Baked Coconut Granola with Poached Plums

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 160*

Step 2

Leave the plums whole, and place them in a deep saucepan. Fill the saucepan with enough water to come a third of the way up the plums.

Step 3

Add to the saucepan the honey, orange zest and juice and vanilla extract. Put the pan on to the hob over a medium heat to simmer. Let the plums simmer for fifteen minutes, turning halfway through.

Step 4

Remove the plums from the pot and set aside to cool, but hold on to the poaching juices.

Step 5

In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Pour over 100ml of the poaching juices. Stir to coat the nuts and oats well.

Step 6

Spread this mixture out on to a baking tray, in one even layer. Bake the granola in the oven for ten minutes.

Step 7

Remove, turn the granola gently with a fork. It should be starting to toast. Place the granola back in the oven.

Step8

After ten minutes, remove again and set aside to cool.

Step 9

To serve, half the plums and place two halves in each bowl. Top with a tablespoon of Graham’s Dairy quark, and a good sprinkling of the toasted coconut granola.

Enjoy!