Healthy Homemade Granola

Do you love granola? Me, too! Today, I’m sharing my “basic” granola recipe, which is also the best granola recipe.

This granola is the perfect topper for smoothie and smoothie bowls. Its also perfect with a touch of plant-based milk on its own! Feel free to add in different things too! I love raisins for the sweetness they add and the chewy texture but you could add in more nuts or seeds! So many granola brands that you find in grocery stores are loaded with added and processed sugars, which is why this is a great alternative!

Here’s what you’ll need to make it :

• Maple Syrup – For a touch of sweetness

• Oats - the perfect complex carb, you can use rolled oats or quick oats!

• Unsweetened coconut flakes - the best part of these oat balls is the strong coconut flavor

• Chia seeds - adds some extra fiber ( yay! gut health!)

• Cinnamon/Vanilla/Sea Salt - adds in some extra flavor!

• Walnuts or other nuts - (optional)

• Raisins - Dried fruit gives some extra sweetness, chewy texture and irresistible fruity flavor

• Hemp seeds - adds some great texture and gives you some extra protein

• Sunflower oil - oil helps make the granola crisp and irresistible

Ingredients

• 2 cups of oats

• 1 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes

• 1 cup of walnuts

•   1/4 cup of maple syrup

• 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil

•    1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. salt & cinnamon

• 2 tablespoons of chia seeds

• 2 tablespoons of hemp seeds

• 1/2 cup of raisins

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 250F

• In a large bowl combine the oats, coconut, walnuts, chia seeds, ground flax seeds, hemp seeds, raisins, cinnamon and salt.

• In a pan over medium heat, whisk the sunflower oil into the maple syrup. Bring to a simmer then remove and add vanilla

• Add to the dry mixture and mix thoroughly

• Spread the granola in a thin layer on a baking sheet and bake for 90 minutes stirring every 15 minutes