Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, homemade granola. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Homemade Granola is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Homemade Granola is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook homemade granola using 11 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Granola:
- Prepare 8 c. old fashioned oats
- Prepare 1 c. ground flax seed
- Prepare 1-1 1/2 c. raw honey (warmed)
- Make ready 2 c. nuts/seeds of your choice
- Take 1 c. shredded coconut
- Prepare 2 T. vanilla extract
- Take 2 c. dried fruit(s) of your choice
- Make ready 2 t. cinnamon
- Make ready 1/4 c. organic coconut oil (melted)
- Prepare 1 c. semi sweet chocolate chips or 70% caco dark chocolate (optional)
- Prepare 6 drops doterra wild orange essential oil (optional)
Instructions to make Homemade Granola:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Melt coconut oil, add honey and warm for about 10 seconds more in microwave. (Very thin)Remove from microwave, add vanilla and essential oils (if using).
- Mix oats, nuts/seeds, cinnamon, and flax seed in a large bowl.
- Pour over oatmeal mixture slowly while mixing to incorporate well.
- Spread mixture onto a very large sheet pan. I line mine with parchment paper.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Take out of oven. The top will be toasted but you need to stir gently to mix, so that the rest will toast too.
- Bake for another 30 minutes.
- Take out of oven. Pour in a very large bowl (you will need room to stir in the remainder of ingredients).
- Add your dried fruit and shredded coconut and stir thoroughly. You can add the chocolate now. It will melt some or wait you can until the mixture cools, if you prefer.
- Now simply put your yummy goodness into an air tight container and enjoy when ever the mood strikes. I vacuum seal mine into quart jars.
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