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Garri Granola- Nigerian Garri

By Chioma 15 Comments

Nigerian Ijebu Garri Granola- GarrinolaAn empty tin of jumbo oats…a full tin of Ijebu garri and the desire to take granola that fateful night gave birth to my ‘garrinola. I felt silly applying the technique I used in making my homemade granola but the end result had me smiling.

Drinking garri, with fruits and nuts, had never felt this awesome and filling. I doubt if my father would have banned it if he had caught us drinking garri like this. It was a taboo then to drink garri as kids and we made sure my parents were not around before indulging ourselves.

Garrinola is filled with nuts and added fresh fruits that makes it quite healthy. These additions make it very filling with the minimal garri grains and more fruits which is quite good even for kids. You can take Garrinola with yogurt or with warm milk, as well as eat as a snack too. I stored the Garrinola for one week in my cereal container before it finished up.Nigerian Ijebu Garri Granola- Garrinola

Nigerian Ijebu Garri Granola- Garrinola Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup garri – I used ijebu, the one that is sour in the mouthNigerian Ijebu Garri Granola- Garrinola
  • 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla flavour
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • Your choice of nuts, fruits and seeds – almonds, groundnuts, cashew nuts, raisins, walnuts, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sultanas, dried apple, pineapple, banana etc.

Method:

  1. Pre heat oven at 150°C.
  2. Put garri in a bowl. Add the oil, honey and vanilla to it, then combine together.Nigerian Ijebu Garri Granola- Garrinola
  3. Spread on a lined baking tray and put in the oven to bake. I added my sesame and pumpkin seeds to toast with it. Open the oven intermittently to stir and re-distribute it, to avoid them getting burnt. You can reduce the oven if it is too hot.
  4. Bake for about 15 minutes or until it turns a bit golden brown. Bring out and leave to cool. It may not be completely dry but it will once cooled. If you leave it in the oven to dry completely, it will become rock hard once cooled, you may only have to enjoy it by adding warm or hot water.
  5. Add the nuts and seeds to it and combine well. If you have dried fruits, you can add it at this stage too, if you don’t want to add fresh fruits.

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Garrinola was featured in CNN as one of the best culinary treats in the world. Read it here.

Filed Under: All Recipes, Breakfast Recipes, Family Foods, Gluten-Free Recipes, Snacks, Toddler Recipes & Family Foods

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Ajoke says

    9th October 2015 at 5:35 pm

    This is really nice, looove the parfait. I’m sure it would work well as crumble too. thanks for the recipe

    Reply
    • Mummy's Yum says

      9th October 2015 at 6:47 pm

      Thanks so much Ajoke for stopping by. It sure is one delicious creation i am happy with.
      By the way, your Mr Monday’s Okro has been made twice…gunning for the third one. lol

  2. Kd says

    9th October 2015 at 7:32 pm

    Innovative. Yum looking. Will give this a try. But y not roast the nuts with it to bring it all together. I make similar without the garri. The garri should add another dimension.

    Reply
    • Mummy's Yum says

      9th October 2015 at 8:04 pm

      Thanks so much Kd. I roast my sunflower seeds with them but the other nuts are already roasted, so I don’t bother. Maybe I’ll try it out and see. I make my granola just the same way too. Thanks once again.

  3. Olu says

    13th October 2015 at 3:05 pm

    Directed here from #dooneyskitchen. Looks fab. I’ll try it today with dooney’s odessa garrium (kokoro). Thanks guys, God bless the work if your hands

    Reply
    • Mummy's Yum says

      13th October 2015 at 3:22 pm

      Thank you so much Olu, I really appreciate it. Do try it and give a feedback.

  4. Toyin says

    29th October 2015 at 7:38 pm

    This is nice madam. Keep it up. My oven is having issues at the moment
    I will try it once I m through.

    Reply
    • Mummy's Yum says

      29th October 2015 at 9:14 pm

      Thanks so much Toyin…looking forward to your feedback soonest.

  5. Adore says

    28th January 2016 at 4:17 pm

    Can’t wait to try this. My love for garri just tripped. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Chioma says

      28th January 2016 at 6:20 pm

      You are welcome Adore. Hoping to have your feedback on it

  6. Ijeoma Williams says

    10th August 2016 at 7:43 pm

    Wow… Tak

    Reply
  7. Clara says

    27th July 2017 at 2:30 pm

    Am happy i came across this blog, love your write up

    Reply
    • Chioma says

      1st August 2017 at 3:21 am

      Thank you Clara

  8. Ifunanya says

    12th May 2020 at 12:52 am

    I’ve been reading your recipes all evening. It’s actually the first baby food blog I could relate with.
    You’re innovative, and I just had to stop and comment here. You made drinking garri so rich and yummy.
    Thank you for these recipes! I’ve made a new set of food list.

    Reply
    • Chioma says

      16th May 2020 at 4:58 pm

      Thank you so much Ifunanya

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