I’ve never been a huge fan of granola. Whenever I think of granola, I think of those nature valley bars. I’d buy a box in an effort to convince myself that from now on, I would snack healthy. It’s not that they tasted bad, they’re pretty good, but I was never excited to eat them. You know, the kind of excitement you feel while opening a bag of Super Rings.
No? Just me?
I was super excited to start the blog; I’ve been cooking for so long and I had a ton of recipes to share. Problem is, I’ve recently made some lifestyle changes, including eating healthy. That’s obviously not the problem, the problem is when I have to tweak recipes for cupcakes and muffins which involve me making multiple batches, which I invariably end up eating as well, because
- I am a compulsive eater.
- We’re a relatively small household.
- They’re obviously delish 😉
In all seriousness though, I found it incredibly hard to keep up eating right while at the same time creating instagrammable content. That’s when I came across a few granola recipes and thought I’d give it a go.
This was two months ago. Since then, I’ve made about 10 batches of granola.
Of course I loved it, home-made granola is infinitely better (And cheaper!) than the store bought variety. What I didn’t expect was for literally EVERYONE in my house to love it! My dad is not a big fan of eating things with unfamiliar names and my grandma is super picky and traditional when it comes to food so I was surprised when even THEY were grabbing handfuls at tea time. They kept saying it was like aval, which is this sweet poha thing that’s made in South India. Either way, I’ve had to double and triple the recipe because it’s become so popular!
Literally every recipe calls for rolled oats, and I just happened to have some on hand. I haven’t tried making granola with the instant oats kind so I’m not sure how that would turn out. Since the recipe has become so popular at home, I ordered a huge batch of the True Elements Rolled Oats off of amazon! I personally love having my granola with my morning bowl of chia pudding.
As far as recipes go, this one’s pretty flexible. I personally love the classic combination of almonds, dried cranberries and coconut but you can replace them with any nut, dried fruit and other mix ins that you like. All you have to do is keep the amounts relatively similar. The granola stays good in an airtight box for about 3 weeks but I doubt you’ll have it around for that long!
Granola
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Rolled Oats
- ¼ cup Almonds (crushed)
- ¼ cup Dried Cranberries
- ¼ cup Shredded Coconut (lightly toasted)
- ½ tsp salt
- 50 g Butter
- ¼ cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
Instructions
- Pre heat your oven to 180°C
- Line a 9×12 pan with parchment paper.
- Add the oats, almonds, cranberries, half of the coconut and salt to a bowl and mix together.
- Heat the honey, sugar, cinnamon and butter together in a pan tell combined.
- Add the honey mix to the oats and stir thoroughly.
- Transfer the granola to the lined pan and bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Halfway through take the pan out and add the remaining coconut and mix.
- Transfer the granola bake to the oven and continue baking till the top is browned.
