Prep Time: 15 mins | Total Time: 50 mins | Serves 10-12
Store-bought granola often contains extra sugars and additives that you don't want or need. I love this homemade granola because it is healthy, easy and half the price of most brands you buy in stores. You can add whatever you like (different fruit, nuts, flavors, etc.), making it easy to change up varieties. This recipe comes from one of my favorite health gurus, @earthyandy. I personally don’t follow a vegan diet, but her cookbook, Plant over Processed, has some delicious and super healthy recipes. If you need new dinner ideas that the whole family with love, her soups and smoothie bowls are delicious. Not to mention the healthy desserts and homemade caramel sauce made from coconut sugar that is completely addicting!
What You’ll Need:
5 cups Old fashioned oats
2 cups Raw/unsalted almonds (or any nut: cashew, pistachio, pecans)
⅓ cup Maple syrup
⅓ cup Coconut sugar
1 cup Coconut flakes (unsweetened)
1 cup dried Fruit (raisins, apples, mango, blueberries, whatever you like!)
4 tsp pure vanilla extract
½ tsp sea salt
½ cup Coconut oil (melted)
How To Make:
Adjust an oven rack to the upper-middle position and preheat the oven to 325 F/160C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Coarsely chop the almonds, or whatever nuts being used.
In a large bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, coconut sugar, vanilla, and salt. Then whisk in the coconut oil. Fold in the oats and almonds until thoroughly coated.
Transfer the oat mixture to the lined baking sheet and spread across in an even layer. Using a stiff metal spatula, compress the mixture until very compact.
Bake until lightly browned, 30 to 35 minutes, rotating the pan once halfway through baking. Remove the granola from the oven, spoon into a bowl, and stir in the dried fruit. Allow the mixture to cool before breaking the granola into pieces.
Store the granola in a glass jar on the counter for up to 1 month.