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Easy Peasy Basic Granola

March 1, 2020 //  by Jenn//  Leave a Comment

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I never knew it was SO easy to make homemade granola! Not only is it wayyyy cheaper, but I also know exactly what ingredients I’m putting in it. You can find a small bag of granola at Walmart for around $3-4, or you can buy a large container of rolled oats for the same price and make several batches of homemade granola.

It starts with 4 basic ingredients: oats, your choice of oil, your choice of sweetener, and salt. That’s it! Some recipes use more oil, but I cut the oil in half because my digestive system is sensitive to it. You can certainly add more oil if you’d like (up to 1/2 cup), but it’s pretty sufficient with only 1/4 cup.

All of the other ingredients you add are basically up to you. Granola is fully customizable to your heart’s desire

Easy Peasy Basic Granola

FAVORITE ADD-INS

Before baking, you may mix in:

  • Hulled Hemp seeds
  • Sliced almonds
  • Pecans
  • Peanuts
  • Coconut
  • Pepitas
  • spices (cinnamon, etc)

After baking, you may mix in:

  • Chocolate chips
  • Raisins
  • Dried cranberries
  • Other dried fruits

 

I LOVED this granola on top of a breakfast banana split! Split a banana and top with yogurt and whatever else you like… For this, I used Chobani non-fat Greek yogurt, and I sweetened with a drizzle of pure maple syrup and frozen blueberries (I ran under water to defrost).

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Let’s make some granola!

First, mix together oats, oil, sweetener, and salt in a large bowl. Then, spread out onto a pan lined with parchment. Bake at 300° F for about 30 minutes, or until slightly browned…

Easy Peasy Basic Granola

Let cool COMPLETELY before using.

Easy Peasy Basic Granola

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND that the granola WILL NOT be crunchy until completely cooled. The first time I made this, I almost burned it because I didn’t think it was done.

Store in an air-tight container for up to 3 months.

Easy Peasy Basic Granola

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil (tasteless)
  • 1/2 cup sweetener of choice (pure maple syrup, can syrup, honey, etc.)
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
  2. Mix together oats, oil, sweetener, and salt in a large bowl; spread out onto a pan lined with parchment.
  3. Bake for 30 minutes, or until slightly browned.
  4. Remove from oven and cool completely before granola gains its "crunch." NOTE: It will seem chewy until completely cooled.

Notes

ADD-INS IDEAS: Before baking, you may mix in:

Hulled Hemp seeds Sliced almonds Pecans Peanuts Coconut Pepitas spices (cinnamon, etc) After baking, you may mix in:

Chocolate chips Raisins Dried cranberries Other dried fruits

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