Home-Made Granola

Packaged cereals are really a big no no for when you are trying to eat clean & healthy, as there is such a large amount of added sugar and other nasties hidden in these enticing boxes/bags. I remember when I first started to make an effort to eat healthily (before I discovered clean eating), I had Kellogs Bran Flakes for breakfast. I was completely conned by the healthy branding and assumed that it was good for me, but in actual fact when you look at the sugar content, it is incredibly high! None of these packaged cereals (no matter how healthy & natural the packaging may look) are actually good for you, as they have to add so much sugar in order to make the cereal tasty. This is because once they have processed the grain  to the point of it having no nutritional value, what is left has the taste and texture of cardboard. So to actually make it edible, they have to add so much cr*p like sweeteners, flavourings, artificial colour & preservatives. Even the vitamins and minerals that they claim the cereal contain, have been added artificially. Only once you  have cut out sugar from your diet, can you taste how unnaturally sweet these products are. I love granola, and think that it is absolutely delicious, especially to top Greek yoghurt and fruit, or with oatmeal. So, I decided to create my own home-made granola instead of buying packaged fakery, so I know EXACTLY what has gone into it. The results were delicious!

Ingredients

1 cup Scottish thick oats

1/2 cup organic honey

3 tbsp olive oil

Large handful of mixed chopped nuts

 Handful of sunflower, pumpkin & brown linseed

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to gas mark 5

2. Combine the oats, nuts & seeds in a bowl and mix to distribute evenly

3. Stir in the honey & oil. Make sure all of the mixture gets a good coating

4. Spread the mixture in a thin layer on a baking tray

5. Put in the pre heated oven for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally 

6. Leave on the side for 10 minutes or so to cool. The granola will still be a bit moist when you take it out of the oven, but it will harden once it has cooled

7. Once it has hardened, break the chunks up and put in a jar to store

Done!

Oat Mug Cake topped with my Home-Made Granola

   

I enjoyed my granola on top of some overnight oats this morning for breakfast. It was absolutely incredible, and added a lovely crunch to my normal oats. It's also very pleasant to munch on on it's own, but I will have to try not to munch my way through it too quickly - as I want to try it with a few other things as well. But to be honest, it is so quick and easy to cook up that I think I will make sure I have a constant supply of it!

Lucy x