Granola. In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar. In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil, and salt. A big bowl of granola is a great way to start your day.

Granola Honey and maple syrup are two of the best sweeteners you can use for granola because their liquid state coats each oat well. This granola recipe is also a far more healthy granola option, since it's made with whole grains, unrefined oil and naturally sweetened. You just can't beat freshly baked granola packed with delicious and good-for-you ingredients. You can have Granola using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Granola

You need 1/4 cup of raw honey.
It's 1/2 cup of natural organic peanut butter (I use one with only peanuts as ingredient).
Prepare 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds.
You need 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds.
It's 1/2 cup of crushed mixed nuts of choice.
You need 1/2 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes.
Prepare 4 Tbs of chia seeds.
You need 2 Tbs of cinnamon.
It's 2 Tbs of real vanilla.
Prepare 2 Tbs of oil of choice.
You need 2 cups of old fashioned oats.
It's 2 cups of dried fruit of choice.
It's of Cocao nibs optional.

Plus, homemade granola is super easy to make. You'll only need one bowl and some basic pantry ingredients. I learned this recipe while working at a Bed and Breakfast in DC. Granola is a breakfast food and snack food consisting of rolled oats, nuts, honey or other sweeteners such as brown sugar, and sometimes puffed rice, that is usually baked until it is crisp, toasted and golden brown.

Granola instructions

Preheat oven to 300.
Mix honey, pb, oil, cinnamon and vanilla very thoroughly.
Add nuts, seeds, coconut and oats.
Mix thoroughly.
On parchment lined baking sheet, press out granola.
If you crowd the pan you will end up with granola clusters, if you would rather have a crumbly granola spread it onto two pans.
Bake at 300 for 30 minutes.
Do NOT stir as it bakes.
Add dried fruit and cocao nibs.
Allow to cool completely before breaking into pieces.
Store in an air tight container in the fridge.

During the baking process, the mixture is stirred to maintain a loose breakfast cereal consistency. Dried fruit, such as raisins and dates, and confections such as chocolate are. Try this savoury granola as a topping for soups or sprinkled over salads. It's a toasted mixture of rolled oats, nuts, and a sweetener like sugar or honey, though it can also include other grains, puffed rice. In a large bowl, stir to combine rolled oats, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and coconut flakes.