Homemade Granola

This is a awesome recipe for granola which is packed full of seeds and crunchy nuts. I take this for lunch sometimes. I is is so filling that you will not hungry. I make this at least once in a month and I have tried this several times.

This recipe is fully inspired by Siba Mtongana

You need

• Oats – 2 cups
• Desiccated coconut – 1/2 cup
• Pumpkin seeds – 1/4 cup
• Sunflower seeds – 1/4 cup
• Raw almond nuts – 3/4 cup
• Cinnamon powder – 1 tsp
• Dried cranberries/cherries – 3/4 cup

For the syrup

• Dark brown sugar – 1/4 cup
• Butter – 3 tbsp
• Honey – 3/4 cup
• Salt – a tiny pinch
• Vanilla extract – 1/2 tsp 

You have to

• Preheat the oven to 180˚C 
• Take a non-stick baking tray
• Add oats, coconut, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, cinnamon powder, raw almonds and cinnamon powder to the baking tray. Mix well.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes till the mix turns slightly golden. (Please keep an eye in the oven as the temperature varies oven to oven). 
• Once done remove from oven
• When the dry fruit oats mix is baking in the oven you can make the syrup 
• Add all the ingredients except vanilla extract in a pan and heat them in medium flame.
• Stir well
• Once the syrup is melted and turned slightly thick, remove from heat and add the vanilla extract
• Pour this syrup  over the toasted mix once you remove from oven
• Mix together and make sure all of the ingredients are coated well.
• Keep the tray back in the oven and bake for another 10 minutes. till the mix turn golden brown
• Remove from the oven 
• Allow to cool down a bit
• You can add the dried cranberries or cherries when the mix is warm.
• Mix well and allow the granola to cool down completely 
• Store in a clean dry storage jar.