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Homemade Granola

This is the best granola! It’s simple to make and gut healthy too. Homemade granola means you can avoid the seed oils and refined sugars create a gut healthy and anti-inflammatory, that is very moorish and delicious.

If you want to make it nut free - just swap the flaked almonds for more seeds.

Homemade granola


Ingredients

Fills a 2L Kilner jar

  • 300g GF oats

  • 50g sunflower seeds

  • 50g flaxseed / linseed

  • 100g flaked almonds

  • 2 tbsp honey

  • 75 ml maple syrup

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 10 dates, stones removed and chopped

  • 50g dried berries (eg, cranberry, goji berry, cherries)


Mix the oats, seeds and nuts in a bowl with the honey, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Tip onto two baking trays. Bake 15 mins FAN 130. divide the dates and dried berries between the 2 trays and mix well. Bake for 15 mins. Allow to fully cool down before storing into an airtight container. It stores well for 3-4 weeks.

The granola is perfect to add to chia puddings or served with some coconut milk gut healthy yoghurt and fruit.