Homemade Crunchy Granola

Name: Homemade Crunchy Granola
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 18 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups oats; 1 cup sunflower seeds; 3/4 cup pumpkin seeds; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 cup coconut oil; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1 tbsp orange zest; 1 cup dried cranberries; 3/4 cup coconut chips; 1/2 cup pistachios

3 steps

Prep:2minCook:16min

This is the best Granola recipe in my opinion ! I have made this many times and tried many store bought granola varieties and nothing comes close . It has a delicious orange flavor and the texture of the seeds with the crunch of the oats is Devine

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:05:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories515.5 kcal (26%)

Total Fat27.9 g (40%)

Carbs59.5 g (23%)

Sugars23.9 g (27%)

Protein12.7 g (25%)

Sodium189.8 mg (9%)

Fiber8.5 g (30%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

2 cupsoats

1 cupsunflower seeds

¾ cuppumpkin seeds

1 tspcinnamon

½ tspsalt

¼ cupcoconut oil

¼ cupmaple syrup

1 Tbsporange zest

1 cupdried cranberries

¾ cupcoconut chips

½ cuppistachios

Instructions

Step 1

In a large bowl mix oats pumpkin seeds sunflower seeds unsalted pistachios salt and cinnamon

oats2 cups

sunflower seeds1 cup

pumpkin seeds¾ cup

cinnamon1 tsp

salt½ tsp

pistachios½ cup

Step 2

Melt coconut oil maple syrup and zest then bring to a simmer and take off the heat. Let it cook two minutes then pour all over the oats and seeds and mix thoroughly . Spread on a baking sheet and bake first for 8 minutes at 180 c / 360 f then flip the granola pieces over and bake a further 8 minutes

coconut oil¼ cup

maple syrup¼ cup

orange zest1 Tbsp

Step 3

Let the granola cool then add coconut chips and cranberries . You can also add any other dried fruits or even cocoa nibs if you like . Store in a sterilized jar in a cool dark cupboard and it should last weeks