. When I was a kid, my breakfast was usually 2 slices of bread filled with spreads like jam or peanut butter, prepared by my mom. During the holidays when we visited our maternal grandparents, I would start the day with 2 soft-boiled eggs laid by my grandparents’ hens, with a big cup of Milo (a chocolate and malt beverage). Then a few hours later, when my grandfather returned with proper breakfast, we would dig in into nasi lemak, fried bee hoon, steamed buns etc… yum!

Nutty Granola

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As I grew older, I tried eating cereal/granola (trying to act healthy haha), but since I dislike the taste of milk, I tried to have it with soy milk, but not only it’s time consuming, it also feels weird to have cold food for breakfast. I wasn’t a fan of granola bars as well as they are dry and too sweet.

Now that I have plenty of free time on hand ever since moving here, I want to try incorporate more health food into my diet. I bought a huge bag of oats recently to bake some oatmeal cookies, and it just seems entirely natural that I make some granola too.

The recipe was roughly adapted from Nigella Lawson, with me cutting down the recipe by 4 (as I only eat a small handful each time) and substituting some ingredients that I don’t have on hand. I made a mistake by adding the raisins into the mix before baking it, thus the raisins dried out even further, making it tough, chewy and extremely sticky (sticks to the teeth). As I used dark brown sugar and baked the granola a tad too long, it’s pretty dark in colour but luckily it’s not burnt.

Nutty Granola

I have to say I am in love with this granola as I’m a huge fan of nuts and this recipe is extremely versatile – I can play around with the type of nuts I add into the mix (and a great way to use up the piling nuts at home!) I would have had this granola with soy milk but as soy milk is incredibly expensive here, I had it with some Greek yogurt and fruits instead. It’s wholesome, delicious, nutritious (I think) and a small bowl of this kept me full for a pretty long time and I din’t have to snack much in between meals. It may be a sweet to eat on its own so I might reduce the amount of sugar / honey next time but mixing it with the sour-ish yogurt makes the sweetness just right… so I may not reduce it… (what to do?!)

While I decide whether to reduce the sugar / honey, here’s my very first take on granola, I hope you like it too!

Step-by-step Photos

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1) Measure all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.2) Mix everything together well.
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3) Bake for about 30 minutes until everything is toasted and smells delicious.4) Let cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

Nutty Granola

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This post is linked to the event, Little Thumbs Up (August 2015: Brown Sugar) organised by Bake for Happy Kids and My Little Favourite DIY, and hosted by Jess from Bakericious!


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Nutty Granola

By Jasline N.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Servings: 0 About 2 cups

INGREDIENTS
 

  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup to 2 cups mixed unsalted nuts
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/8 to 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup raisins

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 150C / 300F.
  • Measure all the ingredients, except the raisins, in a large mixing bowl. Use a spatula and mix everything together well.
  • Spread the granola onto a baking sheet, flattening it so that it's 1/2-inch thick.
  • Bake the granola for about 25 to 30 minutes, stirring the granola occasionally, until browned and fragrant. It will be easy to stir the granola while it's hot, but it will harden as it cools.
  • Place the baking sheet on a wire rack and let cool completely. Break up the granola and stir in the raisins. Store the granola in an airtight container.

NOTES

- After adding the oil, use the same measuring cup to measure the honey - the honey will fall into the mixing bowl without any scrapping!
- I used a non-stick baking sheet to bake my granola. If you don't have one and are worried about it sticking onto the baking sheet, line the baking sheet with baking parchment.
- Adapted from Nigella Lawson
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Edit on 4/9/2015: I remade this granola again and below are some the changes that made this granola equally delicious:
  • I increased the amount of nuts from 1/2 cup to 2 cups, consisting a mix of peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, macadamia, almonds, cashew and sunflower seeds (total 8 different types!)
  • For the oil, I mix 1/2 extra virgin olive oil with 1/2 canola oil to make 1/4 cup of oil.
  • The amount of honey used is the same at 1/4 cup.

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Categories: Breakfast & Brunch Tags: cinnamon, cocoa powder, ginger, honey, nutmeg, oat, raisin

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Comments

  1. Johanna @ Green Gourmet Giraffe says

    September 8, 2015 at 2:50 pm

    I don’t like milk so I am with you on cereal and on granola – I have been making a chocolate one all year that I love – it has maple syrup instead of the sugar and honey and I have started to eat it with unsweetened greek yoghurt which works well for me.

    Reply
    • Jasline N. says

      September 8, 2015 at 8:14 pm

      Hi Johanna! I’m glad I’m not the only one! I’m also eating only with unsweetened greek yoghurt, but sometimes I just love snacking it on its own! Making it with maple syrup sounds like a superb idea! I’ll try to get hold of some maple syrup when I can. Thank you for dropping by!

      Reply
  2. All That I'm Eating says

    September 2, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    I love making my own granola, this one sounds right up my street.

    Reply
  3. thehungrymum says

    September 2, 2015 at 9:57 am

    I reckon I would just eat it by the handful. Looks delish!

    Reply
  4. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

    September 2, 2015 at 2:30 am

    I’ve made this recipe too and as you say it’s super versatile. We change it according to whatever ingredients that we have. I also take out all the oil and just use apple juice and somehow it crisps up really nicely!

    Reply
  5. Zoe (@bake4happykids) says

    September 2, 2015 at 2:09 am

    Hi Jasline,

    Yeah. I’m the cereal girl. I like toasts, cakes or steamed buns for my breakfast too… As long as they are sweet and quick, not savoury and require time to cook :p

    Great idea to make your own granola!

    Zoe

    PS Nice to see you at Instagram too! 😀

    Reply
  6. Liz Berg says

    September 2, 2015 at 1:21 am

    I love granola filled with nuts, seeds and dried fruit! Yours looks marvelous!

    Reply
  7. Mir says

    September 1, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    Granola is totally the best. And the nuttier, the better! Cocoa just makes it completely addictive.

    Reply
  8. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    September 1, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    I actually love to eat granola as the afternoon snack..this is so nutty and great, Jasline.

    Reply
  9. Denise Browning@From Brazil To You says

    September 1, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    Love, love granola. And this one with cocoa powder is the right treat to start a happy day.

    Reply
  10. Hema says

    September 1, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    Looks superb, homemade granola is always the best, that way you can add or leave out ingredients that you like or don’t..

    Reply
  11. SavoringTime IntheKitchen says

    August 31, 2015 at 4:48 pm

    I really love homemade granola and the nuttier the better! Great recipe!

    Reply
  12. gloria says

    August 31, 2015 at 7:00 am

    This granola look amazing !
    I love make my own 🙂
    Look sooo good dear !

    Reply
  13. Bam's Kitchen says

    August 31, 2015 at 3:06 am

    Your granola looks so dark and rich and delicious. I am so addicted to this stuff, it is not safe in my house as I love to just eat it by the handfuls as a snack. Pinning my friend.

    Reply
  14. Monica says

    August 30, 2015 at 10:47 pm

    I also love granola and it’s addicting. I did sometimes eat cereal growing up and while I don’t have it very often these days, I love anything with crunch and nuts so granola is a great breakfast/snack once in a while. I like how simple this is, with that cocoa powder! That said, I am totally fantasizing about your childhood breakfasts with your grandparents (heavenly!).

    Reply
  15. tt says

    August 30, 2015 at 7:45 pm

    絕對是健康活力一天的開始!Yummy~ ^^

    Reply
  16. apuginthekitchen says

    August 30, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    Love this granola, mine is about half nuts when I make it, will try with the cocoa next time. It looks wonderful.

    Reply

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