Monday, October 25, 2010

Adding some crunch

A number one breakfast for me: home made granola!
  • 325 grams of oats
  • 100 grams of slivered almonds
  • 100 grams of chopped nuts (take whatever you like: hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts, peanuts,../I prefer pecans in this recipe)
  • 145 grams of peeled sunflowerseeds
  • 80 ml of oil
  • 120 ml of honey
  • cinnamon to taste
  • vanilla paste (or extract if you don't have the paste) to taste

  • Preheat the oven to 150°C. 
  • Throw the oats with the almond slivers, nuts and seeds in a bowl.
  • Beat the oil with the honey, cinnamon and vanilla.
  • Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and mingle well with a wooden spoon.
  • Spread the mixture evenly on your baking tray, in one layer only. 
  • Bake the granola for 20 minutes. Shake the tray back and forth after 10 minutes, so all sides have the chance to get crispy. 
  • Let the granola cool on the tray.
  • Keep the granola in an airtight container.

You can eat the granola pure as a snack, but it's definitely worth having it over Greek yogurt, topped with home made apple sauce!
Trust me: it's so much better than store bought cereal and it's good for you!

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