The best granola to buy: tried and tasted
Oaty, nutty and fruity, granola is a breakfast staple for many. Which shop-bought mix bowled us over?
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Oaty, nutty and fruity, granola is a breakfast staple for many. Which shop-bought mix bowled us over?
1kg, £2.85
The hearty, honey toasted clusters are perfectly crispy and complemented by plentiful sweet berries, the flavours improve when milk is added.
Considering the price, this is the clear winner.
500g, £4
Delightfully crispy bite-size clusters with a subtle honey sweetness and an excellent proportion of fruit – including redcurrants.
Lower in fat than some and great with or without milk, this is pricey but worth it.
360g, £3.95
With ingredients ranging from chicory root fibre and quinoa to dried carrot and beetroot, this seed-heavy granola certainly looks healthy.
However, when it comes to taste, it lacks real body and doesn’t hit the spot.
500g, £3.50
With good-sized clusters, abundant fruit dominated by sweet flame raisins, and oats infused with a strong citrus tang, this may be too decadent for some.
Appealing and aromatic.
500g, £2.40
Lacking in fruit content, this does not deliver much taste apart from a raspberry hit. The oats are sweetened with honey and the flavour improves with milk.
A rather bland granola.
450g, £3.95
Slightly softer, chewy baked oats that are appetisingly dark in colour.
The earthy taste and unique texture may not be to everyone’s liking, but with an ample amount of balanced fruit, this is perfectly pleasant.
500g, £2.30
The small clusters are adequate in size but too dry and tasteless – they get better with milk though.
The fruit quantity is low and dominated by blueberries. Very ordinary.
Our reviewers are mother and daughter team Diana Redfern and Emma Gill.
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