1. Preheat oven to 325F

2. In a medium mixing bowl, mix together items in the Dry Ingredients Bowl List:

a) 1.5 cups rolled oats,

b) 1 cup of nuts of your choice,

c) ¼ cup of shredded coconut,

d) ⅓ cup large coconut chunks

e) 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.

f) ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

g) ¼ teaspoon minced cloves

3. In a small microwave safe bowl, combine the items in the Wet Ingredient Bowl list together and melt in the microwave for 30 seconds. If it is not fully melted, microwave in additional 15 second increments.

a) ¼ cup coconut oil,

b) 3 tablespoons maple syrup,

c) 1 tablespoon brown sugar,

d) ½ tablespoon vanilla extract,

e) ½ teaspoon salt

4. Mix the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients. (Do not be alarmed if the mixture appears dry - you can add more oil if you’d like, but it will also turn out fine as is)

5. Line a 9” x 13” baking sheet with parchment paper and carefully lay out the granola mixture

6. Place the baking sheet into the oven. Bake for 40 minutes and in every 10 minute increments.

7. After the bake time has passed, the granola should be tan colour. Let it cool on the counter for 5-10 minutes. Then mix in ⅓ cup of raisins and ⅓ cup of goji berries. (These items are added at the end as they will become rock hard if you bake them for the full duration)

8. Once the granola fully cools, transfer it to an airtight container or 1L mason jar.

Enjoy the granola with milk, on yogurt, on ice cream, or even on it’s own!

The fundamental formula simple:

Oats + Nuts + Dried fruit + Oil = *Granola*

I eyeballed this ratio - but ultimately, every granola recipe will contain these fundamental ingredients and approximate measurements.

What I love about granola is that you can substitute based on what you have in your pantry. No coconut oil, sub for olive! Allergic to nuts? Pull that out and throw in pumpkin seeds - what you want is crunch! Granola is not stubborn except for the fact that you must use rolled oats. Unfortunately quick oats will not yield the end result you’re looking for. You won’t regret buying these oats anyway - they are more chewy and also less processed than quick oats.

Ideas for other add ins:

• Orange zest - you can zest an orange and freeze the zest and throw it in when it calls. In my opinion, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and orange zest and BFFs that go everywhere together

• Powdered ginger for an extra kick - I recommend trying with 2 teaspoons in this recipe and upping the anti if you don’t taste it

How to save your granola if things go wrong

• Salty granola? Been there, done that! Resolution: don’t add salt to a second batch and mix the two together