This morning I was faced with a dilemma. I was out of muesli. This is an awful situation to be in when you're really craving muesli, fruit and yoghurt. Bit of a #firstworldproblem though, I know. Instead of remaining upset and deflated, I just decided to make my own. The thing about granola is that it is very easy to make, and they all work off the same basic recipe. The one that I made, which is the one I'm sharing here, is very basic. That's simply because I didn't have too much in my pantry, so I just worked with what I had. This recipe is a mixture of Suzie's (from Hello October, you can find her recipe here) and also from an article I read on Buzzfeed (which you can find here).
Ingredients
2 cups of oats
Handful of pumpkin seeds
A bit more than 1/4 cup of honey
A bit less than a 1/3 cup of extra-virgin olive oil
Brown sugar (just to sprinkle)
Dark chocolate (chopped up into little pieces)
Pinch of sea salt
Method
1. Preheat your oven to about 160 degrees celsius.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl (for me that was the oats and the pumpkin seeds. If you were using dried fruit, nuts or spices you'd add those in now).
3. Add in the oil and mix to combine.
4. Then add in the honey and mix to combine.
5. Add in your pinch of sea salt and mix well.
6. Once it's all mixed well pop it onto a baking try and spread it out so you have an even layer that isn't too thick, then add your sprinkling of brown sugar.
7. Bake it for about 10-15 minutes, but stir it about halfway through baking. I ended up baking mine for a little longer, so just test it as you go.
8. Take it out to cool, and once it's cool add the chocolate chips.
9. Add it to your breakfast or store it in an airtight container. From what I've read, this will keep for up to a few months!
I ate mine with some vanilla yoghurt and strawberries and it honestly tasted SO amazing! This is definitely something I will be eating regularly from now on. Happy baking!
