Granola by Gordon
A crispy and crunchy granola full of puffed rice, oats, nuts and seeds, all inspired by Gordon Ramsay himself.
I recently borrowed a cookbook by Gordon Ramsay from the library (oh, how great it is to be able to borrow books again … in English, but that’s off-topic). The very first recipe in it was granola, with oats, puffed rice and a whole pile of nuts, seeds and dried fruit. Both Grant and I looked at it and thought ‘yep, I’d eat that’. I was interested in trying it as it didn’t have any butter – just honey to bind it all together. So I followed the recipe and made it – and liked the final product so much that I wanted to include it here. So, this isn’t my recipe – all credit goes to the great Gordon Ramsay – but it is extremely yummy!
And, as with all granola recipes that I’ve seen and tried, substitutions can be made all over the place – with the nuts, seeds and dried fruit, whatever you have in your cupboard will work well.
- 200g honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 300g rolled oats
- 100g puffed rice
- 100g natural almonds
- 75g pumpkin seeds
- 75g sunflower seeds
- 50g linseed
- 50g raisins
- 50g cranberries
- Melt the honey and vanilla together, either in microwave or on a stove-top.
- Mix the oats, rice, nuts and seeds together.
- Pour honey over oats mixture and mix well.
- Place in a shallow baking tray and smooth out into a thin layer. Bake for 25-30 mins at 180C, stirring occasionally to ensure it doesn't burn.
- Remove from oven, and stir in dried fruit.
- Store in a sealed container.
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