Chai-Spiced Granola
Although I still lean more towards savoury breakfasts or skip the meal altogether, I turn to granola on the odd days I wake up super hungry in the morning and don’t have much time to make eggs on toast. Monsoon Coast’s Chai Pie Spice gives this granola a subtle fragrant and spicy twist, but feel free to increase the amount to another tablespoon to give your mix a more chai kick!
Ingredients
- 2 cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1 cup Unsweetened Shredded or Flaked Coconut
- ½ cup Pumpkin Seeds Raw
- ¼ cup Hemp Hearts
- ½ cup Millet
- ½ cup Buckwheat Groats
- 1 tbsp Chai Pie Spice
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tbsp Nut or Seed Butter of your Choice (we used sunflower seed butter)
- ⅓ cup Oil of your Choice (we used melted coconut oil)
- ⅓ cup Maple Syrup
- 2 tbsp Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the salt, chai spice, nut or seed butter, oil, maple syrup, light brown sugar, and vanilla bean paste and whisk these ingredients thoroughly until a homogenous mixture has been formed.1 tbsp Chai Pie Spice, 1 tsp kosher salt, 2 tbsp Nut or Seed Butter of your Choice, ⅓ cup Oil of your Choice, ⅓ cup Maple Syrup, 2 tbsp Light Brown Sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste
- Toss in your oats, seeds, coconut flakes, and grains and mix thoroughly to ensure that every grain and seed gets evenly coated.2 cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats, 1 cup Unsweetened Shredded or Flaked Coconut, ½ cup Pumpkin Seeds, ¼ cup Hemp Hearts, ½ cup Millet, ½ cup Buckwheat Groats
- Place the mix on your prepared baking sheet and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, giving the granola a stir after 15 to 20 minutes into the baking process.
- Let the granola cool completely before placing in an airtight container or jar. The granola should keep fresh for about a week. It can also be portioned out in airtight containers or freezer bags and frozen for longevity.
- Enjoy this granola on top of plain or vanilla-flavoured yogurt drizzled with a little bit of maple syrup or topped with some fruit preserves of your choice… or even both! It also makes a lovely crunchy topping on top of warm oatmeal or cold ice cream.
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