Homemade Granola
My fiancé and I hosted Christmas this year. Most of her family flew in from the east coast to celebrate with us. Her sister and brother-in-law were supposed to come and stay with us. But at the last minute they weren’t able to make the trip. In preparation for their stay we stocked the house with some essentials they like. One of them was granola.
We don’t normally eat granola. Most of it is of pretty poor quality and loaded with added sugar. But if there’s granola in the house you better believe that were going to eat it. And since her brother-in-law never showed up, we went to town chowing down on his granola.
Once it was gone we wanted more, but we didn’t want to buy the packaged stuff. So, we made our own.
My fiancé found this recipe. We’ve now made it twice. It delicious. But we have made a couple of slight modifications.
One, we added chia to ours. Chia is packed with healthy fats and fiber and is therefore a great addition to any baked foods.
Two, we added chopped up dates to ours and omitted the craisins.
Three, on the second go we ran out of maple syrup and used honey instead. I actually think it tastes better with honey.
One other thing we found helpful was to place the walnuts, almonds, coconut, chia, cinnamon, and salt into a food processor for a few pulses before adding it to the mixture. It helps to spread the flavors throughout the granola a little more.
But this recipe has for sure become a staple in our pantry.
