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
