Since becoming Gluten Free, I have tried a number of Granola recipes, as the bought varieties are often very sweet and expensive! It has taken a while, a bit of testing and advice from friends, relatives and most importantly the kids but we think this is the one! It is crunchy, not too sweet and contains a great mix of nutritious nuts and grains. Add dried fruit if you like or just use up some of your store cupboard ingredients. My new addition…. taken from the Granola recipe in the ‘I quit Sugar’ book is coconut shavings. For me, dried fruit is out but the coconut adds that extra texture and sweetness i was looking for. The kids love em. My three year old daughter can even make this Granola, she eats the leftover mixture from the bowl just like you would a cake!
We eat ours with a big dollop of Greek Yogurt on the top for breakfast. The kids snack on it as an alternative to biscuits or sprinkle it on a bowl of yogurt as an after dinner pudding treat. Try it and tell me how your family eat theirs!
I have given measurements in cups for the dry ingredients as this is how i have always made it but if you plan to use your scales. The general conversion is; for dry ingredients.
1 cup = 150 – 200g.
There is no need to be exact when making this Granola. I often just pour in Whatever i have in the cupboard, a handful here, a handful there! Just go with it, experiment to find your perfect mix!
Ingredients
Dry
- 2 cups rolled oats. (we use the washed gluten free variety). If you are not able to eat these try using quinoa flakes)
- 1/4 cup whole raw almonds & cashew nuts (or any nuts you like)
- 3/4 cup raw buckwheat
- 3/4 cup sunflower & pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup coconut flakes
Wet
- 80g Coconut oil
- 3 tablespoon honey or Rice Malt Syrup (this is an alternative to honey that i use as i am off the sugar, more about that later!)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
Method
- Preheat oven to 120 c. Cooking time 40 mins.
- Line baking tray with baking paper
- Combine all dry ingredients in bowl, except coconut flakes
- Melt Coconut oil (either in microwave for a few seconds or on hob).
- Mix in rest of wet ingredients
- Combine with dry ingredients
- Spread evenly on baking tray
- Cook for 20 mins
- Mix and turn. Add coconut flakes.
- Cook for further 20 mins.
- I like mine crunchy so sometimes cook for a further 5 – 10 mins!
- Leave to cool. The Granola should be nicely browned, crunchy and ready to eat!
- Store in airtight container. I use a glass jar. Am guessing it would keep for a few weeks…. Can’t be sure as ours has NEVER lasted that long!
Enjoy x
