It's simple to make, the ingredients and spices are interchangeable, and it's always delicious. The advantage of making it yourself is that you get to choose your ingredients, the amount of sugar, and the spices.
As for the granola, you still need a base of oat flakes preferably. Then, you need to add some seeds (alone or mixed, according to taste) like sunflower, flax, sesame, pumpkin, etc. You can also add almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts and also spices (cinnamon, ginger, orange peel, etc.). You need to add a sweet binder, like agave syrup or maple syrup, and after baking (very important detail, otherwise, you'll break a tooth!), you can add dried fruits (bananas, cranberries, apricots, etc.) and even for the most greedy, chocolate chips!
For a little more crunch, you can also add puffed cereals (puffed rice or quinoa, for example).
Servings: One large jar
Ingredients
- 200 g of oat flakes
- 120 g of seeds (sunflower seeds and flax seeds)
- 125 ml maple syrup
- 30 ml canola oil
- 5 ml of ground cinnamon
- 5 ml of powdered orange peel
- 5 ml gingerbread mix
- 80 g of crushed almonds
- 150 g dried cranberries
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F or 180°C.
- In a bowl, mix the oat flakes, seeds, spices, almonds, maple syrup and oil.
- Spread this mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. The granola should not brown too much.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Add the cranberries and mix well. Let cool completely and store in an airtight container.
- Enjoy with fresh fruit, Greek yogurt, a little maple syrup and you've got a great breakfast!
