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crunchy granola

Chunky & Crunchy Homemade Granola

Chunky and crunchy homemade granola that creates the perfect oat clusters. This granola is made with only healthy ingredients. Containing no oil or refined sugar, this granola makes for a delicious addition to breakfast or healthy snack.

Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine Plant-Based
Keyword Oil Free Granola
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 5 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1 cup steel cut oats
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 2 tbs ground flax
  • 6 tbs water
  • 8 dates
  • 1/2 cup peanut or almond butter
  • 4 tbs maple syrup
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp almond extract
  • 2 tbs cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup almond milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat over to 375°F

  2. Using warm water, combine flax and water to make two flax eggs in a small bowl. Set aside and let sit 8-10 minutes.

  3. Using a food processor or blender, blend dates and walnuts. Add half of the old fashioned oats and all steel cut oats. Blend until crumbly.

  4. To blender, add maple syrup, nut butter, almond and vanilla extract, cinnamon and flax egg. Blend until you have a gooey mixture.

  5. Add oat mixture to mixing bowl and add remaining old fashioned oats and almond milk Mix until everything is well-incorporated.

  6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dump mixture onto sheet and roughly spread it out. The mixture should be in large clumps.

  7. Cook for 10 minutes then taking a spatula or fork separate large clumps into smaller clusters. Continue baking for remaining 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

  8. Remove from oven and let cool. If the clusters are still slightly wet, put pan back in oven after it has been turned off and is still warm to allow them to further dry out.