I LOVE granola, but I HATE the feeling in my stomach after eating store-bought granola and I hate when it’s not fresh and crunchy. I also like making my own because I can control the amount of sweetness and I can add whatever toppings I want into depending on what I’m craving that day! (I’m obsessed with toppings..the more, the better for me!)
I usually love coconut, pistachios and sesame seeds in mine, but here’s a general recipe so you can make it according to your palate:
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups rolled oats
½ cup dried shredded coconut (or flakes)
¼ cup coconut oil (or sesame oil)
½ cup dried Fruit (dates, dried cherries, dried apricots or dried strawberries or ginger)
½ cup nuts (Almonds, pistachios, cashews, macadamia nuts)
½ seeds (Sunflower seeds, sesame seeds or sunflower seeds)
¼ cup maple syrup (or coconut palm sugar, raw agave, brown rice syrup, date syrup or raw honey)
1 tsp vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine all ingredients into a large bowl.
3. Spread mixture in a thin layer on a cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 5 minutes and then stir with a spatula.
5. Bake another 5 minutes and then stir again.
6. Keep baking for about 15 minutes total until golden brown all over.
Cool for about 10 minutes prior to serving so you don’t burn your tongue…then ENJOY! Delicious over milk (hemp milk is my favorite) or top onto yogurt.
TIPS:
– Double this recipe and store it in an airtight container so you can enjoy it all week!
– Get inspiration from the supermarket. Check out the granola aisle and what mixtures they concocted…and then concoct your own!
Be inspired. Be healthy. Be well.
xoxo
be well,
arielle
