Orange & Chocolate Granola
Finally I found my dream granola! The one with nuts-seeds and dried fruits, without any oats or other grains, crunchy and delicious with cacao-orange flavors! The original recipe is from Brooke Brennan and I added some other ingredients. You can also mix and match the ingredients at home. You will love this recipe with Low Carbohydrate.
Equipment
- pot
- pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Nuts (I used 1/3 Cup each of: almonds, pinenuts, peacan, pistachio and walnuts)
- 1 / 2 cup Seeds (Pumpkin, Sunflowers)
- 1 / 4 cup Chopped Medjool Dates and / or Dried Apricots
- 1 / 4 cup Goji Berries and/or Mulberries
- 2 tbsp Chia Seeds
- 2 tbsp Hemp Heart Seeds or Flaxseeds
- 3 tbsp Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
- 1 tbsp Orange Zest
- 2 tbsp Melted Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 2 tbsp Raw Caco
- 1 / 2 cup Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
- A small pinch of Sea Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 165 degrees celcius
- Prepare the oven tray with a baking sheet
- In a small pot, mix coconut oil, orange juice, cinnamon and salt
- In another large bowl, mix all of the remaining ingredients to combine
- Pour the liquid mixture over dry ingredients and mix them well
- Place this mixture over the oven tray making a single layer
- Bake for 20 minutes (or until toasty), mixing the granola on the baking tray every 5 minutes for even baking and no burning
- Once baked, keep it for cooling down in the baking tray for about 10-15 minutes
- Keep in an airtight container and better keeping in refregirator and enjoy a longer time!
Notes
I love adding a spoon of it to my coconut yogurt as an afternoon snack as much as my practical breakfast. I must say that I need an extra protein with this if I know I can not eat until late midday so I boil and egg, too.
