Mix up your breakfast with this festive-inspired Chocolate Orange & Cranberry granola recipe. Enjoy with Greek yoghurt and a serving of winter fruits, such as apples, pears, blackberries or cranberries. A recipe sure to help you get out of bed on those colder mornings!
Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 25 minutes. Serves 10.
Ingredients
200g rolled oats or cereal flakes of choice (I use half rye and half barley flakes)
50g sunflower seeds
30g chia seeds
10g cacao powder
80ml maple syrup
2 tbsp vegetable oil
40g cacao nibs
50g dried cranberries
100g Terry's Chocolate Orange minis, chopped into chunks
Zest of 1 orange
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan / 200°C.
2. Combine oats/flakes, sunflower seeds, chia seeds and cacao powder.
3. Stir the maple syrup and vegetable oil together.
4. Add this to the dry ingredients and mix to coat evenly.
5. Spread the mixture onto a lined baking dish and gently push the mixture down with the back of a spoon.
6. Bake for 25 minutes, turning halfway through to ensure it browns evenly.
7. Remove from the oven and leave to cool before breaking into chunks.
8. Add the cacao nibs, dried cranberries, chocolate chunks and orange zest.
9. Store in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks.
Nutritional information
Per serving of granola:
Energy 259 kCal / Carbs 32g / Fats 11.4g / Protein 4.5g / Fibre 5.8g
With an apple, handful of blackberries and 125g serving of Greek yoghurt:
Energy 490 kCal / Carbs 51.8g / Fats 24.5g / Protein 13.5g / Fibre 9.1g
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