Dates give a Sticky Toffee Pudding the caramelly, sticky bit! In my gluten free Sticky Toffee Granola I use dates in two ways: (1) blend some to form caramel sauce and (2) chop some through a mixture of nuts and all sorts of yummy things to get granola!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Servings: 8portions
Course: Breakfast
Keyword: breakfast granola, gluten free breakfast
Ingredients
180gramsrolled jumbo oats
60gramsCrazy Jack hazelnuts
210gramsCrazy Jack walnuts
30gramsCrazy Jack ground almonds
2tbspmaple syrup
1tbspoil
Date Caramel
200mlmilk/mylk
130gramsCrazy Jack dried, pitted dates
Instructions
Pre-heat your oven to 125oC
Date Caramel
If you dates are hard (not easy to squish in your fingers), place them in a bowl and cover with hot water for 10-15mins. Drain.
Place the dates (just the 130g of 'date caramel' ones) and milk/mylk into a blender and blend until smooth.
Granola
Place all of the ingredients, except the "Date Caramel" into a bowl and mix together.
Add all of your date caramel and mix that in too>Or if you'd like, hold back a little bit a drizzle on your granola later!
Place a sheet of baking paper on a baking tray. Scatter the granola ontop.>Tip: if you like your granola to have clumps, leave some of the pieces together (ie. don't spread it out evenly!)>Depending on the size of your baking tray, you might need to spread to mix across 2 baking trays
Place the baking tray into the oven for 20-25 mins. Shake the tray half way. >When you shake the tray, if you like to have your granola in clumps, press some of the mix down with the back of a spoon so it sticks together :)
Remove from the oven and set aside for at least 30 mins to cool and crunch up before eating