Saffron Trail

Homemade healthy granola

Coursebreakfast
Cuisineglobal vegetarian

Servings	Prep Time
12servings	15minutes

Cook Time	Passive Time
40minutes	40minutes

Servings	Prep Time
12servings	15minutes

Cook Time	Passive Time
40minutes	40minutes

Ingredients

2cups puffed grainsrice/wheat/jowar
1 1/2cups rolled oats
3tbsps flaxseeds
3tbsps sesame seeds
1/2cup chopped almonds
1/2cup chopped walnuts
1/4cup coconut chips
1/2cup chocolate chips or chopped bar
1cup dried fruitcranberries, raisins, chopped apricot
1/2cup honey
1tsp vanilla extract
1tsp ground cinnamon
pinch salt
2tbsp coconut oilor ghee

Instructions

To make healthy homemade granola, start by lining a large baking tray with baking paper. Lightly grease with fingertips dipped in ghee/oil and keep aside.
Preheat the oven at 150°C for 10 minutes.
Place the puffed grains, oats, seeds, nuts and coconut chips in a large bowl.
In a small saucepan or in the microwave, slightly warm the honey with the salt, vanilla and cinnamon, until it is a little runny and whisk well till all the flavourings are mixed into the honey.
Wait for the honey to cool a little. Add it to the big bowl of ingredients and toss until well combined along with the ghee or oil.
Tip this into the lined tray and spread out evenly.
Place in the preheated oven and bake at 150°C for 30-40 minutes. Make sure the ingredients don’t burn, even though we bake this at a fairly low temperature.
Once cooled, mix in the chocolate chips and chopped and whole dried fruit (whatever you are using). Store this in a glass clip top jar with a pretty label 🙂

Recipe Notes

Shelf life: Easily stays for 2 weeks in an airtight jar. Use a dry spoon to serve.

To serve, take 1/2 cup of granola in a bowl. Add cold milk (dairy or plant-based) or yoghurt and eat immediately. You can add chopped seasonal fresh fruit to this if you wish.