Nut Free Granola Food

NUT FREE GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine oats, coconut, pepitas, sunflower seeds, buckwheat groats, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. Stir until well mixed.
• Add the maple syrup, oil and vanilla to the bowl and stir again until all ingredients are coated with the wet ingredients.
• Spread the mixture out onto the baking sheet in an even layer.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes stirring the granola mixture halfway through.
• Remove from the oven, immediately add the dried fruit, toss to stir into the granola then gently press down into the mixture using the back of a spatula or your hands to help form clumps as it dries.
• Let the granola cool completely on the baking sheet then store in an air tight jar or container at room temperature.

NUT-FREE GRANOLA

Steps:

• You can watch the video in the post for visual instructions.Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius).
• Add all dry ingredients into a big bowl and stir with a spoon.
• Next, add dried fruit of choice (check the recipe notes below for options), maple syrup, sunflower seed butter, and vanilla extract. Stir with a spoon until all dry ingredients are coated and everything is well mixed.
• Transfer the mixture onto the lined baking sheet and spread it out evenly.
• Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Then gently press the stirred granola down with a wooden spoon (or spatula) so that it sticks together.
• Check after 16-18 minutes if the granola is already lightly brown. Watch it closely, to avoid burning. Remove the baking sheet from the oven.
• Let it cool completely without touching it. Once it gets cooler, the granola will crisp up. Store in air-tight containers.
• Enjoy your homemade nut-free granola with plant-based milk, or use it to make these delicious GRANOLA CUPS.

KID SAFE (NUT FREE) GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine oats, cereal, and wheat germ or flaxseed in large bowl.
• Heat brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, oil, and salt in saucepan just until sauce melts together.
• Remove from heat, add vanilla, stir, and add to oat mixture.
• Thoroughly fold sauce into the cereal. This takes a bit of patience and the cereal mixture will appear a bit dry.
• Spread onto greased jelly roll pan.
• Bake approximately 20 minutes, taking out to stir (so the edges don't burn) every 6 or 7 minutes, until it is toasted to your liking. I like it nice and crunchy so I let mine go about 24 minutes or so normally.
• Cool, stirring every 5 minutes or so to ensure that it doesn't clump together too much - it will not harden in "clusters," rather it ends up a little looser like cereal, which is great for sprinkling over yogurt.
• Store in airtight container.
• *VARIATION for adults: Replace crisp rice cereal with 2 cups nuts of choice - almonds, walnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc. or combination. Follow remainder of recipe as directed.