Nutrient Rich Granola

Homemade granola + good fats is an excellent transition from breakfast cereal. Enjoy with whole-milk Greek yogurt or kefir for sustained energy and to avoid blood sugar spikes.

• Quick, 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.
• Mix into fruit salad
• Use for chia pudding toppings
• Sprinkle on top of oatmeal or quinoa breakfast bowls for texture contrast

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
• 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

Color My Food Granola Print Recipe CourseBreakfast Servings 8 servings Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

• 6 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 cups nuts (walnut, almond, etc) chopped
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1/3 cup maple syrup

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 30 minutes.
6. Add 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed and/or hemp hearts to each serving before eating.

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