Homemade Granola: The Staple Breakfast

Homemade Granola: The Staple Breakfast                   

I struggle with mornings so it is wonderful to wake up to an oaty, nutty, seeded bowl of sweet goodness. 

I always eat two heaped tablespoons of my Homemade Granola with heaps of fresh fruit and a couple of heaped tablespoons of Total 0% Yogurt (I have tried roundly 25 different yogurts and this is the creamiest low fat yogurt that also isn't filled with sugar to make up for the low fat element!)

This Homemade Granola is super easy to make, takes less than 20 mins (10 mins prep and 10 mins cooking) and feeds me for a couple of weeks! My recipe is based closely on one from Elizabeth Rider.              

Recipe 

2 cups organic jumbo oats

1/2 cup nuts (I have 1/4 chopped pecans, 1/8 cup sliced almonds, 1/8 cup home chopped almonds)

1/4 cup seeds (I have 1/8 cup sunflower seeds, 1/8 cup pumpkin seeds, but I throw in a tbsp of chia seeds too for luck and these make it for me!)

1/2 unsweetened dried fruit (I tend to just do sultanas but if you can get your hands on unsweetened cranberries then these are a lovely addition)

2 tbsp coconut oil (healthy and delicious)

2 tbsp maple syrup (this is your naughty sweetness)

1 tbsp vanilla extract

pinch salt

Method

1.      Mix it all in a bowl with your hands (heat from your hands melts the coconut oil).

2.      Cook at 150c for 10 mins.

3.      Store in a seated jar of tuppaware. (I used two of the jars pictured for one batch.

Happy breakfast!

Healthy Food Love, Fayerie Faye x