In my daily commute, I eat a lot of shop-bought pots of yoghurt with a fruit compote at the bottom and a textured granola of some sort on top. I tend to do that on days I am avoiding a heavy load of carbs, like bread or toast, in the morning. They are usually ok, but never quite make to the ‘delicious’ standard. So I decided to play with some ingredients to make my own version at home and I am really pleased with the result. It is definitely worth a post and I encourage you to try it. As with most of the recipes I post here it was really easy to make and it put a smile on my face when I ate it. Even though it is nearly ‘carb-free’ (or at least bread-free), it is indulgent enough and a really nice way to start to your day. Or you can have it as a dessert, albeit of the healthier kind. Also, don’t restrict yourself to the nuts, seeds or fruit I used here, there are endless combinations and possibilities.
I think what worked well here was using really good honey, using a mix of crunchy and chewy elements on the granola and coating the whole thing in butter once toasted.
Butter is one of my best friends in the kitchen, it seems to wrap everything up in a kind of comforting warmth. Probably not the best of friends when it comes to losing weight… but I have long resigned to my gluttony and nothing to worry here as I only used two little knobs!
To make the honey syrup (it’s not really a syrup…) I added a little water to the thick and sticky honey so I could get the right consistency.
You’ll probably have left over seed and nut mix like I did, but you can keep it in an airtight container for a few days and reuse. It is delicious on its own too!
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4 people | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 10 minutes |
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An indulgent and healthy start to the day made with creamy Greek yoghurt, a seed and nut granola, banana and a Manuka honey syrup
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- 10 grams chopped almonds
- 10 grams rolled oats
- 10 grams linseeds
- 10 grams sunflower seeds
- 10 grams pistachio kernels
- 10 grams dried cranberries
- 4 tsp Manuka honey or any other runny honey if you don't have Manuka
- 4 tsp water
- 1 banana large
- 8 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- 1 heaped tsp brown sugar
- 10 grams butter salted
- Start by toasting the almonds and rolled oats in a hot frying pan.
- In the meanwhile chop the banana into small rounds.
- Prepare the honey syrup by adding a teaspoon of water for every teaspoon of honey. If you feel that it's reached the right consistency before you add the last one, stop there.
- Roughly chop the pistachio kernels and dried cranberries.
- When the almonds and rolled oats are toasted add the cranberries, linseeds, sunflower seeds, chopped pistachios and chopped cranberries.
- Leave to cook in medium heat for a few minutes and add the brown sugar.
- To finish the granola, add the butter and let it melt so it coats everything. Let it cook for 2 minutes and remove so it cools down.
- Divide the chopped banana by the 4 bowls and cover with honey syrup and then add 2 tbsp greek yoghurt to each bowl.
- Top with the nut and seed granola.
2 Comments
This is delicious and very easy to make. I’ve eaten this for breakfast every day since I made the granola, yummy!!
Hi Zoë,
Thanks for dropping by and your lovely words. Good to know you are enjoying the ‘posh’ granola!