Nutrient Rich Granola

Swap Cereal for Granola

Homemade granola is an excellent transition from breakfast cereal.

Nutrient and fiber-rich, easy and robust breakfast. Never boring because there are so many combinations

🌿 Spices

🌰 Nuts/seeds

🍒 Dried fruits (add AFTER baking)

🍏 Fresh fruits – bring seasons into my breakfast bowl – berries, peaches, and plums in the summer, sweet potato and pumpkin in the fall, cranberry, and gingerbread flavor in the winter.

Note:

• Enjoy with grass-fed Greek yogurt, kefir (or coconut yogurt), for essential fatty acid, steady energy and to prevent blood sugar spike and crash.

Tips:

• Mix into fruit salad
• Use a a topping on chia puddings or quinua breakfast bowls
• Add a spoonful or too into oatmeal/overnight oats for some crunch

Variations:

Almond joy: Use almonds for the chopped nuts, add 2 cuts shredded, unsweetened coconut. Optional – add 1/4 teaspoon almond extract when mixing melted coconut oil and maple syrup. Add cacao nibs or dark chocolate chips

Orange Cranberry: zest 3 – 4 oranges (depending on the size and how distinct you want the orange flavor) and mix in to the oats. After baking the oatmeal, add 1 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Banana Bread: Add 2 pureed bananas to the melted coconut oil and maple syrup mix

Lemon Poppyseed: zest 3 lemons, add zest to oats. Add 1/4 cup poppyseed

Pumpkin pie: Add 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice mix to the oats. Mix 1 cup pumpkin puree with melted coconut oil and maple syrup

Moroccan Sweet Potato: Add 1/2 tablespoon Golden Milk spice blend to the oats. Add 1 cup sweet potato puree

Gingerbread Granola: Add 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon cloves, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Color My Food Granola

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Servings

8 servings

Servings 8 servings

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Ingredients

• 6 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 cups nuts (walnut, almond, etc) chopped
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 - 3/4 cup cacao nibs or dark chocolate chips Optional

Adjust servings: servings

Units:MetricUS Imperial

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325. Mix oats and cinnamon in a big bowl. Mix in chopped nuts
2. Melt coconut oil, stir in maple syrup. Mix well
3. Pour melted coconut oil and maple syrup over oats. Mix well.
4. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Spread half of granola on each
5. Bake at 325 for 10 minutes. Remove from oven switch trays or at least mix and back 8 - 10 more minutes until golden.
6. Let it cool
7. To serve: Enjoy with Greek yogurt or kefir or over cottage cheese. Top with 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed and/or hemp hearts & fresh, seasonal fruit

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