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Homemaking granola is a game-changer because it saves so much money, you get to choose the ingredients and flavor combinations, and it only takes about 30 minutes to whip together.
The recipe I came up with is a simple combination, so build upon it as you like. You can add orange zest, or lemon zest + dried blueberries, or sub maple syrup for the honey, or add cacao + chocolate chips – whatever you’re craving.
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- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
1/3 cup honey
1 Tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups rolled oats
1/3 cup chopped almonds (or other nut)
1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
3 Tbsp shredded coconut or coconut flakes
Few pinches of salt
Optional: 3 Tbsp chopped goji berries (or sub other dried fruit, like craisins)
Optional: 3 Tbsp unsweetened or low-sugar raisins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 320ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk the honey, melted coconut oil, and vanilla extract together. Add the oats, almonds, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes, and salt and mix well.
- Transfer the mixture to the baking sheet and press it down, keeping it all together but flattening it out into about a 1/4-1/2 inch thick layer.
- Bake for 23-28 minutes until golden brown. The granola won’t be crunchy yet.
- Remove from the oven and add the dried fruit on top, just pressing it down on top of the granola. Then let it cool to room temperature. It will harden and crisp up during this time. After fully cooled and hardened, break it up into clusters.
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Equipment
Stainless Steel Baking Sheet (non-toxic)
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Optional flavors (choose only one combo):
1. Sub maple syrup for the honey, sub 1/2 tsp maple extract for the vanilla extract, and add 1 tsp cinnamon + 1/8 tsp nutmeg
2. Sub dried blueberries for the raisins and goji berries and add 1-2 Tbsp lemon zest
3. Add 2-3 Tbsp orange zest
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