Marmalade, Ginger Cranberry Granola is wonderful to serve over the festive period. Tantalisingly tasty, colourful and so easy to prepare. Make up a stash ahead of time and wow your guests at breakfast.
Todays’ post is for all readers out there who, like me, hate cooking breakfast but will have house guests to satisfy over the upcoming Christmas period. I have the perfect solution for you: serve up some of this Marmalade Ginger Cranberry Granola. It can be prepared in advance and it’s wholesome, homemade & deliciously festive to boot.
In short: it is the way out of your upcoming breakfast nightmare.
The thought of cooking breakfast is something that has always left me cold (chilled to the bone if I’m being totally honest). I can handle pancakes for the four of us or frying a quick egg. But a traditional English Fry-Up for all of my guests? Get out of here.
I’m actually not one for a huge breakfast, which perhaps explains why I dislike cooking them so much. I do however, love a bowl of something relatively healthy topped with refreshingly cold milk.
Even at Christmas time.
If you’re on my breakfast wavelength, then you’ll love my homemade Marmalade Ginger Cranberry Granola. It’s ridiculously easy to prepare and keeps extremely well. That means you can throw it together well before your guests arrive and look like the amazingly organised, chilled-out superstar that they all think you are… even if like me you’ve been hoarding a big stack of ironing for the last 3 weeks.
Team this Marmalade Ginger Cranberry Granola with fresh milk, yoghurt and a selection of fresh fruits and you have a deliciously festive breakfast feast sure to delight your guests. You won’t even have to apologise for um… locking the frying pan in the cupboard and erm… accidentally losing the key.
To ensure my Marmalade Ginger Cranberry Granola is bursting with zesty, citrus flavours I’ve included orange marmalade and fresh orange juice. It’s also packed with seasonal, inviting spices and it is wonderfully colourful thanks to a generous splurge of pistachio nuts and cranberries. Tiny chunks of crystalised ginger muddled in give a little festive sparkle to this glorious granola too.
Christmas in your breakfast bowl is yours for the taking. In fact, the flavours, aroma & colours in this granola are so festive you could easily gift some to a loved one.
If you love festive food even at breakfast don’t miss my cranberry and orange waffles.
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📖 Recipe
Marmalade, Ginger & Cranberry Granola
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon Coconut oil
- 3 tablespoon Orange marmalade
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
- 200 g Oats
- 1 teaspoon Ground ginger (add more or less to taste)
- 1 teaspoon Mixed spice (add more or less to taste)
- 1 tablespoon Linseeds
- 3 tablespoon Freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 tablespoon Macademia nuts
- 2 tablespoon Pistachio nuts
- 75 g Dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon Crystalised ginger (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160°C/ 320°/ GM 3 and line a baking sheet with baking parchment
- Mix the oats, spices and linseeds together in a large bowl
- In a small pan melt the coconut oil and marmalade, stirring constantly. Once melted add the vanilla bean paste and pour the mixture over the oats
- Add the orange juice and stir everything together until thoroughly mixed. Tip the mixture onto the baking parchment and spread out evenly
- Bake for 15 minutes
- Meanwhile roughly chop the macademia & pistachio nuts. Finely chop the crystalised ginger. Add the nuts to the granola after the first 15 minutes of baking, stirring them in and turning the granola as you do so
- Bake for a further 20 minutes, turning and stirring after 10 minutes
- Allow to cool on the baking tray
- Scatter the cranberries and the crystalised ginger over the granola and transfer to an airtight container
- The granola will keep for up to 3 weeks
Jane Coupland
Though I created this recipe for Christmas it can be enjoyed year-round. I hope it becomes one of your favourites.
Dea Kepic
Oh I knew I had to try this as soon as I saw macadamia nuts and marmalade inside and wow it did not disappoint! Amazing recipe thanks 🙂
Jane Saunders
Thankyou Dea.