As I am sucrose intolerant I find it easier to make my own breakfast cereal than read all the ingredients on all the packets of muesli’s available in the supermarkets. This granola is by no means the cheaper option, but it is the healthier choice.
I have been making this granola recipe for so long that I can do it without thinking. I change the recipe often, using this as the base. Dave has this for his breakfast every day of the week. It is my bit to helping him lead a healthy lifestyle. I think that if we make good choices during the week we can relax on weekends. And this recipe is full of goodness. Dave has his with milk, but I prefer to have mine with yoghurt. And if I am in the mood, I add a chopped banana on top. Banana is one of those fruits I really have to be in the mood for. Which is a great thing, as it is natures anti-depressant. I like my bananas to be firm and just past the green stage. As soon as they become soft I do not want to eat them.
Granola
Ingredients
- 300 g Rolled oats
- 75 g Sunflower seeds
- 170 g mixed raw nuts
- 20 g wheat germ
- 15 mls pumpkin seeds
- 45 g desiccated coconut
- Zest of one lemon
- 80 mls canola oil
- 250 g honey
- 2.5 mls vanilla extract
- 75 g chopped dried fruit
- 90 g raisins
- 60 g cranberries
- 1 stick cinnamon
Method
- heat the oven to 180° Celsius
- place the ingredients up to and including the lemon zest into a bowl and mix
- in a sauce pan heat the oil and honey
- when the honey has melted remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract
- mix into the dry ingredients and place onto a baking tray
- bake for 40 minutes, turning the mixture over once to prevent burning
- add the dried fruit, raisins and cranberries
- place back in the switched off oven for an hour turning the mixture every now and then to prevent burning
- store in a sealed container with the cinnamon
Notes
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Sounds yum, I count my lucky stars that I don’t have an intolerance to anything.
lucky you! I am not allowed anything sweet for a week as my blood sugar levels are sky high!
I am going to make this for Jess, she loves granola for breakfast.
Have you tried taking a Chromium Supplement? It is great for balancing the glucose levels and recommended by our doctor for Jess. I have found a great one at Dischem, 1/3rd of the price of the first ones we got. It is the Dischem Gold Range and the doctor has approved it as being the genuine stuff.
Thank you for all the wonderful recipes and the great read every day. xx hugs xx
Hi Sharon, I take chromium every day in my multivit, as well as an additional supplement when I have sugar! Thanks for the advice. Hope you enjoy the granola xxx