Granola love

This evening Mr BBB and I are 'hitting the road' and heading down to Melbourne for my Grandfather's 90th birthday and Mother's Day.



We have a little something special planned for Mother's Day, which requires, amongst other things,  a homemade granola.



Last night, after the dishes from the cauliflower and potato bake were done, I raided my pantry to see what I could come up with. The one thing that I love about granola is that you can really use anything - as long as you get that crunch from the seeds and grains, and the sweetness from the dried fruit.



I started with a base of slivered almonds, cinnamon, ground flax seeds, coconut, pepitas and sunflower seeds.



Combined with 3 cups of rolled oats.



Into the mix went apple juice, honey, agave nectar, macadamia oil and vanilla - which had been heated in a small saucepan on the stove over a low heat.

Now you will just have to wait and see how this granola gets used in a few days time ;)



In case you were wondering, the measurements I used were:



- 3 cups oats

- 1/4 cup slivered almonds

- 1/3 cup coconut

- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed

- 1/4 cup pepitas

- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds

- 2 tsp cinnamon

- 1/2 cup apple juice

- 1 tbs honey

- 2 tbs agave nectar

- 1tbs macadamia oil

- 1 tsp vanilla

- 1/3 cup each of dried apples, blueberries and cranberries



But as I said - you could really use whatever grains/seeds/fruit you have on hand.



What about you? Do you like granola? What is your favourite granola 'ingredient'?



Happy baking :)