Delicious and unique Homemade Granola recipe with a Middle Eastern twist! I achieve the "Middle Eastern twist" by sneaking in a few Middle Eastern ingredients. Ingredients like dates, dried figs, Tahini Paste, date molasses, and cardamom.
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It's not uncommon to find some of these ingredients in your typical homemade granola. However, the combination of ALL of these ingredients is the secret to this recipe!
My Homemade Granola Recipe
Preheat oven to 350-degrees F
1. Mix oats, almonds, coconut, chia seeds, sesame seeds, salt, and spices.
2. Whisk 2 tablespoons tahini paste, coconut oil, 2 tablespoons date syrup, maple syrup, and vanilla. If coconut oil is solidified, microwave the entire mixture of liquids for 30 seconds before whisking together.
3. Pour the liquids over the dry ingredients. Stir with a spatula to combine.
4. Add the granola mixture over a parchment-covered cookie sheet. Spread out into a flat layer. Bake for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through.
5. While the granola is baking, chop dates, and figs. Mix in with cranberries, then set aside.
6. Remove the tray from the oven and drizzle with 1 tablespoon tahini and 1 tablespoon date syrup. Add dried fruit, and stir to combine.
7. Reduce the oven temperature to 325-degrees F, and bake for five additional minutes.
8. Cool completely before storing in a large jar, or divide into smaller jars and give out as gifts.
Enjoy over yogurt, in milk, or straight out of the jar! The mix will keep for two weeks. But, it doesn't last that long around here.
Other Granola Ingredient Suggestions
Rolled Oats- In my opinion, every good granola mix has to start with rolled oats. What you add after that is entirely up to you.
Nuts & Seeds- I definitely recommend the addition of nuts and seeds: walnuts, flaxseeds, pecans, cashews, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds.
Healthy Fats- Although I use tahini and coconut oil in this recipe, other fat options include butter, grapeseed oil, and olive oil.
Sweetener- Of course, it wouldn't be considered granola if it wasn't sweet, right? Some popular sweeteners include honey, molasses, agave, brown sugar, and even applesauce!
Dried Fruit-We can't forget dried fruit, including raisins, dried berries, chopped dried mangos, and apricots. Lastly, consider some add-ins: orange zest, crystallized ginger, and coconut flakes.
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Mix oats, almonds, coconut, chia seeds, sesame seeds, salt, and spices.
- Whisk 2 tablespoons tahini paste, coconut oil, 2 tablespoons date syrup, maple syrup, and vanilla. If coconut oil is solidified, microwave the entire mixture of liquids for 30 seconds before whisking together.
- Pour the liquids over the dry ingredients. Stir with a spatula to combine.
- Add the granola mixture over a parchment-covered cookie sheet. Spread out into a flat layer. Bake for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- While the granola is baking, chop dates, and figs. Mix in with cranberries, then set aside.
- Remove the tray from the oven and drizzle with 1 tablespoon tahini and 1 tablespoon date syrup. Add dried fruit, and stir to combine.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 325-degrees F, and bake for five additional minutes.
- Cool completely before storing in a large jar, or divide into smaller jars and give out as gifts.
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