Again and again my Instagram followers seem to be excited about my weekly granola. In my household it is a beloved breakfast, delicious dessert and a welcome late night snack.
I usually do not follow any instructions when making a new batch of granola. I simply mix oats with nuts, seeds, spices, coconut or cacao, add maple syrup and melted coconut oil to it and bake the entire mixture in the oven. A few minutes before the granola is ready, I add dried fruit such as dates, raisins or apricots.
I love the fact that granola is a great way to empty begun packages which use up space in my kitchen shelves!
Last week, I made a coconut cacao granola. The ingredients for it were: oats, puffed quinoa, puffed buckwheat, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, flaxseed, dates and coconut chips. I mixed everything together and stirred in maple syrup and coconut oil. (I use five parts maple syrup and 1 part coconut oil).
If you are looking for more granola recipes, check this blog post or this video. In my cookbook “Happily Healthy”, there is another granola recipe, too!
Love,
Lea Lou
