Let’s be honest, it’s not cheap to be a coeliac! Whether it’s bread, sauces or granola you’re going to be paying a little more than the average brands. I’ve had to put serious bans on myself before when it comes to buying granola, I eat it so quickly its just not friendly to my bank balance. So, recently I’ve been making my own. It’s really quick and easy and I find you get a lot more for your money!

The great thing about homemade granola is that you can pretty much use a combination of any ingredients you fancy. Whichever oats, seeds, nuts or dried fruit you’re loving at the moment, put them together using this method and you’re ready to go!

This is the recipe that’s my ‘go to’ at the moment – feel free to add or substitute any of the ingredients you want to.

– Ingredients –

150g whole almonds

60g whole pecans

100g sweet dried cranberries

100g oats

40g deassicated coconut

75g yoghurt drops or yoghurt coated fruit

2.5 tbsp coconut oil

2 tbsp ground cinnamon

4 tbsp honey

– Method – 

Preheat your oven to 180ºc

Blitz your almonds and pecans in a food processor or by hands so that they’re broken up but not completely ground.

Combine the nuts, oats, deassicated coconut and just over half of your cranberries in a mixing bowl

Place your coconut oil, honey and cinnamon together in a pan over a medium heat. Remove when completed melted – this wont take long you don’t need to bring to the boil at all.

Add your wet ingredients to the dry ones and mix together then lay out on a baking tray.

Pop in the oven and bake. I cook mine for around 25 minutes, but check every 10 minutes or so to separate the mixture.

When golden brown, remove from the heat and leave to cool.

Once cool add the rest of your cranberries and yoghurt drops.

Then eat! Top yoghurt with your granola, eat with milk like a cereal or take to work as a snack.

Pick all your favourite parts of ‘off the shelf’ granola and throw together in one pot to enjoy for a fraction of the price!

Forever, The Awkward Dinner Guest

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