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Recipe: An Autumnal Granola

November 8, 2020Food & Drinks, Lifestyle

One of my favorite things to prepare in batch and have around the house is granola, it’s really easy and one of my favorites to have for breakfast or snack. Back in Hong Kong or France it was quite easy to find organic granola in supermarkets but since coming to Japan I realized it was either overpriced or most of the times actually not really healthy and mixed with lots of preservatives and sugar. The good thing about making your own granola is that you know each of your ingredients you are gonna be putting into your body, and you can select your favorite ingredients to put in.

Clockwise: oats, pumpkin seeds, sliced almonds, dried figs, apple crips, sunflower seeds, apricots, pecans & goji berries
covered in a generous coating of maple syrup & coconut oil

My basic granola recipe is super simple. I like to use a base of oats then add some of my favorite nuts and dried fruits and then mix it with a mixture of coconut oil and sweetener of my choice. For today’s granola I decided to put together an autumnal fruits & nuts selection such as some pecans, pumpkin and sunflower seeds with some dried figs, apricot and some apple chips. I wanted this granola to nearly look like fallen autumn leaves by using the most “fall” ingredients. I think this selection came together well in terms of those colors don’t you think ? As for flavoring I used some pumpkin spice, with maple syrup as sweetener to add that cozy flavor.

Plain yoghurt topped with granola and easy peasy apple compote (another one of my recipes)
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Autumnal Granola

A cozy fall flavored granola perfect for breakfast or a little snack.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Course: Breakfast

Equipment

  • oven or microwave oven
  • a big bowl
  • tray

Ingredients

  • 300 g Rolled Oats
  • 100 g Sunflower Seeds
  • 65 g Roasted Pecan Nuts
  • 30 g Sliced Almonds
  • 100 g Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
  • 20 g Dried Apples or Apple Chips
  • 30 g Sliced Dried Figs
  • 100 g Chopped Dried Apricots
  • 60 g Goji Berries
  • 1 Cup Coconut Oil (melted)
  • 1/2 Cup Maple Syrup
  • 5-6 Tbsp Pumpkin Spice ( cinamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, cloves)

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 170C.
    Then mix all of your chopped dried fruits, nuts and oats along with your spice mixture.
  • Melt your coconut oil ( I use the microwave for about 30sec at 600w), and add that with some maple syrup to your granola mix and make sure that everything is well mixed and coated with your coconut oil/ maplesyrup.
  • Once everything is well coated, transfer into a baking tray. I like to line mine with prachment paper for easy cleanup afterwards. Spread your mixture out and bake in the oven for about 15 mins.
  • At the 15 mins mark, take your tray out and mix around your granola once before putting it back in the oven for another 15 mins. This ensures that everything gets nice and toasted.
  • Take your granola tray out of the oven and let it cool down on the counter. Once cooled down, break them up with your hands and transfer into a container for storage

I love making these granolas on a Sunday afternoon/evening to help me kickstart the weeks healthy breakfasts. I hope you enjoyed this recipe and try it out and don’t forget to tag me on your creations @avec_louie and #aveclouiecooks. You can also find the recipe for my easy peasy apple compote here on the blog.

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Hello and welcome to my blog. My name is Louie and I’m a Muay Thai fighter and content creator living in Tokyo. I guess if I’m to define myself it’ll be as a grandma in the body of a young slightly tomboy girl.  My passion in life are my two dogs, cooking, interior design and nature. I’ve always done things myself and my way and this blog is a platform for me to show you guys how I live and enjoy life. 

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🇫🇷🇯🇵 🇬🇧Tomboy with Grandma taste 🎻 Vintage Curator @junoniavintage and I also fight Muay Thai @tokyomuaythaigirl 🤷🏽‍♀️

LOUIE  | スタイリッシュなワンちゃんライフ 🐶
🇬🇧Morning in winter wonderland. I grew up wi 🇬🇧Morning in winter wonderland. I grew up with banana leaves and tropical trees outside my window so this type of vues make me feel all dreamy. ❄️ 

🇯🇵 雪国、朝の景色。そっだった島では窓の外の景色がバナナの木や南国の植物だったので外が真っ白だと夢見てる気分になる ❄️
🇬🇧 Only one day to go till brunches and free 🇬🇧 Only one day to go till brunches and free flow mimosas! Btw are you team 🍚 or team bread 🍞 for breakfast ? 

🇯🇵 あと1日でブランチと飲み放題ミモザの時間だ!ちなみに皆さん朝ごはんは チーム🍚 ですか 🍞ですか?
🇬🇧 Third time in my life visiting snowy plac 🇬🇧 Third time in my life visiting snowy places and this island girl finally enjoyed it. 

🇯🇵雪に行くの人生で3回目 やっと好きになったかも
🇬🇧 This year I’m celebrating 20years of vi 🇬🇧 This year I’m celebrating 20years of violin along with my birthday. Martial arts  was just not something I was allowed to do, my mom wanted me to be feminine and sweet and raise me to become a violinist. Turns out I was better at martial arts than violin, so here I am a pro fighter and a hobby player. But that doesn’t change that I am feminine, I am sweet but It also makes me confident, strong and fearless. The message I wanted to give is there’s nothing you can’t do or be in life so go do it and be that bad ass bitch your born to be. 

🇯🇵今年はお誕生日と一緒に20年間ヴァイオリンをやってきた記念日です。格闘技は反対されて小さい時からお願いしても絶対ダメって言われてきたこと。お母さんは私がフェミニンで優しい女子でヴァイオリニストになるようにに育ってきました。でも私は格闘技の方がヴァイオリンより上手だったみたいで今はプロの選手として 趣味のヴァイオリニストになりました。今の私はフェミニンでもあるし優しい、その上自身いっぱいだし強くなりました。言いたかったことはいつもダメって言われても、人の目を気にしないで心と夢を追って絶対諦めないこと。

Beautiful dress by merumu.m vv_sewing_lesson and photo by 021hiro
🇬🇧 Gave myself lots of self love this valent 🇬🇧 Gave myself lots of self love this valentines. I decided to try out katherine_sabbath glamington and treat my lneglected belly 😋 
Which do you prefer the big heart or the mini hearts ? 

🇯🇵今年のバレンタインはセルフラブをたくさん、自分にケーキを作りました🥰きつかった減量の後のベーキングはもっと楽しく感じました。レシピは好きなオーストラリアのベーカーさん katherine_sabbath のラミントンケーキです。ミニハートと大きいハートどっちが好きですか?
🇬🇧 Our first year as married couple giving a 🇬🇧 Our first year as married couple giving away red pockets and our wallet is thanking COVID restrictions 😅... I hope everyone’s staying safe during this time 🧧🐂

🇯🇵 結婚して初めての旧正月 本当だったらお年玉を配るんだけど コロナで自粛だからお財布がありがとうって言ってる😅 まだまだ今年も難しそうですね 皆さんも気をつけて 🧧🐂
🇬🇧 Our little Chinese New Year year lunch sa 🇬🇧 Our little Chinese New Year year lunch safely at home with some good old home cooked food. 

🇯🇵今年の旧正月は静かにお家で家庭料理ランチ。来年は島に帰れるように💕
🇬🇧Chinese New Year mode on 🧨 Sad im not b 🇬🇧Chinese New Year mode on 🧨
Sad im not back home this year so I made it happen in the house ! And I walk you through the entire crafting and decor process on my YouTube ( link in profile ) 

🇯🇵旧正月! 今年はお家に帰れないから家にいっぱい飾りをしました! そしてDIYとテーブルセッティングをYouTube に載せましたのでみんな見に行って💕(リンクはプロフィールにあります)
🇬🇧 Bringing some Chinese New Year vibes to m 🇬🇧 Bringing some Chinese New Year vibes to me in Japan. I’ve been so homesick since it’s been a year since I’ve been home in HK and also since it’s one of the few Chinese New Year I’m not back home so I treated myself to these adorable Mah Jong nails 🀄️

🇯🇵香港の実家に帰ってたくってもう一年。今旧正月っていうのもあってかなりホームシックになってきたから 可愛いマージャンネイルをやってもらってきちゃった。🀄️
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