Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the oats, desiccated coconut, nuts and seeds in your a roasting tray. Toss together and bake for 10-15 minutes, so it gets a beautiful aroma.
Meanwhile add dried fruit or coconut sugar, cacao, cinnamon, salt, vanilla and optional protein powder into the blender or food processor. Add the oats, nuts and seeds and blend into flour or powder like consistency. Store it in a large airtight jar.
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Serve with
1. Coconut yoghurt or 2. Plant-based milk
4 Tbsp of healthy granola, coconut yoghurt or plant-based milk and seasonal fruit
3. Smoothie
2 Tbsp of healthy granola, 1/2 beetroot, handful of berries, 1 banana, 200 ml plant-based milk.
Blend, blend, blend and serve.
4. Porridge
1/2 cup/50 g of healthy granola, 1 cup/200 ml plant-based milk.
Heat in a pot until desired consistency.
5. Pancakes
4 Tbsp of healthy granola, 2 Tbsp Spelt flour, 1 egg or 1 banana (for a vegan version), 100 ml plant-based milk, 1/2 tsp baking powder.
Mix all of the above ingredients in a bowl. Fry the batter in a pan on coconut oil. Serves two people.
granola
- 5 cups/500 g rolled oats
- 1 cup/100 g mixed nuts (I've used almonds and hazelnuts)
- 1 cup/130 g mixed seeds (I've used chia, flax seeds, sunflower and pumpkin seeds)
- 1/2 cup/50 g desiccated coconut
- 1 cup/180 g dried fruit (either raisins, dates or apricots - you can also sub with 1/2 cup coconut sugar)
- 2 Tbsp cacao powder
- pinch salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon and vanilla powder
- 3 scoops protein powder (optional)
