Not Your Average Granola
Store-bought granola is commonly loaded with sugar and calories. By making your own roasted mix at home, you ensure a healthy treat by controlling what goes into your breakfast/mid-day snack. It’s so ridiculously easy — just heat up the oil, peanut butter, and better-for-you sweeteners, then add the dry ingredients, press into a baking dish, bake, let it cool and then dress it up. Boom. Done.
The beauty of granola is that it’s completely customisable. Nothing is set in stone! Each batch can and should be as unique as its maker. You prefer almond butter over peanut. You like sliced almonds — not chopped. And you’re not ok with cranberries, but you’re all for raisins. To each their own. Play around with the recipe if you’d like, and find your own ideal blend. But we think this one’s perfect as is.
Yields: 9 cups
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 5 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1/2 cup almonds, chopped
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped
- 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions
- Heat the oven to 300°F.
- Whisk the honey, sugar, oil, peanut butter, chocolate, vanilla essence and salt together.
- In a big bowl, add the oats, almonds and walnuts into the liquid mixture and fold until thoroughly mixed.
- Transfer the oat mixture onto a baking sheet and spread it to make an even layer. Using the back of a spatula, compress the oat mixture until it is compact.
- Bake for 25 minutes, stirring halfway through. Keep an eye out for when the granola is honey brown and the nuts catch a golden colour — that’s when you know it’s ready, baby!
- Once baked, remove the granola from the oven and let cool for 1 hour minimum.
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