TAHINI GRANOLA

This granola recipe is sweetened with dates, so it has way less sugar than what you’ll find in store-bought granolas and cereals.

It’s easy to make and uses pantry staples. You can buy the ingredients once and make this over and over again. I love this recipe because you can adjust it to your tastes and add your favorite nuts, seeds, and dried fruits.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups old-fashioned oats

• 1 cup mixture of nuts, seeds, or dried fruit (I used pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, and goji berries)

• 1/2 cup tahini

• 1/4 cup date syrup

• 2 tbsp vanilla extract

• 3 tbsp melted coconut oil

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/3 cup coconut chips (optional)

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 325° Fahrenheit

• Combine oats and nut/seed/dried fruit mixture in a large bowl

• In a separate bowl, stir together tahini, date syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and cinnamon

• Pour the tahini mixture over the oat mixture and stir until combined

• Spread the granola out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 25 mins, stirring once halfway through

• Top with coconut chips and cook for 5 more minutes (keep an eye on it to make sure the chips don’t burn)

• Remove the tray from the oven. Let the granola cool completely before breaking it up into your desired size of clumps

• Enjoy immediately or store at room temperature for up to a month!