Welcome to Ceara’s Kitchen 2.0! I am super excited to launch the latest Ceara’s Kitchen today – the switch from Blogger to WordPress is one I have been meaning to do for awhile and is well worth it. I am a big fan of WordPress so far – it is faster than Blogger, easier to navigate and I do not have to edit any HTML (phew!). It makes me wonder why I have waited so long to go forth with the switch in the first place. There is a bit of a ‘learning curve’ in the beginning with WordPress but thankfully my brother was there to help me initially get things set up (or else I still might be sitting there trying to figure out the downloading process!). And here it is – the new and improved Ceara’s Kitchen 🙂
Feel free to have a look around – meet me, read about my “before and after”, check out my new recipe page and see what I have checked off on my 30 before 30! 🙂
And in celebration of my new website, I present to you one of my favourite healthy granola recipes – my current go-to breakfast (along with my morning smoothie, of course). This healthy granola recipe is full of good-for-you ingredients that any health-nut probably has stashed away in the cupboard – chia & flax seeds, oats, shredded coconut, walnuts, almonds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds. This Healthy Granola Recipe is infused with a bit of coconut oil, a splash of maple syrup and a dash of cinnamon for flavour and good measure. As you can probably guess, these ingredients make for one heck of an energizing and nutritious breakfast to start the day!
This healthy granola recipe is rustic, hearty and slightly sweet. I love it by the handful as a ‘trail mix’ (who doesn’t love cereal straight from the box!), as a cereal with some homemade nut milk or as a good ol’ granola topping with yogurt. This detox granola is so simple, easy to make and versatile it makes me wonder why I haven’t ventured into granola making before 😉
Wishing you a wonderful weekend, please let me know what you think of the new website (or this hearty granola) in the comments – I would love to hear your feedback. Lots of love from my Kitchen to yours!
- 2 cups large flake oats
- 1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
- ⅓ cup walnuts, roughly chopped*
- ½ cup almonds, roughly chopped*
- 2 tbsp sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- ¼ cup flax seed, ground
- 3 tbsp chia seeds
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp raisins
- ½ cup dates, pits removed & roughly chopped
- Pre-heat oven to 325°f or 160°c. Cover large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add dry ingredients (oats, coconut, nuts and seeds) to a large bowl.
- Add salt and cinnamon to dry ingredients, mix ingredients until the cinnamon and ingredients are evenly dispersed.
- Warm up coconut oil and maple syrup in the microwave in 15 second increments until the coconut oil is melted (making sure not to burn the maple syrup!).
- Add coconut oil and maple syrup to dry granola mixture. Stir until all the oats, coconut and seeds are evenly coated with wet mixture.
- Spread the granola mixture evenly on parchment covered baking sheet and cook for 15 - 20 minutes (until golden brown). Make sure to stir granola every 5 minutes and that it does not burn 🙂
- Once the granola is golden brown let it cool down for a couple of minutes. Being careful not to burn yourself transfer the granola the large bowl, add dried fruit and mix together until the dried fruit is evenly dispersed!
- Voila! Enjoy your hearty, homemade and naturally sweetened granola!
22 comments
I made the granola yesterday, it is absolutely delicious. What a beautiful way to start my day!! Thanks Ceara
<3 I'm so happy you enjoyed it!!! :)
I’m a granola addict, meaning I normally have to make a new batch every two weeks or so…so I’m always looking for new granola recipes! This one looks particularly delicious – definitely going to be trying it sometime!!
Thanks for the sweet words Rachel! LMK if you try it out 😀 After this batch I have definitively moved into granola-addict territory as well 😀
Beautiful! Both the granola and the site. I love wordpress. You made a good move!
Thanks for the kind words, Monet!!
congrats on the move to wordpress! Glad you had help html can be a big pain! This granola is lovely and full of color, I know the detox is much needed after the trip back home 🙂
Haha, the detox is WELL needed after the trip back home 🙂 Lots of green smoothies and granola in my life right now 😀
Yum! I just love granola- this one looks wonderful!
Thanks for the sweet words Kathleen! 🙂
I tried viewing your blog on my blarkbecry and the design doesnt seem to be right. Might want to check it out on WAP as well as it seems most mobile phone layouts are not really working with your web page.
I really enjoy granola/trail mix, too, and I love how you added dates to this one! You can take it with you and it is so filling and energy boosting as well. I like to keep some in my purse or tote for those times you get stuck skipping a meal or delayed in traffic. Congrats on WordPress switch, I know I need to be considering that too.
Great minds think alike Lori – I love bringing granola or granola-like snacks along with me in my purse for when hunger calls! I would recommend the WP switch – so intimidating and scary at first but I was glad I took the leap 🙂 !
First of all -HELLO! This site is gorgeous!!!! I love it. So open and inviting. I just want to stick around and chat with you! hehe. And this granola is such a gorgeously festive recipe to ring in the new blog design. I love my granola with lots of texture, flavour, and colour -this is IT. I would have this for breakie and snack and just put it on everything. Love!
Thanks so much Allison – your kind words mean a lot from one Ontario girl to another 🙂 And I have already finished the first batch so need to make some more – I have been loving this granola as a filling breakie along with my morning green smoothie! Take Care!!
Congrats on making the move to WordPress! Isn’t it great? This granola recipe sounds delicious! I’ve had so many failures with my own granola creations, so I love finding new ones that look tempting. Love the ingredients in here!
So happy I made the switch to WP – it is awesome! And as per the granola, I tried to keep it as simple and nutritious as I could with minimal oil! I was scared of a #granolafail as well!! 😀 LMK if you try this or another granola recipe you like out 😀
Congratulations Ceara ! I am so thrilled for your beautiful renovation. The site looks fantastic! Your granola recipe sounds so delicious and I have to try it very soon!
Thank you so much dear Hadia for you kind words 🙂 I hope you like the granola recipe if you try it! LMK!
These pieces really set a standard in the inytdurs.
I switched from Weebly to WordPress a few months ago and I couldn’t be happier with WordPress! It was scary at first, but I was glad to realize that it is actually so easy to use! The new site looks great 🙂 This granola also looks so great! I’ve been meaning to start switching up my breakfast routine and this looks like the perfect addition!
Totally scary at first! Haha, I was with my brother doing the switch and I almost (for a split second) didn’t go through with it! I am so happy I did in the end and feel like I have learned soo much in the process!! Thanks for the sweet words Isadora – your website looks fabulous (such a nice clean look!). And as per the breakfast routine – I love switching it up once in awhile as well and this granola fits right in! 🙂 Have a nice weekend!