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Dorit's Granola

Vegetarian Breakfast Snacks Dessert

A crunchy, nutty granola packed with oats, maple syrup, and roasted nuts, perfect for topping yogurt or enjoying with fresh fruit!

50 mins
8 ingredients
$0.95 / person
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Ingredients

Serves = 5

300g Rolled Oats

40g Pepitas

20g Almonds

30g Hazelnuts

30g Macadamias

1-2 teaspoon of vanilla extract (vanilla bean paste can also be used at a 1:1 ratio)

25g Honey

30g olive oil

It’s this easy

  1. Optional: Use a rolling pin to gently break nuts into smaller pieces.
  2. Mix all ingredients well in a bowl.
  3. Bake on a baking tray for approximately 45 minutes at 150 degrees Celsius. Mix once after 20-25 minutes.
  4. Leave to cool down and transfer to a container.

I eat my granola with goat’s plain full-fat yoghurt, sprinkle of chia seeds and shredded coconut and seasonal fruit. In summer I usually have it with mango, papaya, kiwi fruit, blueberries, and strawberries. Some enjoy sprinkling granola over yoghurt for a crunchy topping (that would be me!), while others prefer layering yogurt over granola to let it soak up some creaminess—serve it your way!

Tweaks

This recipe is super customisable! Add in your favourite granola ingredients – try different nuts, seeds, dried fruits or coconut! Looking for more inspiration? Try our Yogurt Parfaits, or Berry and Basil Frozen Yogurt to serve with your delicious granola!

Replace honey with Canadian Maple Syrup if you have this on hand.

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve),

  • Energy (1809kJ)
  • Protein (11.6g)
  • Total Fat (25.5g)
  • Saturated Fat (3.6g)
  • Carbohydrate (36.6 g) (Starch 30.8g, Sugars 5.8g, Free Sugars 4.1g)
  • Dietary Fibre (7.5g)
  • Sodium (4.25mg)
  • Calcium (47.7mg)
  • Iron (3.5mg)

Allergies

Contains: Nuts.

Why is this good?

Be Healthier

Regularly eating oats is important for heart health as research has shown oats reduce your blood pressure, your total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol.

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Sharper Thinking

Oats supply a sustained energy source to the brain, which may help people to learn better.

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Better Sports Performance

Oats are a low Glycaemic Index (Low GI) carbohydrate which slowly releases energy and help to improve overall endurance and running capacity.

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More Energy

Oats are a carbohydrate which breaks down slowly to gradually release glucose into the bloodstream, this give you a longer-lasting energy boost throughout the day.

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Feel Fuller for Longer

As a Low GI carbohydrate, oats help to prolong digestion due to their slow break down and may help with satiety (feeling full).

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Be Healthier

Nuts are a great source of healthy fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats) which are essential for regulating blood cholesterol and improving heart health.

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Better Sports Performance

Nuts are high in protein which can provide amino acids for the maintenance and repair of muscle protein after strenuous exercise to help with a quicker recovery.

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Healthy Gut

As a good source of fibre nuts are essential for a healthy bowel function.

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Feel Fuller for Longer

Although nuts are high in kilojoules, research in over 120,000 healthy men and women, found that eating nuts meant they were less likely to gain weight over the four years studied.

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