
Granola Cereal Snack
A satisfying and healthy cereal snack for any time of the day
Here are some yummy combos suggestions:
- Cherries and almonds
- Cherries and sunflower seeds
- Cherries and pecans
You can leave out the dried fruit and add fresh or frozen fruit with milk - very good with blueberries

Here's what you will need:
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- 3 Cups rolled oats - old fashioned
- 3 Tablespoons seeds or chopped nuts
(Walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pecans)
(chop finely and add more if you like.)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon – or more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon (or pinch) sea salt
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- 1/3 Cup date butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
(or other complimentary extract)
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Optional ingredients (and very good):
1/2 - 3/4 Cup dried fruit
(dried figs, cherries, raisins,
mangoes, blueberries)
How to make Granola Cereal Snack:
Step 1:
Add pumpkin and sunflower seeds to a food processor and pulse until ground to a uniform consistency.
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Step 2:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
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Step 3
Combine dry ingredients in one bowl (minus the dried fruit)
Step 4:
Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl
Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and combine until evenly distributed
Step 5:
Spread onto a parchment lined baking sheet
Bake for about 30 minutes, taking out a couple of times to mix it up
(set timer for 10 minutes each time and stir mixture well to redistribute)
Step 6:
After 30 minutes, add the dried fruit and bake for another 3-5 minutes. Let cool.
Adjust baking time to your preference for softer or crunchier texture.
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