Granola. Puree the bananas and dates in a food processor. Add the brown sugar, hot water, vanilla and cinnamon; mix well. In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar.
It also makes a very filling and delicious breakfast.
The only main ingredient in this recipe is the oatmeal, all the other ingredients can be substituted.
Granola is loaded with healthy ingredients like oats, nuts, seeds and fruit.
You can have Granola using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Granola
- Prepare of Grains (~ 3 cups).
- You need 2 cups of rolled oats.
- It's 1 cup of buckwheat groats.
- Prepare of Nuts & Seeds (~2 cups).
- Prepare 1 cup of walnuts/cashew/almonds unroasted.
- You need 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds.
- You need 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds.
- It's 2 tbs of white sesame seeds.
- It's of Wet ingredients (~1 cup).
- It's 1/2 cup of brown sugar, packed.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of maple syrup/ honey.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of Cold pressed Coconut/ Extra virgin olive oil.
- You need 1 tsp of vanilla/almond extract.
- You need 1/2 tsp of sea salt.
- You need of Dried fruits/ Others (~ 1 cup).
- Prepare of Cranberries/Blue berries/ Raisins/Dried coconut chips.
It can become unhealthy when it's too high in sugar, leading to extra calories and fat for your body. To keep it as healthy as possible, make your own granola and cut back on the sugar in the recipe. First, press the granola into an even layer before you put it in the oven, then stir it only once halfway through cooking. For really good clumps, press down on the finished granola before it cools and avoid jostling it on the pan until cooled completely.
Granola step by step
- Bake the nuts & seeds 150C, 15min. If there is no time, this baking can be skipped. They will still turn out fine..
- Boil liquids over slow fire~ till liquid boils. Off fire, add the extracts if using..
- Mix all the dry ingredients with the warm liquid..
- Stir in salt. Salt is essential to balance the sweetness of the sweeteners..
- Bake at 150C, 45min. Stirring every 15 minutes..
- Mix in the dried fruits after baking is completed. Let granola cool before breaking them up..
- Great with yoghurt &/or milk..
Knowing when the granola is done. In a large bowl, stir to combine rolled oats, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and coconut flakes. In a separate bowl, stir to combine maple syrup, brown sugar, oil, and salt. Pour wet ingredients over the oats, and mix well. Pour the granola onto a rimmed sheet pan and spread it out evenly with a spatula.