Delicious homemade granola with yogurt

This homemade granola with yogurt is super simple to whip up, tastes delicious and is a healthy way to start the day. Make it interesting by topping with your favourite fruits. This can be made in advance and stored ready for a quick and delicious breakfast.

If you are anything like me you wake up famished and desperate for something to eat. Instead of reaching for some toast or ordinary cereal this homemade granola with yogurt makes the perfect breakfast. Not only that, but this is full of protein and healthy fats and will leave you fuelled up to start your day the right way. The beauty of this vegan breakfast is that it can be varied to avoid you getting bored. Mix up the fruits, vary the nuts or even top it with a drizzle of maple syrup for something a bit sweeter.

Ingredients

• Rolled oats
• Pumpkins seeds
• Sunflower seeds
• Sesame seeds
• Vegetable oil
• Apple juice
• Flaked coconut
• Whole almonds
• Vegan yogurt
• Fresh fruit

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C/315 degrees F.

Start by mixing together the oats, seeds, oil, juice and coconut. Make sure to fully combine everything so that your mixture is wet. This will help to stop it burning when we roast it in the oven later. Feel free to add a little extra apple juice if the mixture is too dry.

Pour your mixture into a large baking tray, spreading out to cover the tin. Then place into your oven. We want to bake this for 30 minutes but take from the oven every ten minutes and use a spoon to give it a quick mix. This will ensure that all of the granola goes crunchy. Otherwise, we would end up with a crunchy top layer but the granola underneath would be soft.

Then spoon the mixture into a bowl, add a dollop of yogurt and top with fruit. I’ve opted for blueberries but you can use any fruit you’d like. If you want to be extra fancy, you can mix in a spoonful of jam to the yogurt and drizzle maple syrup on top.

Tips and tricks

• Scaling the recipe

This granola recipe is perfect for making in advance, just double or triple the quantities to make double or three times the amount.

•  Can it be made in advance?

As discussed earlier, yes this recipe can be made in advance and it keeps really well. Read on for storage instructions.

•  How is it stored? For how long?

Store this homemade granola in an airtight container in a dry place. This will keep for up to a month, so I love to make a huge batch once a month and then consume for breakfast a few times per week.

•  Can this be made gluten free?

Yes, just replace the rolled oats with a gluten-free version.

•  What kind of equipment is needed to make homemade granola with yogurt?

This recipe doesn’t require much equipment. All it requires is a baking tray, large bowl and of course an oven.

A balanced breakfast is so important to help you start the day off right: and to really get all the nutritious goodness mix up your choice of fruit and nuts. Different fruits contain different nutrients so to get the best out of your homemade granola with yogurt add extra fruit and more nuts or seeds.

• These fruits all work well with this granola recipe: mango, banana, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, melon, passion fruit, papaya and star fruit.
• And for nuts and seeds I like to use a mix of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, pine nuts, sesame seeds and cashews.

Get creative and serve with whatever items you have to hand or ones that you love. The sky really is the limit with this recipe, just vary to suit your needs.

Other breakfast ideas

Creamy mushrooms on sourdough