Homemade Vegan Granola Recipe

Lewis and I are big cereal fans. For us, it is more than just breakfast but also something that we eat as a snack and dessert. So having discovered that cereal in Canada is either really tasteless, really sugary or really expensive, we decided to try making our own granola…and now we can never go back.

We normally make our granola batch on a Sunday night – it’s a lovely easy thing to do to get ready for the week ahead and it fills the apartment with an incredible smell. If you are doing “Veganuary”, I salute you! I am currently doing my monthly ‘vegan week’ and look forward to this breakfast every morning – check out our recipe below.

For a week’s supply for two people, you will need:

600-700g of large rolled oats

300ml of maple syrup (or honey for a non-vegan version)

3 tablespoons of coconut oil

Your choice of nuts and filling, we use:

3 handfulls of almonds

1 handfull of cashew nuts

3 handfulls of pumpkin seeds

Sliced almonds

Coconut flakes

3 tablespoons of chia seeds

How you do it:
1. Mix the maple syrup and coconut oil together over a low heat until combined.

2. Stir in oats followed by whole almonds, cashew nuts, chia seeds and pumpkin seeds (or your alternative choice of nuts) until evenly covered and there is no excess liquid.

3. Spread the mixture evenly and thinly on 2-3 parchment lined baking trays and put in a pre-heated oven at 370F.

4. After 10 minutes, remove the trays and add the sliced almonds and coconut flakes and stir. Return to the oven for a further 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

5. Remove the trays, mix in the chocolate and pat down the granola onto the tray. Leave to cool.

6. Serve with rice milk (or the milk or yoghurt of your choice).

7. Sit back and be in sweet, oaty heaven!