This recipe creates a marvelous granola from a medley of seeds and nuts.
It works well as a cereal, snack, on top of yogurt parfait or a garnish on a dessert.
- 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds
- 2 cups raw sunflower seeds
- 3 tablespoons hemp seeds
- 1 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ to 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup or Wax Orchards Fruit Sweet
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- Preheat the oven to 300°F.
- Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and coconut in a food processor fitted with the “s” blade.
- Process until you have a chunky, coarse meal.
- Pour into a medium mixing bowl and add the hemp seeds, cinnamon, ginger, and salt; stir together.
- Add the maple syrup or Wax Orchards Fruit Sweet and coconut oil; stir together well.
- Spread the mixture out onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 35 minutes, turning the granola over about halfway through baking.
- Remove from the oven. Let cool completely to crisp up.
- I store in a mason jar.
Eating healthy doesn’t need to be boring. Let’s make choices to fuel our body so we can be the best us we can be. Let’s treat our bodies with the respect they deserve for they are heavenly made.
