So today I’m bringing you a very simple recipe. Granola. Or muesli
as I call it. None of this American stuff here. I eat plan muesli with Greek
yoghurt every morning. Not much – about 50g of each. For some reason this fills
me for 4 hours or so, where as I can eat 3 pieces of toast and be hungry 2 hours
later. I like toasted oats, and I don’t like too much fruit. I like crunchy
stuff that doesn’t make my yoghurt powdery. I don’t like strong flavours. I’m
very specific. For the past year I’ve only eaten 1 brand, but I can’t say it’s
very cheap. Plus it has a fairly high sugar content. So I decided to make my
own.
I mashed a few recipes together I found, and substituted my
own measures. It turned out amaaaazing. I seriously jump out of bed in the
morning so I can eat this stuff. Plus I now have to force myself to not snack
on it. So good.
As an additional bonus, I’m totally going to do a batch for
my mother-in-law on Mother’s Day. Excellent gift. I’ll show you photos when
that happens in a few weeks.
4 cups oats
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped almonds
1/3 cup honey
4 tbspn sunflower oil
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Additions:
Dried fruit (apricots, cranberries, dates)
Nuts (pecans, walnuts, pistachios)
Other stuff (orange zest, cinnamon, cocoa)
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In a bowl, mix the oats, coconut and almonds together. In a
saucepan, melt together the honey and oil. When that’s hot and suitably
blended, pour over the dry ingredients. It doesn’t look like there’s enough but
keep mixing until everything is juuuust damp. If you want to add some other
stuff like cinnamon or orange zest, add them here (just not the dried fruit)
Dump onto a covered cookie tray and put into a low-heated
oven. I had mine at about 150oC. Keep an eye on it, and turn over
the oats frequently. Keep going until roasted to your liking. I had mine in
there for about 25-30mins, turning every 5mins. And it’s amazing, as I keep
saying.
Add in any dried fruit. I added cranberries and a few raisons.
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