I shared pictures of the granola I made over on my Instagram and Facebook stories at the weekend and received a number of messages asking for the recipe.
So here you go!

How to make homemade granola:
Ingredients:
- 3 TBSP sunflower oil
- 150ml date molasses (substitute: maple syrup)
- 2 TBSP honey
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 350g jumbo rolled oats
- 1 large pinch sea salt
- 25g sunflower seeds
- 25g pumpkin seeds
- 35g pistachios, roughly chopped
- 35g flaked almonds
- 50g mixed, dried fruit, roughly chopped, such as sour cherries, raisins, apricots, mulberries and figs
Off you go:
- Pre-heat the oven 170 degrees Celsius.
- Add the sunflower oil, date molasses, honey and vanilla extract to a small bowl and mix very well.
- Mix all dry ingredients, expect the almond flakes and dried fruit, in a large bowl, add the sticky mixture and stir well to coat everything.
- Spread mixture onto a large baking tray, pat down with a wooden spoon and bake for 12 min.
- Gently stir in the almond flakes and bake for another 10-15 min until the granola is evenly toasted. Don’t let it burn!
- Leave to cool on the tray before stirring in the dried fruit.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Recipe from “The Saffron Tales | Recipes from the Persian Kitchen” by Yasmin Khan




