One breakfast/snack item you can meal prep is my fruit on the bottom yogurt cup. I love to top my yogurt cups with granola.
You can buy granola from the store or you can make your own. When you make your own, you can control the ingredients in your granola. You can also control how much sweetener you put in your granola.
This granola is a great one because it is very versatile. I have given you 5 different flavor combinations that are all very tasty.
I portion out the granola for the week. If you get the 4 ounce Mason jars and fill it up to the lip, that is the perfect amount of granola.
What you need for this recipe:
- Oats
- Unsweetened coconut flakes
- Your favorite nuts or seeds (pumpkin or sunflower)
- Dried or freeze-dried fruit
- Spices
- Salt
- Butter, coconut oil, canola oil, extra virgin olive oil, or avocado oil
- Honey or maple syrup
- Vanilla or almond extract
Basic Loose Granola Recipe
Stars of the recipe:
Dry Ingredients:Â
- 4 c. old fashioned oatsÂ
- 1 c. unsweetened coconut flakes or additional nutsÂ
- 1 c. nuts or seedsÂ
- 1 c. dried or freeze-dried fruit – add after bakingÂ
- 2 tsp. spices – cinnamon, pumpkin spice, gingerbread spiceÂ
- 1 tsp. saltÂ
Wet Ingredients:Â
- 1/3 c. melted butter, melted coconut oil, canola oil, extra virgin olive oil, or avocado oil
- 1/3 c. honey or maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla or almond extract
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Combine all of the dry ingredients except for the fruit in a large bowl. Stir
- In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Stir.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients. Stir until all of the ingredients are coated.
- Spread onto a cookie sheet that has either been sprayed down with cooking spray or lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 35 to 45 minutes.
- Take out of the oven. Allow cooling time before adding the fruit.
- Enjoy with your favorite dairy or nondairy milk or yogurt.
- Store in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks.
Ideas for granola:
Nuts and seeds:
- CashewsÂ
- Pecans Â
- WalnutsÂ
- Macadamia NutsÂ
- Almonds – Slivers or slicesÂ
- PistachiosÂ
- Pumpkin SeedsÂ
- Sunflower SeedsÂ
Dried Fruit or Freeze-Dried Fruit:
- ApplesÂ
- BlueberriesÂ
- CranberriesÂ
- Cherries – usually more expensiveÂ
- RaspberriesÂ
- Freeze-dried honey crisp apples from Trader Joe’sÂ
- Freeze-dried grapes from Trader Joe’sÂ
- ApricotsÂ
- RaisinsÂ
Combinations for granola:Â
Apple crispÂ
Nuts – Walnuts and pumpkin seedsÂ
Fruit – Used dried apples – I like dried apples in my apple crisp granola.Â
Spice – Apple pie spice which is 3 Tbsp. ground cinnamon, 2 tsp. nutmeg, 1 tsp. cardamom, 1 tsp. allspice combined in a small Mason jar. Use 1 to 2 Tbsp. of the apple pie spice blend. Â
Cranberry pecanÂ
Nuts – Pecans and pumpkin seeds – Don’t use coconut flakes.Â
Fruit – Dried cranberries.Â
Spice – Cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice.Â
Almond Joy Â
Nuts – Slivered or sliced almondsÂ
Fruit – Don’t use any.Â
Spice – CinnamonÂ
Extract – AlmondÂ
Apricot almondÂ
Nuts – Slivered or sliced almondsÂ
Fruit – Diced dried apricotsÂ
Spice – CinnamonÂ
Pumpkin spiceÂ
Nuts – Walnuts and pumpkin seedsÂ
Fruit – dried cranberries or raisinsÂ
Spice – pumpkin spiceÂ
Extra – Add ¼ c. of pumpkin puree to the wet ingredients.Â
Printable Recipe
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Have a magical day,
Traci
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