Toasted Sesame Granola
Just a little bit different, this wonderfully chunky sesame granola is filled with the goodness of oats, nuts and seeds and toasty sesame.
Servings: 7
Calories: 431kcal
Ingredients
- 1 and ½ cups rolled oats
- ⅓ cup coconut flakes or shredded coconut
- ½ cup sesame seeds
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds or both!
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tbs coconut or rapadura sugar
- 3 tbs oil neutral flavoured
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
- ½ cup pecans or almonds halved lengthways
- ⅓ cup dried currants
- ⅓ cup dried apricots halved lengthways
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the oats, coconut, cinnamon, seeds, nuts, salt and sugar. Mix.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat whisk together the maple syrup and coconut oil until they become completely combined.
- Add vanilla if you are using it and whisk again.
- Remove from the heat and pour carefully over the granola mixture.
- Stir well ensuring all ingredients are well coated in the maple mixture.
- Spoon and press the granola in to a baking tray (30cm x 22cm approx)
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Turn the tray around 180 degrees and bake again for around 10 -15 minutes but do not stir the granola.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle the dried fruit over the top.
- Leave to cool for at least 15 minutes. Do not stir the granola.
- After 15 minutes using a spatula or large spoon break up the granola in to chunks.
- Store in an airtight container in a cool place.
Notes
Make Your Granola Chunky:
- To make chunky granola; make sure you thoroughly coat your dry ingredients with the wet ingredients
- Press the granola in to the pan a little before you bake it
- Don’t stir your granola while it’s baking - hold back, you got this.
- Let it cool completely before breaking the granola into clumps.
Nutrition
Calories: 431kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 422mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 249IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 161mg | Iron: 4mg
