It’s the most wonderful time of the year and I want to wish each of you all the very best of the season. I hope you are enjoying the time with family and friends with the activities that fulfill you most. For me, with all the winter holidays, break from work, quality time with family and friends, and good cheers, even though I do not celebrate Christmas, it’s the happiest time of the year. We are kicking off the holidays in a delicious and nutritious way to celebrate the best of the season with homemade granola. The granola is loaded with fiber, protein, healthy fats and essential vitamins and minerals. The aroma of nutmeg completes the granola and adds warmth to each spoon.
Crunchy, flavorful and with a hint of sweetness, these granola are brimming with rolled oats, quinoa, almonds, coconut, pine nuts, sesame seeds, flax seeds, and dried fruits. This granola is our favorite breakfast for the season. We can’t help but start eating the granola in the morning even before the coffee maker finishes brewing. I can’t stop munching them as snack throughout the day.
The ingredients I used are what my family prefers. Feel free to substitute any combination of nuts, seeds and fruits. Substitution the maple syrup for agave nectar or more honey. Don’t like nutmeg, no issues. Use cinnamon or cardamom. You get the point? This is YOUR granola. Make it the way you like it. Experiment with the ingredients.
Wrap up the granola in a nice jar and tie up with a ribbon for a delicious gift anyone would enjoy. The granola taste fabulous over yogurt or milk. Keep for up to four weeks stored in an airtight container at room temperature. Store in refrigerator if you would like to keep longer.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
I would love to know what are your holiday traditions? Is nutrition part of your holiday tradition?
- 2 cups oats
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- ½ cup almonds
- ½ cup desiccated coconut (unsweetened)
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon flax seeds (powdered)
- 6 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup maple syrup (NO Aunt Jemima here)
- ¼ cup honey
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup dried fruits (dried apricot, cranberry, papaya, etc. cut into small pieces)
- Preheat oven to 315 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, cooked quinoa, almonds, coconut, pine nuts and sesame seeds. Add the powdered flaxseed.
- Melt butter in a small pan. Add maple syrup, honey, salt and freshly ground nutmeg.
- Pour the maple mixture evenly over oats mixture. Toss well to ensure everything is mixed well.
- Evenly distribute granola onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. Rotate baking trays and toss granola every 10 minutes for even baking.
- Remove baking sheets out of oven to allow granola to completely cool.
- Add the dry fruits.
- Alternate Steps:
- Instead of baking, heat up a large pan on medium heat.
- Pour the mixture into the pan, dry roast about 8-10 minutes. Stirring frequently to make sure the mixture is toasted evenly.
Feel free to substitute any combination of nuts, seeds and fruits. Substitution the maple syrup for agave nectar or more honey. Use cinnamon, cardamom or vanilla instead of nutmeg.
[print_this]রেসিপি: গ্রানোলা
উপকরন :
২ কাপ ওটস্
১ কাপ রান্না করা কিনওয়া
১/২ কাপ এলমন্ডস
১/২ কাপ শুকনা নারকেল
১/৪ কাপ পাইন নাট
১/৪ কাপ তিল বীজ
১ টেবিল চামচ ফ্লাক্স সীড (গুড়ো করা)
৬ টেবিল চামচ মাখন
১/২ কাপ ম্যাপল সিরাপ
১/৪ কাপ মধু
১/২ চা চামচ লবণ
১/৪ চা চামচ জায়ফল গুড়া
১ কাপ শুকনা ফল (খেজুর, ড্রাই এপরিকট, ক্রানবেরী ইত্যাদি)
প্রস্তত প্রণালী:
১. ওভেন ৩১৫ ডিগ্রী ফারেনহাইটে প্রিহিট করুন। দুটি বড় বেকিং ট্রেতে পার্চমেন্ট পেপার দিয়ে রাখুন।
২. একটি বড় বাটিতে ওটস্, কিনওয়া, বাদাম, নারকেল, তিল বীজ ও ফ্লাক্স সীড গুড়া ভালোভাবে মেশান।
৩. একটি ছোট প্যানে মাখন গলিয়ে তাতে ম্যাপল্ সিরাপ, মধু, লবণ এবং জায়ফল গুড়া যোগ করুন।
৪. ওটসের মিশ্রণের উপর ম্যাপেল মিশ্রণ ঢেলে সবকিছু ভালভাবে মিশিয়ে নিন।
৫. গ্রানোলা সমানভাবে প্রস্তুত করা বেকিং শীটে ছড়িয়ে দিন।
৬. ৩০-৩৫ মিনিটের জন্য বেক করুন। বেকিং ট্রে প্রতি ১০ মিনিট পর পর নেড়ে দিন যেন গ্রানোলা পুড়ে না যায়।
৭. শুকনা ফল যোগ করুন।
৮. গ্রানোলা সম্পূর্ণ ঠান্ডা হলে বায়ুরুদ্ধ কৌটায় রেখে দিন।
বিকল্প প্রণালী:
১. ওভেনে বেক না করে, চুলায় গ্রানোলা মাঝারি তাপে ৮-১০ মিনিটে ভেজে নেয়া যায়।
প্রোয়োজনিও কিছু টিপস্ এর জনে্য দয়াকরে আটির্কেল অথবা ইংরেজি রেসিপির নোট সেকশন টা একটু দেখে নেবেন।[/print_this]
Healthy, delicious winter granola. Wishing you a very happy season, Lail! xx
Thank you, Denise.
Quinoa – What a great idea. I can’t wait to try it. Best – Shanna
Thank you, Shanna. I hope you get to give it a try. Hope to see you around again, soon.
I used to make stovetop granola…not sure why I haven’t in so long! I will try your recipe this time – looks delicious.
No real Christmas traditions around here…it’s more of a challenge trying to keep everyone busy when things are closed. 🙂
Have a great day Lail!
Thank you, Ameena. I hope you get to try the recipe sometimes. It’s flavorful, delicious and healthy. I am about to whip another batch. Have a fabulous week ahead.
So healthy and full of my favorite things. Love home whipped granola.
Happy Holidays!
Happy New Year, Tanvi. Glad you like the granola. Thank you for stopping by.
yum yum yum! I think granola should be my new holiday tradition 🙂 Made crepes this morning and thinking that could become a Christmas morning thing. Hoping your holidays are lovely.
p.s. Your packaging looks great!!
Crepes are my all time favorite. I practically lived on crepes on our vacation in Paris few years ago. Thanks a bunch for your kind words, Liz.
I will eat it either way because it looks so delicious 😀
And healthy too!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years!
Happy Holidays
CCU
They are indeed Uru. Thank you! Hope you have a fabulous start to the new year.
Nothing like home made granola! looks so inviting
The best part is the granola doesn’t take that long to make and is very easy to make. Thank you, Simi.
This looks lovely! Nutrition *after* the holidays is our tradition, but we usually pack it in from thanksgiving until after new year 😀 Merry everything!
Thank you. Merry everything it is 🙂
Looks delicious!
The granola is indeed delicious. Thank you!
Happy almost New Year – look forward to reading your blog in 2014. Love the idea of quinoa in your granola.
Thank you, Bintu.