Christmas Gift Granola

Written By Madeline Hogan

If you're looking for an affordable and personal Christmas gift, this is the perfect option! It's ideal as a stocking stuffer or for gifting to a large family or group of friends, made with love!

Makes roughly 10 x 300g Jars. 

Ingredients:

  • 900g old fashioned oats

  • 375g pumpkin seeds

  • 450g sunflower seeds

  • 180g coconut shreds

  • 420g pecan nuts

  • 450ml maple syrup

  • 375ml Extra virgin olive oil

  • 225g brown sugar 

  • 3 teaspoons salt 

  • 175g chopped dates (or dried apricots or cranberries)

  • 1 cup dehydrated flowers from the farm (A mix of calendula and cornflowers). These can be dehydrated on a plate in the microwave with a sheet of paper towel on the bottom for 3 mins. 

Method: 

1. Preheat the oven to 150ºC. Line baking trays with baking paper. 

2. Place oats, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pecans, maple syrup, olive oil, brown sugar and salt into a bowl and mix until well combined. Spread granola evenly over lined baking trays. 

3. Place into the oven and bake, stirring with a spatula every 10 -15 mins until granola is toasted and very crispy, about 45 minutes. 

4. Remove granola from the oven and mix through coconut, chopped dates and dehydrated flowers from the farm.

5. Once cooled, spoon granola into glass jars and finish with some twine.

Madeline Hogan
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