Granola
A simple and easily adjustable recipe for homemade granola.
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats NOT instant rolled oats, the large, old fashioned flaked kind
- 1/2 cup coconut non sweetened
- 1/2 cup larger nuts: almonds, walnuts, cashews or pecans whole, chopped or slivered
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds or pepitas
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds or flax seeds
- 1/3--1/2 cup dried fruit raisins, cherries, blueberries, cranberries, apricots, whatever you like
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla or maple flavouring
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- In a large bowl, stir together all the dry ingredients, except for the dried fruit.
- In a smaller bowl (I use a 2 cup pyrex liquid measuring cup for this part), mix together the coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla, salt and cinnamon. Whisk well to combine.
- Mix the wet ingredients into they dry using a spatula, until they are well incorporated and the dry ingredients are all coated with the oil/syrup mixture.
- Spread in a thin layer on a parchment-lined cookie sheet, and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and stir the granola well. Return to the oven for about another 20 minutes. You will know if the granola is done when the oats start to get tanned and toasty looking, starting to brown.
- Remove from the oven and stir in the fruit.
- Allow to cool. The granola will crisp up as it cools.
- Break into chunks and store in an airtight container.