Store bought granola can have a lot of unnecessary ingredients in it. Often times cross contaminated risks with peanuts which for our food allergy family, isn’t okay. So we make our own where we are in control of the ingredients. Check out this healthy granola you can make right at home and love the results!
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How to make healthy granola
- 2 cups of organic rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon organic ceylon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup of melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup of local raw honey
- You can get creative with the add-ins like chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, nuts, dried berries, chocolate chips, or cocoa powder instead of cinnamon, etc.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Start off by mixing all dry ingredients together in one bowl. Then mix all wet ingredients in separate bowl. This is to allow the dry ingredients a chance to incorporate well. Next, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients bowl. Mix the two together very well.
Now pour out the mixture onto a parchment paper lined baking pan and smooth into as even of a layer as possible.
Bake on 300 degrees for 25-30 mins.
Allow granola to cool then break apart into crumbles for a delicious yogurt breakfast.
What can I put healthy granola on?
- yogurt
- ice cream
- parfait
- eat plain as a snack
- on peanut butter toast or rice cake
- on peanut butter smeared banana with honey drizzle
- inside a nut butter and strawberry jelly sandwich
FAVORITE way to enjoy this healthy granola that packs a protein punch
Protein Yogurt Bowl:
Vanilla Greek Yogurt (or homemade yogurt) + granola + big spoonful of peanut butter + small spoonful of shelled unsalted sunflower seeds + a tiny sprinkle of chocolate chips + a light drizzle of local raw honey
Disclaimer: we are a food allergy family with one member being allergic to peanuts so we have to read all the labels and know what’s in his food. For the rest of us, we can eat peanut butter IN our own bowls/plates.
Why should I make a healthy granola at home?
I can’t answer that for you but for my family, it started with the food allergy.
It’s hard to find a good granola without extra and unnecessary fillers and harmful chemical preserving agents that hasn’t been around peanuts and actually tastes good. I knew the internet could inspire me if I tried hard enough.
This healthy granola is so good we often forget to add this healthy granola to our yogurt and just eat it as a snack.
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Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Mix all dry ingredients together in one bowl.
- Then mix all wet ingredients in another bowl. This is to allow the dry ingredients to incorporate well.
- Next, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients bowl. Mix the two together well.
- Pour out the mixture onto a parchment paper lined baking pan.
- Bake on 300 degrees for 25-30 mins.
- Allow granola to cool then break up for yogurt.
Notes
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