Granola with Chai Spiced Nut Clusters

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.’

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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.

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Granola with Chai Spiced Nut Clusters

Prep 5 minutes

Cook 30 minutes

Total 35 minutes

Serves: 8 cups (approx)

5 from 3 votes

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 cardamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• Pinch 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)

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