The Soya Story
Soya Recipes
Nutty Walnut Granola Crunch
Makes 20 portions. Keeps well in an air-tight container | 70 minutes
Start the day as you mean to go on with thislovely, crunchy-style cereal. Unlike commercialtypes, it isn’t laden with refined sugar. Serve with soya/rice milk and fresh fruit!
- 600g/1lb 5oz jumbo or porridge oats
- 150g/5oz barley or brown rice flour
- 150g/5oz coarsely chopped walnuts
- 150g/5oz sunflower seeds (not in their shells)
- ½ tsp salt
- 225ml/8fl oz apple juice concentrate. If you can’t get this, increase the amount of syrup, as below
- 120ml/4fl oz date, agave or maple syrup (Meridian makes all three types)
- 2 tbsp rapeseed (canola) oil – most plain vegetable oil is rapeseed. Check the ingredients when buying
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 150g/5oz raisins
To serve with each portion: soya milk and fresh fruit of your choice.
- Preheat oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3.
- Combine oats, flour, walnuts, sunflowerseeds and salt in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together juice, syrup, oil, water and vanilla.
- Pour over dry ingredients and mix thoroughly until evenly moistened.
- Divide mixture between two large oven trays, spreading out into a 2cm/1 inch thick layer.
- Bake until golden brown, stirring well every15 minutes – use a kitchen timer or the timer on your mobile.
- Cooking time total 50-60 minutes.
- Remove from oven and stir in raisins while mixture is still hot, to plump up the raisins.
- Let the granola cool completely and then store in airtight containers in a cool place.
- When you are ready to eat it, serve with soya milk and fresh fruit.
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The Soya Story - Contents
Resources:
The Soya Story
Read the online version of our guide to soya
Download the pdf
Buy the guide
 The Safety of Soya
Read our fully-referenced soya fact sheet
Download the pdf
Buy the factsheet
 Soya-Based Infant Formula
A safe alternative to cow's milk formula
Download the pdf
 The Soya Saga
Should we be running scared or welcoming this little bean into our hearts and stew pots?
Read this article on soya from VeggieHealth issue 4
Myth-Busting
The VVF examines the soya scare-mongering stories and investigates what, if any, scientific basis there is behind them
Soya and the Environment
Soya farming is devastating the Amazon, but where does all the soya go? It's not for human consumption…
FAQs
What worries you most? Read some of our most frequently asked nutritional enquiries
Soya research
Read the scientific evidence for yourself…
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