Holiday Spiced Granola (vegan, gluten free, oil free, refined sugar free, soy free)

Holiday Spiced Granola

(gluten free, vegan, soy free, refined sugar free, oil free)

Let's be honest, we all love Granola. But store bought Granola can have a lot of added oils and sugars. I, personally, always feel like store bought Granola is either too sweet or a little oily. But, obviously, that depends on the brand.

Still, homemade Granola is the best, and what is even better during Christmas and wintertime, is Holiday Spiced Granola!

Holiday Spiced Granola

Serves: 1 packed baking tray
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Preparation time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 200g rolles oats (not quick oats!)
• 100g quinoa flakes
• 50g nuts of choice (I used a blend of almonds, cashews and hazelnuts)
• 30g cacao nibs or vegan chocolate chips
• 20g pumpkin seeds
• 100g pure maple syrup (or agave/rice syrup/...)
• 30g nut butter of choice (I used organic peanut butter - make sure they don't contain any added sugar)
• 30g dried raisins (or dried cranberries)
• 40g dried apricots (or dried prunes)
• 15g raw cacao powder (make sure you use cacao, not cocoa - so there's no added sugar inside)
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• pinch of ginger powder
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

Instructions

• preheat the oven to 180°C
• roughly chop the nuts and dried fruits
• mix together all ingredients and make sure that everything is coated well with the maple syrup 
• put in the oven for around 35 minutes or until golden brown, flip around after around 15 minutes to make sure it's baked evenly
• let cool before storing or serve right away