Granola Snack Mix
Will last up to two weeks in sealed container!
Ingredients
Mixture
- 125 g unsalted butter chopped, at room temperature
- ½ cup demerara sugar
- ¼ cup almond meal
- 1 cup plain flour sifted
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Granola
- ½ cup honey
- ⅛ cup coconut oil
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 4 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup natural almonds
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- To make stars, line two large baking trays with baking paper.
- Preheat oven to 180°C. In mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric hand mixer until pate and creamy. Stir in almond meal, flour, ginger and spice to form soft dough. Wrap in cling film. Refrigerate 30 mins.
- Roll out dough between 2 sheets baking paper to 5-6mm thickness. Using 4cm star cutter, cut out stars. Put on the tray 2cm apart, to allow for spreading. Bake 15 mins or until golden around edges. Cool on trays.
Granola
- Line 2 baking trays with baking paper Reduce oven to 170°C. In a small saucepan, melt honey, oil and paste over medium-low heat. In a large bowl, stir to combine oats, nuts, sugar and cinnamon. Add honey mixture. Mix well. Drop heaped teaspoon of mixture on trays in batches. Bake 25 mins (don't stir) or until crunchy. Cool on trays.
- Spoon granola into jars or sealable gift packets with biscuits.