Trail Mix Granola Clusters

Trail Mix Granola Crumble

We all know that homemade foods are best for us, but sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day. Here is a quick granola recipe that takes no time at all to prep and bake and can be used in multiple ways; to snack on, add to yogurt parfait or as a cereal with milk.

This recipe calls for a trail mix blend, you can make your one or buy one, just make sure its a healthy one with limited amounts of sugar. I found a great organic trail mix that was full of goodness: almonds, Brazil nuts, walnuts, dried cranberries, goji berries, toasted coconut slices and dark chocolate covered cacao nibs.

Trail Mix Granola Crumble:

Dry:

  • 2 cups rolled oats (they can be lightly toasted in the oven at 350F for 10 minutes for an extra flavour)
  • 1 cup trail mix

Place ingredients in a large bowl, if you toasted the oats please ensure they are cooled.

Wet:

  • 1/2 cup dates (boiled in 1/2 cup of water, then mashed and cooled)
  • 1 tbsp. melted coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp. liquid sweetener of choice: honey, maple syrup, agave or brown rice syrup

Mix well.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry and gently fold together.

Spread mixture out on a lined cookie sheet and bake at 350F for 20 minutes. Gently break into large pieces and turn them over. Return pan back to the oven and bake for an extra 10 minutes – be careful it doesn’t burn.

Remove the ray from the oven and let cool completely.

Once it is completely cooed break up into desired size pieces.

Keep stored in an airtight container.