After seeing macadamia granola recipes on both The Sticky and Sweet and 84th and 3rd I decided it was time I tried making my own granola, but went with cashew as my nut of choice and threw in a good amount of both cranberries and coconut to sweeten the whole thing up. It turned out really delicious and I have been loving it for breakfast with some coconut yoghurt and berries, or sprinkling it on top of smoothies for a bit of crunch. It’s so easy to make so you can personalise it to your own tastes without having to worry about added sugar or other preservatives. I have a feeling I’ll be making this very often!
My granola is based on both the macadamia granola recipes I linked to above, but tweaked to suit my taste buds!
Ingredients List
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2/3 cup cashews
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup cranberries
- 1/4 cup LSA (ground linseed, sunflower seeds and almonds)
- 1/4 cup cashew butter
- 1/4 cup coconut butter
- 1/4 cup rice syrup
- 2tsp cinnamon
- 1tsp vanilla
Steps
- Preheat oven to 165C
- Roughly chop the cashews
- Combine the oats, cashews, coconut, cranberries & LSA in a bowl and stir to combine
- In a small saucepan heat the cashew butter, coconut butter, rice syrup, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir until smooth and combined
- Pour the syrup over the oats mixture and stir until everything is well coated
- Spread onto a lined tray and bake for 1o minutes. Remove from the oven and toss the ingredients then return to the oven for 5-7 minutes until lightly golden. Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t burn, and stir as required
- Leave to cool and harden up then store in airtight containers
- Enjoy!
Step 2: Chop the cashews
Step 3: Add all dry ingredients
Step 3: Mix well
Step 4: Heat butters and syrup
Step 4: Stir until smooth
Step 5: Pour over oat mix
Step 5: Mix well to combine
Step 6: Spread onto tray and bake
Step 7: Leave to cool
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I Spy Plum Pie is Liz, an early 30s kiwi-born, Melbourne raised girl who is passionate about the environment and sustainability, food, exploring and learning new things. Join me on my journey to a happy, sustainable life!