Granola is one of my favorite improvised kitchen experiments. It’s very simple as long as you follow a basic formula: dry ingredients + wet ingredients. So simple! The dry ingredients can be any combination of nuts, seeds, grains, spices and dried fruit. The wet ingredients usually consist of an oil (I like coconut) and a sweetener (honey, maple syrup, agave, banana). I tend to use what I have lying around, unless I’m using a specific recipe.
Here’s what I did, but feel free to add, remove, adjust the ingredients to your liking. The more you experiment without using a recipe, the better you’ll get.
Dry ingredients:
1 cup oats
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Wet ingredients:
1/4 c tbsp coconut oil melted
2-3 tbsp honey
1 banana mashed
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl
- In a small saucepan heat up coconut oil and honey until melted
- Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl until evenly mixed
- Slowly add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients
- Stir so incorporate all the way through.
- Spoon the mixture into a baking dish or lined cookie sheet
- Bake under a for approximately 15-20 minutes, or until it is as toasted as you want it
Some granola is crunchier than others, depending on the wet ingredients and the baking time. You can make thi crunServe over yogurt, ice cream or milk of your choice. Or if you’re like me eat it alone right off the baking sheet because you simply can’t wait!
