We stayed overnight with friends this summer, and my super healthy friend brought out Greek yogurt and granola for breakfast. The yogurt was a store-bought brand (low-fat vanilla), but she had made the granola. It was delicious! She gave me the recipe, and within two days of returning home, Buster was asking me to make the granola, which I gladly did because it was sooo easy!
SUPER EASY GRANOLA
INGREDIENTS
• 3 cups of oats (regular whole grain rolled oats – DO NOT use “steel cut” oats)
• 1 cup each (up to 3 cups) raw chopped nuts of your choice – pecans, walnuts, slivered almonds etc.
• 1 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1 cup raw pumpkin seeds
• 1/2 cup of honey
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
Place oats, nuts and seeds in a large bowl. In a separate smaller bowl combine honey, coconut oil and vanilla and mix well. Add the oil mixture to the oats, nuts and seeds and mix well. Spread the oats out onto a parchment lined large sheet pan and spread out to single layer.
Bake at 325 degrees in a preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally so that the granola heats evenly and does not burn. When you get to the toasted level you like (I prefer lightly toasted so I bake mine for about 30 minutes), remove from the oven and at this point you can add any dried fruit you like (raisins, cranberries, etc.)
Let the granola cool and break it up since it hardens as it cools. It can be stored at room temperature in air-tight containers (zip-lock bags) or put into the freezer and taken out as needed.
