Recently, I enjoyed roasting up some granola and other cereal for my kids.  It’s really quite simple and I made a few large batches.  If you want to avoid the expense, the lack of ingredient control and enjoy a rewarding and healthy accomplishment, then try this quick recipe:

Guru Granola

There are many ways to jazz this up with dried fruits, nut butters, nuts, cinnamon & chopped apple, cocao nibs, you name it.  You can jimmy it up in your own way – there is no “perfect” way to do this.  For the record, I almost never make anything the same way twice. I experiment like crazy with recipes and I’m not always specific with measurements when I cook at home.  This is as close estimation of measurements.

6 Cups Organic Rolled Oats (usually you can by for .90/pound or less in bulk at a local health food store)

1/4 Cup Organic Flax Seed Meal (Flax seed meal is the most easily digestible form of flax seed.  If you buy it whole, just grind up in a coffee grinder.)

1/4 Cup Organic Shredded Coconut

1/4 Cup Sunflower Seeds

1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder

1/2 Cup Raw Honey + 1/2 to 3/4 Cup Hot Water (If you don’t have raw honey, don’t sweat it. You can use conventional honey, stevia powder-just mix 6Tbs or so in with dry ingredients, agave nectar or water from soaked medjoul dates)

2 Tblsp. Grapeseed Oil or Coconut Oil melted

A smattering of mini-chocolate chips. (1/4 cup max.)

Preheat your oven on to 350 degrees. (If you have a convection setting, then turn it onto that and you can double your recipe to make extra for the week!)  With butter or oil, grease a large 13″x9″ glass pan.

Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.  In a separate bowl, mix the honey, water and oil. Then add the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until well blended.  Scoop the mixture into the greased pan, add chocolate chips and bake in oven for 25 minutes or until suitably golden/brown.  Be sure to stir at the halfway point. When done, cool completely and store for later.

Let me know how you it turns out for you and what changes you made.