Golden Granola

Having recently fallen in love with all things golden milk (golden milk overnight oats, golden milk chia pudding, golden milk the drink, etc.), I thought to try the flavor profile with granola. The turmeric has a wonderful almost nutty quality to it which adds a nice dimension of flavor to this lightly sweetened granola. Try this as a cereal, over vanilla soy yogurt, or on top of an acai bowl.

Golden Granola

Ingredients:

3 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1/4 cup buckwheat
2 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp black sesame seeds
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch of ground ginger
dash of nutmeg
1 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla

*Optional: crystalized ginger pieces or dried fruit.

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. This includes the oats, coconut, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, buckwheat, chia seeds, black sesame seeds, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and turmeric powder.

Next, pour the maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla into a microwave safe measuring cup or bowl and heat in the microwave just long enough for the coconut oil to melt so the wet ingredients can be combined. Pour the sweetened coconut oil over the oats and stir well to coat everything evenly.

Spray a large baking dish with cooking spray and pour in the oat mixture. Bake for 25 minutes, and be sure to stir it every 10 minutes or so until the granola is evenly browned. Once the granola has cooled add the crystalized ginger, or another dried fruit to the mix.

9 servings of 1/2 cup each.