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Gingerbread Granola

Vegetarian Vegan Breakfast

A nutty, festive breakfast for one and all

30 mins
8 ingredients
$1.25 / person
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Gingerbread Granola

Gear

Ingredients

Serves = 10

  • 4 cups whole rolled oats
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup pepitas
  • 1/3 cup pecans
  • 1/3 cup almonds

It’s this easy

  • Preheat fan forced oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a large baking tray with baking paper
  • In a large bowl, combine the oats, cinnamon, pepitas, nutmeg, and ground ginger
  • Roughly chop the pecans and almonds and add to the bowl
  • Mix dry ingredients together until combined
  • Add the maple syrup to the bowl and stir through until well combined
  • Pour granola mix onto the baking tray and spread evenly
  • Bake for 10-15 minutes or until well toasted, stirring every 5 minutes for even roasting
  • Delicious served with milk or yoghurt and fresh fruit

Tweaks

  • Try different nuts and seeds to mix up the flavour

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve)

  • Energy (924kJ)
  • Protein (6.5g)
  • Total Fat (10.1g)
  • Saturated Fat (1.4g)
  • Carbohydrate (24.1g); Starch (18.2g), Sugars (5.8g), Added sugars (5.0g), Free Sugars (5.0g)
  • Dietary Fibre (5.2g)
  • Sodium (3.3mg)
  • Calcium (58mg)
  • Iron (2.1mg)

Allergies

Contains: Gluten, Nuts, FODMAPs.

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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