Happy winter everyone! It's been a loooooooong time since I last posted, so I decided I'd share a really good one with you - homemade granola! It's crazy good, hope you enjoy!
Ingredients
3 cups oats
1-1/2 cups nuts (I used almonds)
1/2 to 3/4 cups sweetener (honey, maple syrup, agave syrup)
1/4 to 1/2 cups oil (I used canola)
1 tsp Kosher salt
1 cup coconut flakes (optional)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate)
1 egg white (optional)
Directions
Measure out the oats, nuts, salt, spices, and chocolate chips into a large bowl. Add sweetener, oil, and egg white. Stir, stir, stir! Line jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Bake at 300F for 45 minutes, stirring pan contents every 15 minutes to get even browning.
Helpful Notes
- If you don't want loose granola and prefer chunkier bits, don't stir while baking. Be careful, though, the sides might start to get a wee-bit crispy.
- If you would rather have solid chocolate chips and not melting chocolate chips, add the chocolate AFTER baking.
- You can use olive oil instead of canola, but it'll give the granola a little bit of a bitter taste - but, maybe you like bitter. :)
