I was at the grocery store the other day, actually I’m pretty much there every day, but anyways…I was looking at the price of granola and I was shocked! The boxed granola is on average $5 per box. That really adds up if you go through granola like we do at our house. Homemade granola is so easy to make, your house will smell super awesome, you can add in your favorite ingredients and you will save money! Without question it tastes so much better. Give it a try, it’s doubtful that you will ever buy the boxed stuff again!
This batch of homemade granola is filled with rolled oats, cashews, hemp hearts, unsweetened coconut flakes, dried fruit and other goodies. It stores well in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks and also makes a great hostess gift.
- 3 C rolled oats - not quick cook
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ C unsalted cashews, roughly chopped
- ¼ C macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
- 3 Tbsp hemp hearts
- ¼ C unsweetened coconut flakes
- ¼ C + 1 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
- ¼ C coconut oil (microwave for 10 seconds if needed so its in liquid form)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ C + 1 Tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1 C favorite dried fruit - we mixed dried cherries, golden raisins and regular brown raisins
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl combine oats, cinnamon, salt, nuts, hemp hearts and coconut flakes. In a seperate bowl combine honey, coconut oil, vanilla and brown sugar.
- Combine both mixtures thoroughly and pour evenly onto 2 sheet pans. Cook for 15 minutes on the center rack, stir after 15 minutes and return to oven for an additonal 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Combine dried fruit and store in airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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