Hello there and Happy New Year!
I hope you all had, if you celebrate it, an amazing Christmas and end of the year, in general! It’s been a while since I’ve last posted here but after weeks of work from home and several Covid tests later, I got to attend my bestie’s 15-guest wedding in Ghana two weeks ago. I’m now back in Romania and back to work (both at the office and in my kitchen lol).
For the first blog article of 2021, I thought it would be a good idea to start with an easy one, a Breakfast staple: Granola.
Now, I’ve yet to meet a person who doesn’t like Granola, so I’m sure someone will enjoy my recipe xD.
I much prefer making my own for 3 reasons: 1. I can add my favorite ingredients.
2. I know exactly what’s inside –> transparency. 2. It’s super easy to make and cheaper than store bought.
I’ve made several Granola variations, but this one is my favorite: it’s crunchy just like I like it, not too sweet and it has Peanut Butter… extra yummy!!
I prefer homemade or natural Peanut butter, because well…it’s just that: 100% peanuts, without salt, sugar or any other additives.
I usually mix pine seeds and pumpkin seeds, but I only had pine seeds at home so I went with those. Feel free to use one and/or another.
I eat these every other morning (I alternate with oatmeal.. yes, I love oats) with lactose-free coconut yogurt or Khefir.
Without further ado, here’s the recipe.
If you are interested in more vegan and/or gluten-free sweet recipes, check these out:
Bon Appetit!
Gluten-Free Crunchy Peanut Butter Granola
Course: BREAKFAST20
servings10
minutes20
minutesIngredients
200g Oats
55g Hazelnuts/Walnuts
30g Dried Strawbserries/Raspberries
15g Pine (or Sunflower seeds)
4 tablespoons Peanut butter
3 ½ tablespoons Honey (or Maple syrup, if you’re vegan)
2 ½ tablespoons Coconut oil
1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
Pinch of Salt
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 180°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, mix honey, peanut butter and coconut oil. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds.
- In a seperate bowl, stir the dry ingredients. Add wet mixture to dry mixture. Mix well.
- Spread the mixture evenly onto the baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, stir, and return to oven for another 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven, stir and let cool down for 20-30 minutes.
- Store in jars.
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