Easy Coconut Granola
Super simple oat granola stuffed with shaved coconut, seeds, nuts and dried fruit.
Equipment
- Flat baking trays
- Large mixing bowl
- Measuring jug/Small Bowl
- Whisk or Fork
- Rubber Spatula or Wooden Spoon
Ingredients
- 40 grams coconut flakes
- 40 grams flaked almonds
- 30 ml flavourless oil e.g vegetable or melted coconut oil
- 25 ml water
- 50 grams brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 120 grams honey
- 1 heaped tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 300 grams oats
- 50 grams mixed seeds
- 50 grams dried cranberries
- 50 grams sultanas or raisins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170°c (340°f) or 160°c(320°f) if fan assisted.
- On a flat baking tray, lay out in a single layer the flaked almonds and coconut flakes. Bake for 5-7 minutes until the coconut has turned golden brown. Be careful not to burn the coconut, it doesn't take long!
- In the measuring jug, add the oil, water, sugar, vanilla, honey and spices and mix with whisk (or fork) until combined.
- In the large mixing bowl, add oats, seeds and this honey sugar mix.
- Mix well until the oats are seeds are totally coated in the liquid.
- Spread out onto a large flat baking tray and spread out as well as possible, ideally only one layer of granola. Use additional trays if necessary.
- Bake for 20 minutes, taking the granola out every 5-7 minutes to stir for even cooking.
- When all the oats are a nice golden brown, remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Mix the oats and seeds with the toasted almonds. coconut and dried fruits.
- Store in an airtight container. Can last up to a month.
Notes
The calorie information is an estimate provided as a courtesy based off the website https://caloriecontrol.org/healthy-weight-tool-kit/food-calorie-calculator/. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use.