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Granola with Chai Spiced Nut Clusters

June 28, 2016 | Breakfast

Chai spiced granola - This Granola with Chai Spiced Nut Clusters recipe is a mouthwatering combination of flavours and textures and my latest twist on Jamie Olivers fruity cereal

This delicious breakfast Granola with Chai Spiced Nut Clusters is a mouthwatering combination of flavours and textures and my latest twist on Jamie Oliver’s ‘recipes to save your life.’

It’s such an honour to be selected by JamieOliver.com to put my spin on 10 of Jamie’s recipes. He has always been one of my favourite foodies and such an inspiration to me. Check out all 10 of the fabulous brekkie recipes here.

If you’re after more than muesli or cereal for brekkie, check out my fabulous collection of healthy, delicious breakfast recipes that take 5-10 minutes to make (yes, in the real world), click HERE.

So here it is, my spin on Jamie’s  DIY Oaty Fruit Cereal….I hope you enjoy it!

Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to alter the recipe to suit many specific dietary requirements.

Granola with Chai Spiced Nut Clusters

Prep 5 minutes
Cook 30 minutes
Total 35 minutes
Serves: 8 cups (approx)
Chai spiced granola - This Granola with Chai Spiced Nut Clusters recipe is a mouthwatering combination of flavours and textures and my latest twist on Jamie Olivers fruity cereal
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A wholesome breakfast such as this is so important to ensure good mood, energy, concentration and focus throughout the day. There is nothing in a cereal box that is good enough, so spend a little time every now and then and make a batch of my Granola with Chai Spiced Nut Clusters to keep in the pantry for a great start to the day.

Ingredients

  • 450 g nuts (3 cups) I used almonds, macadamias, pecans, cashews and hazelnuts
  • 35 g sesame seeds (¼ cup)
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
  • 6 tbsp rice malt syrup, honey or maple syrup
  • 270 g rolled oats (3 cups) or you could use quinoa and millet flakes for gluten-free
  • 200 g shredded coconut (2 cups)
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Method

  • Pre-heat your oven to 180℃/350℉.
  • In a small bowl mix all of the spices to make a chai spice mix.
  • Take two baking trays.
  • Line one of the baking trays with a silicon coated baking paper (I use 'If You Care' brand). To this add your nuts and sesame seeds and toast in your preheated oven for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and add half the spice mix. Toss to coat the nuts.
  • Now drizzle with 3 tablespoons of sweetener so that most of the nuts and seeds are coated.
  • In the second baking tray place the oats (or GF flaked grain), coconut, remaining spice mix and toss to mix.
  • Drizzle with the remaining 3 tablespoons of sweetener.
  • Bake both trays for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the nuts to cool completely.
  • Stir the oat/coconut mix and bake for another 10 minutes or until toasted to your liking.
  • Once they are cool, break the nuts up into clusters and mix through the toasted oats/coconut.

Serve

  • With the yoghurt, milk and fruit of your choice.

Store

  • Store in an airtight container for up to a month.

Variations

Gluten and grain-free

Substitute the oats with rolled quinoa flakes.

Fructose friendly 

Choose rice malt syrup as your sweetener. 

Coconut-free

Substitute the coconut flakes for more nuts, seeds and/or oats or quinoa flakes. 

Fructose friendly

Choose rice malt as your sweetener.

Vegan

Choose rice malt or maple syrup as your sweetener.

Sesame-free

Replace the sesame seeds with another seed or nuts. 

 

I'd love to hear how you enjoy this crunchy, delicious start to the day - post a comment!

Course: Breakfast

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Category: Breakfast Tags: afterschoolsnack, breakfast, coconutfree, cornfree, dairyfree, eggfree, garlicfree, glutenfree, grainfree, granola, legumefree, lowfructose, lowsugar, mothersday, muesli, nuts, oats, onionfree, seafoodfree, sesamefree, snack, soyfree, vegan, vegetarian, wheatfree, yeastfree

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24 Comments

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  1. kerryn says

    This sounds amazing! I’m guessing the cloves should be ground too, like the other spices?

    July 1, 2016
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Yep, just corrected, thanks Kerryn G x

      July 1, 2016
      Reply
      • kerryn says

        Yum, added to my shopping list so I can make this weekend. Love your recipes Georgia, thank you!

        July 1, 2016
        Reply
  2. Leisa says

    I made your Nourishing Toasted Muesli recently (love it!) which has oil in the ingredients. This recipe (can’t wait to make!) has no added oil. I’m a little confused about why one has oil and the other doesn’t. The other ingredients and methods are otherwise similar.

    July 1, 2016
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Feel free to add oil to this also – this is just a different texture and style of muesli G x

      July 1, 2016
      Reply
  3. Bec says

    Just made your delicious granola and am so happy I have yummy & healthy alternative to the sugar laden granolas out there!
    I LOVE chai spices, so personally I would add more of the spice mix to the granola, but otherwise with a bowl of yoghurt it’s toasted goodness!!

    July 7, 2016
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Glad you enjoyed it Bec – I’m with you, the more spice the better, especially chai inspired G x

      July 8, 2016
      Reply
  4. Emma says

    This is soooo delicious Georgia. Though I used whole cloves, which was a mistake as my daughter and I ate one whole. Bit overpowering in flavor. Keep up the amazing work!

    July 14, 2016
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Oh no – a whole clove is pretty intense. Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed Emma G x

      July 15, 2016
      Reply
  5. Janet Iffinger says

    This is delicious. What would you recommend as a serve per person?

    October 17, 2017
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Glad you like it Janet. Your serving size depends on you really (appetite and level of activity). I find it very filling so 1/4 to 1/2 cup with natural yogurt and fruit is my personal range G x

      October 17, 2017
      Reply
  6. Tori says

    5 stars
    This is the best tasting homemade granola I’ve made so far. I found that half the sweetener on the nuts was a bit much and half on the oats wasn’t enough to make too many clusters so next time I will adjust the amount of sweetener on each slightly. Tastes great with mango too! 🙂

    January 9, 2019
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Glad you enjoyed it Tori. Thansk so much for your feedback and the 5 stars! Georgia x

      January 15, 2019
      Reply
  7. Rachel says

    5 stars
    This is a family staple for us now Georgia… love it!

    March 6, 2019
    Reply
  8. Kate says

    5 stars
    Another wonderful recipe Georgia thanks so much! I’ve made so many of your recipes and I’ve never been disappointed.

    October 20, 2019
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you enjoyed it Kate. Thanks so much for your feedback, made my day G x

      October 21, 2019
      Reply
  9. Shell McClure says

    5 stars
    So delicious!

    January 6, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the 5 ?s Shell G x

      January 6, 2020
      Reply
  10. Maria says

    Hi Georgia

    Would you still recommend to toast the nuts if using activated nuts?

    July 31, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      No you can skip that step G x

      August 3, 2020
      Reply
  11. Donna says

    5 stars
    So delicious. I adjusted the recipe slightly – roughly chopped the nuts and added just the first 3 tablespoons of sweetener. The nuts still formed yummy clusters. I’m planning to add some butter (And probably some chilli powder) and try this as a crumble topping for some veggies.

    May 3, 2021
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Fabulous, thanks for sharing your variations Donna G x

      May 3, 2021
      Reply
  12. Elle says

    These clusters are such a delicious way to use up nuts and seeds. Used all the spices and sweetener as listed on a double qty of mixed nuts and seeds – pecans, cashews, almonds and pepitas this time. Not so nutty child has just eaten half of ‘my’ emergency snack jar in the car! Absolutely delicious and more-ish – should come with a warning! 😀

    May 20, 2021
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Ha love it, so glad you loved them G x

      May 24, 2021
      Reply

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