Homemade Honey Nut Granola

📝 Ingredients

• 200 g rolled oats (jumbo)
• 60 g mixed nuts (almonds, cashews, hazelnuts)
• 30 g seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame)
• 3 tbsp honey or maple syrup
• 2 tbsp coconut or sunflower oil
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 pinch fleur de sel
• 50 g dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, apricots) — added after baking
• Optional: 1 egg white for big granola clusters

🍴 Utensils

• Large bowl
• Baking sheet
• Parchment paper
• Airtight jar for storage

📖 Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 160 °C. In the large bowl, mix the oats, roughly chopped nuts, seeds, cinnamon and fleur de sel.
2. Heat the honey and coconut oil in the microwave for 30 sec to liquefy. Pour over the dry mix and stir until everything is well coated.
3. If you want clustered granola: stir in the egg white. This protein makes the oats stick together as they bake.
4. Spread evenly on the baking tray. The layer should be no more than 1 cm thick for even crunchiness.
5. Bake for 20–25 min, stirring ONLY ONCE halfway through. Keep an eye on it: it browns quickly towards the end. Goal: golden amber.
6. Take out of the oven and let cool COMPLETELY without touching — granola hardens as it cools. If you stir it while hot, you'll break up the clusters.
7. Add the dried fruit once completely cool. Store in an airtight jar for up to 3 weeks.