Granola butter

Ingredients

THE GRANOLA

• 1 cup jumbo oats
• 1 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp syrup of choice - we use agave or maple
• Pinch of salt
• Sprinkle of cinnamon

TO BLEND

• 3-5 tbsp sunflower/ vegetable oil
• 1-2 tbsp syrup

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C.
2. First, make your granola. Add your butter and syrup to a saucepan on medium heat, allowing the butter and syrup to melt together.
3. Add your oats, a pinch of salt and your cinnamon, then mix everything well to coat your oats in the mixture.
4. Pour your granola onto your baking tray, then bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown and crispy.
5. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool for around 5 minutes.
6. When you’re ready to make your granola butter, pour your granola (saving one tbsp) into your food processor, blending for a moment, then adding 1 tbsp of oil at a time, until your granola starts to blend and turn into a smooth butter.
7. Once blended into a spreadable butter, add more syrup to taste, blending to combine.
8. When you’re happy with the consistency, add your granola butter to a jar, then add the tbsp of granola you saved from earlier, mixing it through to make it crunchy.
9. Store for up to 1 month in a cupboard.