Granola

The other day we made our first batch of granola bars. Oh my. Why didn't we think of this before. We served them at a girls come together, to our kids for their afternoon snack and as a bring to work snack for the gourmand husband. They all loved it.

You can find thousands of different granola recipes on blogs, Pinterest and magazines. 

We made a mashup of different recipes and added our own touch. The result was quite good, so here's the recipe if you wanna try it yourself.

If you are vegan try these all-natural granolas or if you prefer a more raw kind try these no-bake granolas.

15-20 bars or squares

75g almonds

30g pumpkin seeds

50g walnuts

200g old fashion oats

70g sunflower seeds

30g sesame seeds

80g dried cranberries or goji

100g of dried apricots

60g muscovado sugar

80g honey

75g peanut butter

2 tablespoons maple syrup

1 egg

1/4 teaspoon salt

        Chop almonds and walnuts coarsely.

        Mix together all the dry ingredients (almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, 

        oats, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds). Pour the mixture into an 

        ovenproof dish. Bake at 200° C for 15 min.

        Cut the apricots into small squares and mix with raisins cranberries or 

        goji.

        Now mix together muscovado sugar, honey, peanut butter, maple syrup, salt                                 

        and egg in a saucepan over the stove. Let the “glue” to merge at low heat.

       When the dry ingredients come out of the oven, pour into the bowl and mix 

       with of cranberries/gojis and apricots. Then pour the hot mass over the 

       granola and stir thoroughly.

       Cover a ovenproof dish with baking paper and pour the entire mass in. 

       Press gently on the mass to make sure it is evenly distributed and fixed.

       Bake at 180° C for 15-20 min.

       When you take the dish out of the oven, it's important to let the mass 

       cool completely before you cut the granola into bars or squares.

Enjoy !