‘There is beauty in simplicity’
I like to make my own granola for health reasons but also for taste. I love sweet salt umami for example, so adding salt accentuates that element. Mr. B loves all things chocolate and hazelnut (Nutella), so I use hazelnuts as the nut in this mix. You can change these elements based on your own taste and you will have something just for you and your loved ones.
I honestly never thought I would be someone who made my own granola. It was something that people used to joke about, calling the more naturalistic in a crowd, ‘crunchy granola’. Looks like my inner hippy is coming out these days, making bread, granola, yogurt and pasta by hand using old fashioned granny methods and ingredients from the farmers market. I personally think maybe they had it right all along. A simple life, old fashioned values and plenty of love and respect for the ingredients and environment around you.
Ingredients
- 3 cups of gluten free rolled oats
- 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
- ¼ cup desiccated coconut
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 3 tbsp. coconut sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/3 cup raw cacao
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup vegan chocolate chips
Method
- Mix all the ingredients apart from the chocolate chips
- Bake at 350F for 12-15 minutes, mixing half way through
- Take out of the oven and let cool
- Add chocolate chips and store in a glass jar….Or put a ribbon on and give to a friend
