Recipes

Personalised Granola

Fuelling
Body Fat
Servings: Makes 1 large jar - 8-10 servings
Own your granola – make it up at the weekend to fuel your week. A great pre-training snack with milk or pm energy booster with greek yoghurt

Lemon, Ginger and Pistachio

An extremely tasty granola and also a micronutrient booster - delivering a good helping of magnesium, and also copper which supports the immune system - perfect for the winter months!

Ingredients

180g porridge oats
180g spelt
200g mixed nuts of your choice (depending on choice from below)
80g mixed seeds of your choice (depending on choice from below)
80g coconut shavings
Pinch of salt
150ml honey
40g coconut oil
1 egg white
100g of dried fruit of your choice
Add these at method point 3
100g pistachio nuts
20g pumpkin seeds
20g flax seeds
50g crystallised ginger
Zest and juice of ½ lemon

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 150C.
  2. In a saucepan place the honey and coconut oil and heat gently until runny. Leave to one side to cool.
  3. In a large bowl mix the remaining ingredients except for the dried fruit. This includes the selected granola mix below. Pour over the warmed honey.
  4. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and spread the mix over the tray and bake for 30-35 minutes. Once cooked remove from the oven and allow to cool.
  5. Mix in the dried fruit and give it all a good mix and store in an air tight container.

Almond, Macadamia and Cranberry

A range of micronutrients, alongside the carbohydrates make this a healthy option. Contains a good serving of Vitamin E, which is an important antioxidant for cell protection.

Ingredients

180g porridge oats
180g spelt
200g mixed nuts of your choice (depending on choice from below)
80g mixed seeds of your choice (depending on choice from below)
80g coconut shavings
Pinch of salt
150ml honey
40g coconut oil
1 egg white
100g of dried fruit of your choice
Add these at method point 3
50g pecan nuts
50g macadamia nuts
40g whole almonds
40g sultanas
50g dried cranberries

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 150oc.
  2. In a saucepan place the honey and coconut oil and heat gently until runny. Leave to one side to cool.
  3. In a large bowl mix the remaining ingredients except for the dried fruit. This includes the selected granola mix below. Pour over the warmed honey.
  4. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and spread the mix over the tray and bake for 30-35 minutes. Once cooked remove from the oven and allow to cool.
  5. Mix in the dried fruit and give it all a good mix and store in an air tight container.

Date, Walnut and peanut

A great hit of polyunsaturated (good) fats in this recipe, to get your day off to a flying start.

Ingredients

180g porridge oats
180g spelt
200g mixed nuts of your choice (depending on choice from below)
80g mixed seeds of your choice (depending on choice from below)
80g coconut shavings
Pinch of salt
150ml honey
40g coconut oil
1 egg white
100g of dried fruit of your choice
Add these at method point 3
50g walnuts
50g peanuts
50g dates
1 tbsp. pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp. sunflower seeds

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 150C.
  2. In a saucepan place the honey and coconut oil and heat gently until runny. Leave to one side to cool.
  3. In a large bowl mix the remaining ingredients except for the dried fruit. This includes the selected granola mix below. Pour over the warmed honey.
  4. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and spread the mix over the tray and bake for 30-35 minutes. Once cooked remove from the oven and allow to cool.
  5. Mix in the dried fruit and give it all a good mix and store in an air tight container.

Chia, Banana, Cocoa

Not only an client favourite (and great excuse to use some cocoa), still delivering the high Vitamin E content, but also a great fibre provider for healthy gut function.

Ingredients

180g porridge oats
180g spelt
200g mixed nuts of your choice (depending on choice from below)
80g mixed seeds of your choice (depending on choice from below)
80g coconut shavings
Pinch of salt
150ml honey
40g coconut oil
1 egg white
100g of dried fruit of your choice
Add these at method point 3
1 tbsp. cocoa nibs
1 tbsp. chia seeds
1 tbsp. banana chips
50g pistachio nuts
50g whole almonds

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 150C.
  2. In a saucepan place the honey and coconut oil and heat gently until runny. Leave to one side to cool.
  3. In a large bowl mix the remaining ingredients except for the dried fruit. This includes the selected granola mix below. Pour over the warmed honey.
  4. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and spread the mix over the tray and bake for 30-35 minutes. Once cooked remove from the oven and allow to cool.
  5. Mix in the dried fruit and give it all a good mix and store in an air tight container.
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James Collins, in the kitchen

The following recipe has been produced in James' test kitchen. Devised by James and his team of chefs for everyone wanting to optimise their diet on a daily basis. Special thanks to chef Omar Meziane for his work on this collection.

Whether ‘fuelling’ to maintain energy levels, ‘recovering’ after a hard workout, or reducing body fat, each of these options takes less than 15 minutes!

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