Basic Bitch Granola

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Basic bitch granola is so simple to make, y’all shouldn’t be wasting money on it! Forget Carmen’s, you got this!

Breakfast can be difficult to deal with sometimes. You’re not really in the mood for pancakes and waffles on those hectic weekday mornings. I have the solution. It is granola. Granola is so delicious and legitimately the easiest, most simple thing to make. Anybody (LEGIT ANYBODY) could do it.

The thing you need to know about granola is that it is completely customisable. So you don’t like nuts? Take them out… You’re vegan? Don’t worry about it! The main point you should take away from this is that you have been paying too much for a product you can easily make yourself. A breakfast item which you can make into something you love, and not some mass produced, sugar filled pebbles of dryness. You can make this with simple pantry items or you can get fancy with dried rose petals. Think about it! Do the thing and make the granola.

 

Makes a few cups (usually lasts me about 3 weeks)

The (Base) Granola

  • 2 cups oats

  • 1/2 cup buckwheat kernels

  • 2 tbs polenta/almond meal/your favourite protein powder

  • 1/2 tsp flaky salt

  • 1/4 cup desiccated coconut

  • 1/4 cup coconut flakes

  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts

  • 2 tbs maple syrup

  • 1/3 cup nut butter/tahini/biscoff/ nutella

  • 2 tbs macadamia oil/coconut oil/olive oil

  • 1 cup dried fruit/chocolate chips/popcorn

Add-ins / Replacements

  • oats can be changed to quinoa flakes, more buckwheat kernels, rice flakes

  • buckwheat kernels can be replaced with more oats, nuts, popcorn or leave it out

  • polenta/almond meal/protein powder can be changed to milk powder, milo, malt powder, coffee, matcha or leave it out because you hate flavour!

  • coconut can be replaced with oats or anything in the buckwheat replacements or polenta replacements or left out because you hate texture!

  • nuts can be tricky because allergies, leave them out or replace with puffed quinoa, puffed buckwheat or cocoa nibs

  • maple syrup can be replaced with honey*, sugar, flavoured syrup

  • oil can be left out just add something more out of the nut butter options

  • you can leave the dried fruit option out completely or add freeze dried fruit or dried rose petals (that shit fancy)

To make the granola

  1. Preheat your oven to 180’C and prepare and line a large baking tray.

  2. Place all dry ingredients (including oats, coconut, buckwheat, nuts, salt polenta) into a bowl and mix around until evenly distributed. If this is too involved just shake the bowl until it looks mixed.

  3. Put nut butter, oil and maple syrup into a small saucepan over low - med heat and stir until homogeneous.

  4. Pour the warm liquid mix in the saucepan over the bowl of dry ingredients and mix until evenly coated. If you like clusters stir a little less or see my notes below.*

  5. Spread the granola mix on the baking tray until it is well spread out.

  6. Put the granola into the oven for 20 - 25 minutes, giving the mix a stir/shake every 5 minutes so it is evenly golden.

  7. Once the granola is at your desired shade of gold put the baking tray onto a cooling rack. At this point (while it is still warm) mix your dried fruit through, they will burn if you add them into the oven mix. Also if you don’t stir your mix the coconut flakes will burn so if you lazy add them in now too.

  8. Once the mixture is completely cool this is when you can add your chocolate chips if that is your wish.

  9. Place cool granola into an airtight container.* This keeps pretty well so you can make larger batches and keep them as a food supply for a while.

Notes:

*If you want hella CHONKY clusters be sure to add an egg white or mashed banana through the mix after the warm ingredients have been combined.

* If you use honey the granola will brown quicker, the honey has that affect on things

* You can make fun yoghurt parfaits with granola too and add it to cookies and stuff as a fun add in. Experiment and be free.

* You can make this granola for a friend and put it in a nice jar with a ribbon. It works well as a personalised gift and keeps well for transport.

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final thoughts…

Real talk… I’m finding the recovery pretty tough. I am not very good at taking it easy or taking a break. Also I feel sort of guilty when I don’t get my run in or I don’t get to box jump 20 times. I miss my mileage. If any of you have any tips on how to chill, please help a girl out.

Amelia xx