Orange Flax Seed Granola

Here is another recipe for a tangy, crunchy and healthy orange flax seed granola. With the addition of almonds, raisins and dried cranberries, this is a great breakfast option.

Ingredients:

Old fashioned rolled oats - 1 cup

Flax Seeds - 2 tbsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Cinnamon Powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - a pinch

Honey - 1 tbsp

Frozen concentrated Orange Juice - 3 tbsp (any brand 100% pure juice)

Sliced Almonds - 2 tbsp

Dried Cranberries -1 tbsp

Raisins - 1 tbsp

Method of Preparation:1. In a bowl add the oats, flax seeds, cinnamon powder, salt and mix well.

2. Add oil, honey and the thawed orange juice concentrate to the oats mixture and mix well using your hand.

3. Preheat oven to 275F, line the baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Spread the oatmeal mixture on the baking sheet evenly and bake for 5 minutes.

4. Remove the baking sheet and turn around the oats mixture, add the almonds, cranberries and raisins and place the baking sheet back in the oven for 10 minutes.

5. Take the baking sheet out from the oven and turn around the granola mixture using a spatula and let it cool.
6. Store in an airtight container.
7. Serve the orange flax seed granola with skimmed milk or soy milk.

Crunchy Granola

Last time we bought a crunchy granola from store, we ended up with sore jaws!! The granola was very tough to bite into. That was the day we decided not to buy any more granola. Here is a quick and easy way to bake your own granola. All it takes is 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

Old Fashioned Oats - 1 cup
Cardamom Powder - 1/8 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Maple Syrup/Honey - 2 tbsp
Canola/Vegetable oil - 11/2 tbsp
Brown Sugar - 11/2 tsp

Sesame Seeds - 1 tbsp
Almonds - 6, finely sliced
Dried Apricots - 6, roughly chopped
Raisins - 2 tbsp

Method of Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 250F. In a bowl add oats, cardamom powder, salt, brown sugar, sesame seeds and mix well.
2. Add the oil, maple syrup/honey to the bowl and combine all ingredients using your hand.
3. If you like to have granola clusters, then fold a little amount of the granola in your fist and press firmly to form small lumps.
4. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the oats mixture on it evenly.
5. Place the baking sheet in the middle rack of the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
6. Take out the baking tray and using a spatula turn the granola mixture around. Add the sliced almonds, chopped apricots, raisins and mix well. Spread the granola evenly on the parchment paper and put the baking tray back in the oven for 10 minutes.
7. Take out the baking tray mix well and spread evenly the granola mixture. Switch off the oven and place the baking tray back in the oven for 5 to 8 minutes or until it cools down.
8. Transfer the crunchy granola to an airtight container and store.
9. Add milk/soya milk/yogurt to your cup of crunchy granola and enjoy.

Sending this to Champa's 'Bake Off' event and  

Cinnamon Honey Granola

Granola is one of those breakfast options that is very tasty, healthy, satisfying and pretty costly too. However, it is very easy to prepare granola at home. The best part about preparing granola at home is that you can tailor make it as per your taste and preferences and can also make it in small batches so that the granola stays fresh.

Ingredients:
Old Fashioned Oats - 1 cup
Cinnamon Powder - 1/8 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Honey - 1 tbsp
Canola/Vegetable oil - 11/2 tbsp
Brown Sugar - 1 tsp
Almonds - 8, finely sliced
Pumpkin Seeds - 1 tbsp(optional)
Walnuts - 2 tbsp, roughly chopped
Dried Cranberries - 2 tbsp

Method of Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 250F. In a bowl add oats, cinnamon powder, salt, brown sugar and mix well.
2. Add the oil, honey to the bowl and combine all ingredients using your hand.
3. If you like to have granola clusters, then fold a little amount of the granola in your fist and press firmly to form small lumps.
4. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the oats mixture on it evenly.
5. Place the baking sheet in the middle rack of the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
6. Take out the baking tray and using a spatula turn the granola mixture around. Add the nuts and dried cranberries and mix well. Spread the granola evenly on the parchment paper and put the baking tray back in the oven for 10 minutes.
7. Take out the baking tray mix well and spread evenly the granola mixture. Switch off the oven and place the baking tray back in the oven for 5 to 8 minutes or until it cools down.
8. Transfer the cinnamon honey granola to an airtight container and store.
9. Add milk/soya milk/yogurt to your cup of cinnamon honey granola and enjoy.