Nutty Granola

15 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 3.5 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cups almond flakes
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons sweetener of choice (agave syrup, honey, brown sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 cups dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cups golden raisins
  • Optional/Substitutes (just some other ingredients you could experiment with according to your liking)
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons flaxseeds
  • 0.5 cups sunflower seeds/pumpkin seeds

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 140°C/280F fan.
  2. 2
    In a large mixing bowl, combine rolled oats and nuts. (Optional: If you choose to add in cinnamon powder or cocoa powder, add it in at this stage as well)
  3. 3
    In a saucepan over low heat, add the butter and sweetener and heat slowly till completely melted and combined.
  4. 4
    Turn off the heat and mix in the salt and vanilla extract.
  5. 5
    Add the contents of the saucepan to the oats and gently stir till homogenous.
  6. 6
    Transfer the oats to a baking sheet and spread evenly over the surface area.
  7. 7
    Place baking sheet in the middle rack of the oven for 40 minutes, removing them from the oven every 10-15 minutes to mix the oats around for even browning.
  8. 8
    When done, remove from oven and sprinkle in the dried cranberries and raisins. Give it a thorough mix through and let cool to room temperature before storing in an airtight container.

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