Happy Health Nut's Granola
- Preparing Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Served Person: 10
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 4 cups oats
- 1 cup wheat germ
- 1/2 cup flaxseed meal (a.k.a. milled flaxseed)
- 1/4 cup flaxseeds
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 cup pecans or walnuts or both!
- 1/2 cup almonds sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- 1/3 cup flaxseed oil (or canola)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup dried fruit (i use dates, cranberries, and sometimes apricots)
- Carbohydrate 240.2883895 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 35.6905401666667 g
- Fiber 36.9767856637955 g
- Protein 33.340093 g
- Saturated Fat 4.29825206666666 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (416g)
- Sodium 55.3415 mg
- Sugar 203.311603836205 g
- Trans Fat 2.56181953333334 g
- Calories 1322 calories
I love starting my day with a bowl of granola. It's the perfect blend of crunchy and chewy, and it's packed with flavor. Plus, it's a great way to get my daily dose of protein and fiber.
Not to mention, granola is incredibly versatile. You can eat it with milk or yogurt, or just by itself as a snack. You can also add fruit, nuts, or seeds to your granola to customize it to your liking.
This recipe for Happy Health Nut's Granola is my favorite. It's made with a combination of oats, wheat germ, flaxseed meal, flaxseeds, sesame seeds, brown sugar, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, pecans, walnuts, almonds, peanuts, cinnamon, and salt. The result is a granola that's packed with flavor and nutrition.
To make this granola, simply combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly. Then, spread the granola evenly onto a greased baking sheet and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes.
Once the granola is done baking, let it cool for 5 minutes before transferring it to a large container. Then, stir in your desired amount of dried fruit and enjoy!
This granola is a great way to start your day or to enjoy as a snack. It's packed with protein, fiber, and healthy fats, and it can be customized to your liking. So, what are you waiting for? Give this recipe a try and see for yourself how delicious and healthy granola can be!
Step-by-step
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, wheat germ, flaxseed meal, flaxseeds, sesame seeds, brown sugar, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, pecans/walnuts, almonds, peanuts, cinnamon, and salt. Mix thoroughly.
- In a small bowl, whisk together oil, honey, vanilla, and water. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients evenly.
- Spread mixture evenly into a greased pan, almost any size will work.
- Bake for 1 hour, stirring every twenty minutes.
- While the granola is baking, prepare the dried fruit. If it is really dried out, soak it in recently boiled water for a few minutes to make it plump and juicy.
- Once the hour is done, take the granola out of the oven, let it cool for five minutes in the pan. Pour granola into a large container, then stir in the dried fruit.
- Leave it to cool with the lid off for an hour or so, or enjoy it immediately!
- This granola does not need to be kept in the fridge. It always is still good for a week, but it has never lasted longer than that so I'm not sure how long it will last past that point!
