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  • Preparation Time

    10 minutes

  • Baking Time

    10-15 minutes

  • Difficulty Rating

    1

  • Health Level

    5

  • Serves

    15

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Ingredients

  1. 3 cups steel-cut or rolled oats
  2. ¼ cup almonds, chopped or sliced
  3. ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
  4. ¼ cup flax seeds
  5. 1 tbsp chia seeds
  6. ¼ cup cocoa nibs
  7. ¼ cup goji berries, dried
  8. ¼ cup coconut oil
  9. ¼ cup almond butter
  10. ¼ cup honey
  11. ¼ tsp / 1 g vanilla

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to at 350°F / 175°C.
  2. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl (except fruit).
  3. In sauce pan mix coconut oil, almond butter, honey, vanilla, and spices. Heat to liquid stage.
  4. Pour coconut oil mixture over dry ingredients. Mix until thoroughly blended. Spread over parchment paper on cookie sheet.
  5. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until brown.
  6. Let cool and store in airtight container.

Serving Size: ⅓ cup / 40 g

Exchanges per Serving: 1 Carb, 1 Protein, 1 Fat

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Comments 12

    • Ossie-Sharon

      Hi, Lynne. First, maple syrup is slightly lower in calories, and is generally more highly recommended. Second, it is your choice when to add the berries – if you are making this recipe to store, then before; if you are making it to eat on the spot, then fresh.

  5. sharmeenuqaili

    Almond butter is nothing but almonds chopped at a high speed so that the oil separates from the nut and it forms a buttery consistency – you do need a good chopper/high speed blender for this though but the benefit is that you can make your own and avoid all the additives. Home made ones should last several weeks in the fridge, you can make all kinds of butters, cashew, peanut, etc. Check out youtube videos on same.

  6. Ossie-Sharon

    Hi, luannz. If you chew thoroughly, you can get a similar effect to milled. As far as this particular recipe goes, it was actually posted by a Clubmember, so it has not been evaluated in our test kitchen. Personally, milled flaxseed would probably be fine texture-wise, considering that all ingredients are to be blended with oil, almond butter, and honey, which can make everything stick together quite well – however, it will also be more prone to oxidation during the baking process. To get the best of both worlds, you could consider baking the granola at about a third of the recommended time (at about 115F), for a bit longer than the 10-15 minutes noted.

  7. luannz

    I read that flax seed eaten in the whole seed form was not utilized by the body, and it was best to eat it milled. What’s your opinion and can this be made with the milled form or would it just be too small/powdery? luannz

  8. Ossie-Sharon

    Hi, Jenny. Many of these recipes (including this one) were submitted by fellow Clubmembers, who come from various countries around the world. Having said that, all of the ingredients are indeed available in Australia. You can find them in health-oriented shops and online. The following are some resources you might find helpful:
    Australian Organic Food Directory – http://www.organicfooddirectory.com.au/
    Fundamental Food Store (stores and online shopping) – http://www.fundies.com.au/
    Grass-Fed/Pastured Meat – http://www.paleoz.com/australia/grass-fed-meat-in-australia/
    Lifestyle Bakery (online and in stores) – http://www.lifestylebakery.com.au/

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