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Christmas Gingerbread Granola Recipe (with Gingerbread Men)
Christmas Gingerbread granola has all the flavours of gingerbread in your favourite breakfast cereal. Add some mini gingerbread men for fun and special treat.
Equipment
- 1 Large bowl
- 1 large spoon
- Measuring spoons
- measuring jug
- weighing scales
- chopping board
- 1 Sharp knife
- 2 baking tray baking sheets
- 1 spatula
- 1 small pan
- 1 wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 300 g rolled jumbo oats
- 100 g rye flakes If you don't have rye flakes, add another 100 g of rolled oats.
Spices
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
Nuts
- 80 g pecans roughly chopped
- 50 g blanched almonds roughly chopped
- 50 g hazelnuts roughly chopped
- 30 g pistachios roughly chopped
Liquids
- 5 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp black treacle
- 100 ml maple syrup
- 1 medium orange
To finish
- 30 g crystallised stem ginger chopped
- 130 g dried cranberries
- 100 g mini gingerbread men optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 140C (275F).
- Put 300g (3⅓ cups) rolled oats and 100g (1 cup) rye flakes into a large bowl and mix together.
- Add 1 tsp ground ginger, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp mixed spice, and ¼ tsp ground cloves to the cereal and mix.
- Roughly chop 80 g (¾ cup) pecans, 50 g (½ cup) blanched almonds, 50 g (½ cup) hazelnuts and 30 g (¼ cup) pistachios and add to the bowl with the cereal, spices and the zest of the orange. Mix thoroughly.
- Put 5 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 tbsp black treacle, 100 ml (⅓ cup) maple syrup and the juice of the orange into a small pan and warm through stirring until combined.
- Pour the mixture over the oats, spices and nuts and stir until all the pieces are covered.
- Spoon the mixture onto two baking trays lined with baking parchment or reusable non-stick liners.
- Bake the granola in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Stir after 15 minutes and swap the trays on the oven shelves.
- Remove the trays from the oven and leave to cool.
- Once cool return the granola to a large clean bowl and add the 130 g (1 cup) dried cranberries and 30 g (4 tbsp) of chopped crystallised stem ginger.
- Add the 100g (3½ oz) mini gingerbread men (if using) and store in a sealed jar or container.
- Serve with milk or yogurt and berries.
Nutrition
Calories: 238kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 5gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.001gSodium: 34mgPotassium: 223mgFiber: 4gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 28IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg