Home made granola

FREQUENCY:

x2 per week

SERVES:

1

PREP/COOK TIME:

20 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

Coconut oil (£1 coin size)

Raw jumbo oats (1 fist)

Crushed walnuts (2 thumbs)

Mixed seeds (flax and pumpkin) (2 thumbs)

Cinnamon

Pinch of salt

Raw honey

Vanilla paste

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Cover a baking tray with greaseproof paper and fill it with the oats, to suss out the quantity. Oats should “crowded” so they stick together when baking, but not so much that they won’t toast evenly.

  2. Transfer the oats in a bowl and mix with the nuts, seeds, cinnamon and the pinch of salt. There is no set quantity, it really depends on how nutty you’d like your granola to be.In a little saucepan melt the coconut oil – for a medium baking tray I use 3 tablespoons. 

  3. Transfer the melted oil to the bowl and mix. At this point add the raw honey (I have used again 3 tablespoons) and 1 teaspoon of vanilla paste and mix. The mixture should be slightly sticky but not too greasy or covered in honey. 

  4. If there is no stickiness add a bit more of coconut oil, and if not too sweet add a bit of stevia.Transfer the mixture to the baking tray covered in greaseproof paper and bake a gas mark 4 until golden. 

  5. Let it rest in the oven until cold and the break it up and serve.

VARIATIONS:

*Cacao nibs and orange peel granola – great if you like the taste of orange chocolate!

*Coconut granola – add shredded coconut and use flavoured coconut oil

*Gingerbread granola – use cinnamon, nutmeg, candied ginger and swap honey for molasses (which are a great source of iron too!)

NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION:

Oats are prebiotic, are a source of fibre and have a good amount of protein.

Pumpkin seeds are a great source of both zinc and copper, two minerals that complement each other and both can support liver detoxification.

Coconut oil is a saturated fat and for this reason should be used in small quantities and not often.

Raw honey, and honey in general, is pure sugar. to keep this granola sugar quantity low don’t go overboard with the honey, but instead use cinnamon and vanilla paste to give it a sweet taste.

SUSTAINABLITY CREDENTIALS: