Description
Easy to customize, and delicious with milk, yogurt, kefir, ice cream — use your imagination!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups gluten free oats
- 1/2 cup flax/chia meal
- 4 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1 1/2 cup mixed nuts, chopped
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup coconut oil, melted
- 3 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp molasses
- 1 cup dried fruit – raisins, blueberries, cranberries, coconut flakes, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees
- Melt coconut oil, then stir in sweetener – honey, molasses, maple syrup, agave, etc.
- Roughly chop nuts
- Grind chia and flax seeds in a spice mill to make 1/2 cup
- Combine oats, nuts, chia/flax meal, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl (use less salt if the nuts are presalted, more if they are not)
- Pour coconut oil and sweeteners over the oat mixture, stirring until moistened
- Spread on 2 large baking sheets and bake for an hour, stirring every 20 minutes
- During the final 20 minutes add coconut, raisins, dried blueberries, cranberries, or any other fruit
- Remove from oven to cooling rack, but do not stir
- Allow granola to cool completely before disturbing it (except for the uncontrollable urge to nibble)
- Store in airtight containers
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
