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Don’t be boring with your breakfast cereal! Here are five simple, delicious and unusual ways to try granola
Granola is typically eaten at breakfast time – whether you eat it with milk or yoghurt, or enjoy it hot or cold, it’s a delicious and classic way to start your day. But whilst you are probably familiar with the concept of granola as a tasty breakfast cereal, are you aware that granola can be incorporated into all kinds of delicious dishes and snacks as well?
What’s more – not only is granola delicious, but it’s amazingly versatile, too. The cereal cupboard favourite usually contains toasted oats, wheat, nuts, dried fruit and honey, so it’s perfect for adding some extra texture to sweet dishes. But the question we’re asking is “can it work with savoury foods?” Jordans appear to have answered, as their new Simply Granola is even more versatile – with its subtle flavours of crunchy baked oats, nuts and honey – meaning you can use it to transform any humdrum meal or dish into something truly memorable.
Granola Salad Croutons
Looking for a way to add a twist to your average salad? Take inspiration from some top chefs and sprinkle some Granola over your lunchtime greens. Granola makes a wonderfully crunchy crouton substitute, and is the perfect accompaniment for salads containing sweeter ingredients such as carrot, beetroot and sugar snap peas.
Granola Coated Chicken
Everyone loves a roast chicken, but try serving up baked chicken with a crunchy granola crust and watch your family clear their plates! Place some granola in a plastic bag and crush it with a rolling pin; after you’ve coated your chicken with egg and flour, roll your chicken pieces in the crushed granola or spread the topping over a whole bird; then bake in the oven and serve with honey basted roast parsnips and creamed carrots – delicious!
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Granola Cheesecake
Cheesecake is always a popular dessert, but instead of making your cheesecake base from crushed digestive biscuits you can use granola instead. Granola goes well with any type of cheesecake filling – including traditional vanilla – but summer fruit toppings will compliment the crunchy, nutty base perfectly.
Granola Banana Popsicles
Looking for a tasty but healthy treat? Why not make some frozen banana granola popsicles! Granola banana popsicles are so simple to make – simply peel some bananas, roll them in melted chocolate and crushed granola, push a wooden stick into them and then place them in the freezer. You’ll love them!
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Granola Potato Cakes
Granola also makes a great filling ingredient. Mix Simply Granola with mashed sweet potato and oven bake or fry on a griddle pan to make delicious, crunchy sweet potato cakes. Serve with fried chicken for a delicious and tasty meal – your friends and loved ones will adore the flavour of these super delicious potato snacks.
This is just a small selection of the many different ways you can incorporate granola into your recipes, but granola is so versatile that it can be used in pretty much any dish. Experiment and see what amazing granola inspired recipes you can concoct – we’re sure you will find plenty that the whole family will love.
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