So here it is. My first post, the one I have been dreaming for months . It took a while to launch Diala s kitchen. In between working as flight attendant and being the mother of 2 amazing girls, life is busy.But eating well is something that matters and I will take time to bake a batch of Maple cinnamon granola on weekends.
Ive been making this granola for years and its a staple at home .The way it goes with greek yogurt and berries makes me want to get up in the morning . You can add a bit to smoothies or top slices of apples and your favorite nut butter with it as well. For this recipe,Ive used coconut oil,instead of butter, making it lighter and crispier . You can use any other nuts you have on hand, here Ive used the ones I love the most.
Get baking !
Ingredients
- 6 cups of oats
- half a cup quinoa
- 1 Cup of Maple syrup
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or half the seeds of a vanilla bean.
- 3 tbsp melted coconut oil
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 cup macadamia nuts
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup unsalted cashews
- half a cup chia seeds
- half a cup hemp seeds
- 2 cups dried cranberries
- shredded unsweetened coconut.
Directions
Preheat your oven at 375 F, and line 2 baking sheets with foil. In a big bowl add oats, nuts and seeds, chia seeds and quinoa. In a smaller bowl mix maple syrup , cinnamon, vanilla and melted coconut oil. add it to the oat mixture and stir with a wooden spoon and divide in the lined trays. If you want to add a bit more of Maple syrup, feel free. Before putting the trays in the oven, the mixture shouldn’t be too dry.
Bake for 35 minutes, stirring the granola every 5 minutes.
When ready, Place the trays on cooling racks for 20 minutes, add the cranberries, hemp hearts and shredded coconut.Store in airtight containers and share with your friends !
Looks devine! Will be trying soon!
Looks fantastic Diala, Congrats!!! 🙂
Beautifully done! I can’t wait to read more and drool over more of your gorgeous photos, Diala.Huge congratulations, my friend!
Gorgeous! So excited to see more from you.
Thanks for the encouragement !
LOVE this Diala! congrats on the blog! I can’t wait to follow along!!
Looks so so delicious!!! Thank you for sharing and congratulations for the blog. It’s very you and I’m loving it! Can’t wait for the next post! =)<3
Your blog is going to be HUGE! So glad you started a blog. Yay, again!
yay so glad you have a blog now 🙂
Yeah! I’ve been waiting to see your pretty little space! It’s no doubt pretty. But I agree with Dee Dee, it’s going to be huge!
Superb! Beautiful layout! xoxoxo. Here’s to living our dreams!
Yes ! To a lifetime of dreams .love ya !
This granola looks amazing. I can’t wait to make it at home. Thanks for starting this blog, I am sure its going to be a huge sucesss and I am looking forward to trying out all your receipes!
Can’t wait to bake this recipe with my boys, thanks for inviting us into your kitchen Diala! xx
Found you through instagram and the new blog looks great! Always lovely seeing a fellow Torontonian cooking and writing about it.
I love it, I love it, I love it. And did I mention that I love it? So excited to see all of your beautiful creations here. Big hugs, Diala!
Thank you so much Laura ! I am so excited 🙂
Thank you Gina! It had been in the works for months. Happy to be finally doing it . Big hugs !
Yeah !!! Congrats !! So exciting. Looking forward to read you. Your pictures are stunning as always and I was just looking for a granola recipe ti try ! I wish you all the best Diala , you are a beautiful , shining person and you deserve it ! Take Care. Laure.
Hi – I made this granola for a brunch I hosted this weekend and it was delicious. Definitely going to become a staple recipe.
Thanks for sharing it!