Sticky Date Granola

Sticky Date Granola | The Sugar Hit

 

Tell me I’m not the only one who thinks making your own cereal is like magic? There’s something about all those boxes of cereal at the grocery store that says ‘you definitely can’t make me at home’. I’m looking at you, frosted flakes.

 

Froot loops and cocoa puffs have made breakfast cereal seem totally factory-made to me. Which is why it’s so cool to make up your own batch of granola, without any weird trickery or a warehouse full of oompa loompas. It’s exciting, you guys!

 

Sticky Date Granola | The Sugar Hit

 

This granola is particularly awesome because it’s got all the excitement of being a breakfast cereal specifically designed to taste like a desert! And it does it without the weird chemicals or bucketloads of sugar.

 

Not that I’m against bucketloads of sugar. Just not first thing in the morning on a weekday. I wanna save up my morning sugar bucket for Saturday and that stack of pancakes that’s got my name written all over it.

 

Sticky Date Granola | The Sugar Hit

 

But I still totally want to enjoy my mornings, and I love eating things that were made by my own fair hands. So instead of paying CRAZY money for the organic store bought granola, I make this.

 

And I modeled it off the beloved British dessert Sticky Toffee Pudding, which we here in Australia call Sticky Date Pudding. Because it has dates in it and I guess we like to call a spade a spade.

 

Sticky Date Granola | The Sugar Hit

 

If you’re not familiar with Sticky Date Pudding, let me fill you in. It’s a rich buttery cake/sponge base, that gets subsequently drenched in a toffee/caramel/butterscotch sauce. And when I say drenched, I mean DRENCHED. It’s a dream.

 

With a little cinnamon spice, a generous amount of dates, and sweetness from golden syrup and brown sugar (not too much!), I feel like I’ve really summoned up the flavour of the heavenly Sticky Date Pudding in this granola.

 

Sticky Date Granola | The Sugar Hit

 

Of course, if you can’t find golden syrup or would prefer not to use brown sugar, either can be replaced with your choice of sweetener. Honey or maple syrup or even brown rice syrup would work beautifully.

 

With a swig of ice cold skim milk (or almond milk if I have any), this is what my weekday breakfast looks like these days. What are you chowing down on in the AM?

 

xx Sarah.

 

Sticky Date Granola | The Sugar Hit

 

Sticky Date Granola
 
Homemade granola which steals it's flavours from Sticky Date Pudding (aka Sticky Toffee Pudding).
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Ingredients
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • ½ cup raw almonds, chopped
  • ¼ cup raw sesame seeds
  • 1 + ½ tsps sea salt flakes
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup golden syrup
  • ¾ cup unsweetened raw coconut flakes
  • ½ cup roasted macadamia nuts, chopped
  • 1 cup dates, chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350F/175C and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
  2. In a large bowl combine the oats, almonds, sesame seeds, salt and cinnamon.
  3. In a separate bowl or jug stir together the olive oil, brown sugar and golden syrup (it won't be cohesive).
  4. Pour the oil and sugar into the oat mixture and stir well until everything is completely combined - I find this easiest to do with my hands.
  5. Spread this mixture evenly onto the baking tray, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes, giving it a stir halfway through.
  6. When the 30 minutes are up, add the coconut flakes, and place back in the oven for another 10 minutes.
  7. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely - do not stir at this stage.
  8. Once the granola is cool, break it into bitesized chunks, stir through the macadamias and dates, and store in an airtight container for about 7-10 days. Keeps even longer in the freezer.
 

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