Microwave Granola in 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup mixed nuts (eg. almonds, cashews, pecans, etc. )
• 2 tbsp mixed seeds (sunflower seeds, chia seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, flaxseeds etc.)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder (or cardamom, saffron etc.)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup nut butter (peanut butter, almond butter or sunflower seed butter etc)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 egg white (whisked (optional but recommended))
• 1 cup dried fruits (eg. dates, berries, goji berries, cranberries, raisins, apricots, etc.)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips ( or cinnamon chips (optional))

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Prepare the granola mixture ---

2. 2

   Prepare the granola mixture: Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

3. 3

   Prepare the granola mixture: Mix all the wet ingredients in another bowl.

4. 4

   Prepare the granola mixture: Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until every grain is coated. Taste and adjust the sweetness and spice.

5. 5

   --- Microwave the granola mix ---

6. 6

   Microwave the granola mix: Spread on a microwavable pan and microwave for 2 minutes on full power 100%. Open and stir the mixture and microwave again for 2 minutes and repeat this 4 to 5 times (up to 10 minutes) Now, every oven is different so you may not need 10 minutes or maybe more than 10 minutes depending on your microwave model. Granola would start to change colour to golden brown but will still be soft. It will get crispy only once cooled completely.

7. 7

   --- Cool the microwaved granola ---

8. 8

   Cool the microwaved granola: Remove from the microwave and transfer the hot granola to another wider pan to cool it down faster and prevent any burning from residue heat in the pan.

9. 9

   --- Stir in the add-ins and store ---

10. 10

    Stir in the add-ins and store: Once cooled, stir in the dried fruits and/or chocolate chips. Store in an airtight container and you may keep it in a freezer. Serve with yoghurt or milk or eat as is!