Ingredients
300g rolled oats
3 tbsp brown suguar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
4 tbsp vegetable oil
80 ml runny honey
200g mixed nuts, seeds, dried fruit – whatever you like best!
Method
- Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas 3
- In a large bowl, mix the oats with the sugar, salt and spices
- Add the oil and honey and mix again very well
- Spread mixture out in a large baking tray and cook in pre-heated oven for around 15-20 mins until crisped up. Stir mixture around a couple of times during cooking, and watch to see that it doesn’t get too brown
- Remove tray from oven and leave mixture to get cool
- Add nuts, seeds and fruit to taste
- Store the mixture in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks
Notes
- Serve as a normal cereal with milk, or add as a topping to yoghurt. Add berries and fresh fruit if you wish
- Once you’ve mastered the basic method, play around with ingredients and flavours to your taste – add different flakes, syrup instead of honey, different spices ….
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