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    Eat Love Eat » Breakfast & Brunch

    Healthy Granola with Dates and Ginger

    Published: Mar 13, 2018, Last Modified: May 7, 2021, By Sasha Hooper · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This Healthy Granola with Dates and Ginger is sweetened with medjool dates and packed full of nuts and seeds for a delicious and wholesome snack or breakfast!

    Healthy Granola with Dates and Ginger

    I'm not normally one for shop-bought granola. I don't mean to sound snobby or anything, it's just that I tend to prefer my sugar in dessert form. And you can't deny that shop-bought granola has a tendency to be sugary. In fact, so can the homemade stuff! But, the other day I indulged and bought a box. It was packed full of salted caramel fudge and crystallized ginger. Oh my goodness, it was so good! Unexpectedly delicious. And probably made even better by the fact that it was such a rare occurrence.

    It was so good that I knew I needed to recreate it here. So this Healthy Granola with Dates and Ginger was born. And while the word 'healthy' is probably a bit of a stretch, I truly believe that a lot of what makes something healthy depends on our attitude. (Definitely need to put that into practice a bit more often though!). That said, this version is pretty virtuous as it's almost entirely sweetened with medjool dates - which yes, I know are full of sugar, but it's the natural kind which comes along with all the other nutritional benefits of dates. And I'm totally cool with that! There's a lot of scaremongering going on around sugar these days but I stand firm in my belief in the virtues of eating a little of everything. This is definitely a lot less sweet than most shop-bought granola though! If you want to try some other granola recipes too you need to check out Peanut Butter Granola and Coconut Tahini Pistachio Granola.

    Process steps of granola ingredients before and after mixing in a bowl with a spoon.

    The base of this healthy granola is simple, like many other granola recipes - we're talking jumbo oats, almonds, pumpkin seeds and pecans - but you can of course switch these up according to your preference.  Next, I added some crystallized ginger for a touch of heat and chewy texture but the winner here is the luscious salted date caramel I used to sweeten the whole shebang. I mean, wow. This stuff is next-level good. (And I feel like it's going to have to feature in another recipe soon to really showcase it's awesomeness.) I mean just look at it! LOOK.

    Healthy Granola with Dates and Ginger

    Don't you just want to dive face-first into those caramel-y swirls? You just know it's going to be good, right? The salted date caramel is made with medjool dates (duh), almond butter, coconut oil and a few added extras to amp up the flavour. So good, you guys. So good. The caramel gets mixed into the granola base, spread out on a tray and baked gently. An hour or so later, you have yummy healthy granola to sprinkle on all the things. Yes!

    Process steps of creating the date ginger granola in a bowl with a spoon.

    This granola is a little softer than you might expect when it first comes out of the oven, but it turns nice and crunchy and soon as it cools down. And it's clumpy too - yay! If you're more patient than me and turn it really carefully as it bakes, then I'm confident that you could get even bigger clumps than I did. But I didn't, because I'm not patient when it comes to these things. I'm selectively patient - but granola-turning-duty doesn't qualify I'm afraid. I have to ask my husband to do things like that. You win some, you lose some, right? But seriously - why is it so satisfying to eat one giant piece of granola?

    Pre baked granola on a baking sheet.
    Baked granola on a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    Healthy Granola with Dates and Ginger

    Healthy Granola with Dates and Ginger

    A lower sugar healthy breakfast granola full of flavour with dates and ginger to kick start your morning!
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    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
    Servings: 6 cups
    Author: Sasha Hooper

    Equipment

    • Baking Sheet
    • Stick blender
    • Mixing bowls

    Ingredients 

    • 1 cup (200g) medjool dates, pitted, 10-12 dates
    • ½ cup (120ml) water
    • ¼ cup (80g) almond butter
    • ¼ cup (40g) melted coconut oil
    • 1 tablespoon molasses or treacle
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt, more to taste
    • 3 cups (300g) jumbo oats
    • ½ cup (50g) pecans, roughly chopped
    • ½ cup (50g) flaked almonds
    • ¼ cup (40g) pumpkin seeds
    • ⅓ cup (50g) crystallized ginger, roughly chopped
    • 1 teaspoon ground ginger

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 150C/300F.
    • Blitz together the pitted dates and the water to form a thick, smooth paste. I used a stick blender and a jug for this and it worked perfectly, but you could use a blender if you prefer. You just want to get it nice and smooth!
      1 cup (200g) medjool dates, pitted, ½ cup (120ml) water
    • Transfer the date paste to a small mixing bowl. Whisk in the almond butter, melted coconut oil, molasses, vanilla and salt until you have a smooth caramel consistency. Taste and add more salt if desired. (And then taste a little more just to be sure 😉 )
      ¼ cup (80g) almond butter, ¼ cup (40g) melted coconut oil, 1 tablespoon molasses or treacle, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt
    • In a large mixing bowl, mix together the oats, pecans, almonds, pumpkin seeds, crystallized ginger and ground ginger. Pour in the caramel and stir until well combined. 
      3 cups (300g) jumbo oats, ½ cup (50g) pecans, ½ cup (50g) flaked almonds, ¼ cup (40g) pumpkin seeds, ⅓ cup (50g) crystallized ginger, 1 teaspoon ground ginger
    • Spread out on a lined baking sheet and bake for about 1 hour, turning the granola carefully once or twice during the cooking time. It's ready once it's nice and golden brown and mostly dried out - it will continue to crisp as it cools. 
    • Leave to cool completely before transferring to a jar or large ziplock bag to store. 
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    Nutrition

    Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 23.3g | Protein: 6.1g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6.1g | Sodium: 134mg | Potassium: 427.1mg | Fiber: 4.2g | Sugar: 5.9g | Vitamin A: 0.3IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 57.9mg | Iron: 1.6mg
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine British
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    1. Susan says

      October 08, 2021 at 6:28 pm

      5 stars
      Dates, ginger and so many of my favourite flavours... perfect! Love this! You haven't tasted granola until you have tried this!

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    2. Doireann Kavanagh says

      January 21, 2019 at 6:32 pm

      I am drooling cannot wait to try

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      • Sasha says

        January 22, 2019 at 4:47 pm

        Hope you love it!

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    3. Hana | Nirvana Cakery says

      March 16, 2018 at 10:17 pm

      Hi Sasha, I love your granola version, looks just divine! I always make granola when I'm going away so I know I have a good breakfast on hand, highly recommended 🙂 xxx

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      • Sasha says

        March 19, 2018 at 9:29 pm

        Thanks Hana! Love the idea of packing granola when going away somewhere 🙂 xx

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