Breakfast is Saved – Honey Crunch Granola

18Aug07

On a good point Mr Tesco and his big blooper did help me realise that I do need different breakfast options. There are not many wheat free cereals, and although unlike Coeliacs I can eat porridge, the porridge I can eat is limited because most of it contains wheat. I do like fruit but I find I can overload on fruit, so I struggle to find alternative breakfasts.

So I was well pleased when my copy of Good Food Magazine for September came through the post box. One reader, Abigail Enright, sent in a fab recipe of Honey Crunch Granola. Basically, this is broken up flapjack without the butter, mixed with fruit and yogurt. It is quite high in calories at 591 per serving but with me mainly being limited to salad for lunch its not too bad.

For those that don’t subscribe to the mag here is the recipe:

125ml/4fl oz sunflower oil
100ml/3 1/2 fl oz malt extract (obtainable from chemists)
100ml/ 3 1/2 fl oz clear honey
250g/9oz rolled oats
250g/9oz jumbo oats (doesn’t matter if you can’t find them just use normal oats)
25g/1oz desiccated coconut (you can’t really taste this)
50g/2 oz sunflower seeds (I left this out)
25g/1 oz sesame seeds
140g/5 oz whole brazil nuts (I substituted whole almonds instead)
100g/4 oz mixed dried fruit (I used some dried apricots and sultanas)

Put the oil, malt extract and honey in a large saucepan and heat until the mixture becomes runny. Stir in the remaining ingredients except nuts and dried fruit. Tip the mix into a large roasting tin, spread to an even layer and cook in an oven at 190 deg C for about 25 mins. Add the nuts then bake for another 10 mins until golden. Leave to cool a little then break up. How long you leave to cool before breaking up depends on whether you like crunchy or squidgy. I preferred it a little soft so I broke it up when it was still warm. You can now add the dried fruit and store in an airtight container for about a month. Serve with fruit and yogurt. I have to admit I tried this recipe and thought it was fab. Don’t worry what sort of seeds, nuts and dried fruit you put in. I am not really a nut fan so next time I will add more dried fruit. Dried apricots were really nice in this, as they are too in flapjack.

Big thanks to Abigail and Good Food for this, I really enjoy this breakfast.

Comment to Good Food Mag – a regular Allergy Free Section would be fab.

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