Homemade Granola & Baked Apples

Mon, 20 January 2020

Homemade Granola & Baked Apples

 

Ingredients for Granola

• 40g Coconut Oil
• 120ml Honey
• 1tsp Salt
• 340g Jumbo Oats
• 150g Chopped Mixed Nuts (I’ve used Pistachios, Pecans & Hazelnut)
• 100g Mixed Seeds (I’ve used Pumpkin & Sunflower)
• 50g Coconut Shavings
• 1 large egg white
• 100g Chopped Dried Fruit (I’ve used Apricots, Figs & Cranberries)

 

Method for Granola

1. Heat the oven to 150°C and line a baking tray with baking parchment paper.
2. Gently heat the oil, honey and salt together in a small pan and heat gently until the oil has melted, allow to cool slightly.
3. Mix the dry ingredients, apart from the fruit, in a large bowl.
4. Stir the honey and oil into the dry mix
5. Beat the egg white in a separate bowl until frothy, mix into the oat mixture.
6. Spread out on the baking sheet and bake for about 30-35 minutes until golden, stirring occasionally.
7. Leave to cool and crisp up on the tray, then stir in the dried fruit. Store in an airtight container.

 

Ingredients Baked Granola Apples

• 5 Large tbsp Granola
• 1tsp Cinnamon
• 1tbsp Brown Soft Sugar
• ½ Orange Zest & Juiced
• 4 Apples, cored and scored around the circumference
• 20g Butter
• Crème Fraîche to serve

 

 

Method for the Baked Apples

1. Heat oven to 200°C.
2. Mix the granola, cinnamon, sugar and orange zest and juice.
3. Put the apples into a baking dish and spoon the granola mixture into the hole, spooning over any mixture left.
4. Top each one with a knob of butter and bake for 30 mins until soft and sticky.
5. Serve with crème fraîche