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GRANOLA RECIPE

Everyone loves granola. From a late night snack, morning backpacking breakfast, to the perfect carb boost on a skl day it’s a family favorite.

As a young child I often made granola with my own Mom! I remember baking it in this massive turkey pot so we could make copious amounts at one time. My Mom was queen of practical and frugal cooking!

As I’ve grown into a mother myself I’ve learned that as much as practical and frugal cooking is important to me, taste and nutrients likely rank much higher on my list. :) So much so that when I become bent on something, like making delicious crunchy granola clusters, I don’t stop until I’ve perfected it.

So, without further adu, I’d like to announce that I believe I’ve perfected the delicious, nutritious, AND happens to be frugal and practical granola recipe that my entire families loves. Recently, my girls and I made this recipe in under 10 minutes.

RECIPE

• 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats

• 3TBSP chia seeds

• 1/2 cup flax seeds

• 1 cup hazelenuts

• 1/2 cup slivered almonds

• 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut

• 2 TBSP chia seeds + 4tbsp boiling water to make a chia egg

• 2/3 cup coconut oil

• 1/2 cup maple sugar (or coconut sugar)

• 1/2 cup maple syrup

• 1 TBSP vanilla

• 2 TBSP cinnamon

• 1 cup dried wild blueberries

DIRECTIONS

1. Slowly heat the coconut oil, maple sugar, maple syrup and vanilla on the stove until sugar is melted and substance is hot. It’s important you make sure you get your mixture pretty hot. This will help the oil and sugar thicken a bit to make more “clusters”

2. Make your chia egg and set aside by mixing 2TBSP chia seeds with 4TBSP hot water

3. Mix in a large bowl oats, chia seeds, flax seeds, hazelnuts, almonds, and coconut

4. Take 1.5 cups of the mixture and blend it in your blender and then add it back into the bowl

5. Mix in the hot oil/sugar and chia egg

6. Add your cinnamon and wild blueberries

7. Spread it out evenly on a large cookie sheet

8. Bake at 300° for 40 minutes. Personally, I don’t touch it in the oven. I know a lot of people recommend stirring halfway through. This may un-cluster your clusters.

9. Take out and let it cool completely before putting into your jar to store.

10. ENOY!

SOURCING

Almost all the ingredients I listed I buy from Azure Standard

Two Day Paleo Backpacking or Camping Menu eBook

Hello!!

From our family to yours!

Often times packing nutrient dense backpacking food can feel stressful, overwhelming and frustrating.

So, here is, a tried and true 2-day meal plan that has worked for us.

We hope that these meals help you to feel peaceful, calm, and confident in your backpacking experience as you nourish you and your family.

Two Day Paleo Backpacking Menu eBook

You can access the full ebook by going to this link!

The contents include:

• Two breakfast recipes

• Two lunch recipes

• Two dinner recipes

• Snacks

• Beverages

• Gear

• A few tips

If you would like your own downloadable copy of this eBook, fill out the form below and I’ll send it to your e-mail!

More resources for Paleo backpacking recipes

Must Hike Must Eat

Backcountry Paleo

Back Country Culinary

Paleo Traileo

Backpacking Dry Shampoo DIY Recipe

This is a staple that comes with me on all my backpacking and camping trips! It’s economical, smells good, volumizes, cleanses, and lightens hair.

Dry Shampoo Recipe

• 8 TBSP Arrowroot Powder

• 4 tsp Kaolin Clay

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp Baobab powder (optional! adding the baobab adds vitamin C to your hair)

• 4 drops lemon essential oil for hair lightening

• 4 drops grapefruit essential oil for hair cleansing

• 4 drops peppermint essential oil for hair volumizing

• 4 drops cedar wood essential oil for hair lengthening

• 4 drops lavender essential oil for hair nourishing