Granola

(makes 1 large jar)

30g butter 

10g rapeseed oil

(or 40g of coconut oil)

120ml maple syrup or honey

½-1½ flaked salt

150g rye flakes

100g jumbo rolled oats

50g almond slice

50g pumpkin seeds

50g sunflower seeds

(or pistachios, pecans and macadamias or nuts of your choice)

50g chopped dried cranberry (or raisins, dried apricots, dates or dried fruit of your choice)

50g banana chips

1 egg white

1.  Mix all the dry ingredients except banana chips.

2. Make egg white fluffy by hand mixer.

3. Melt butter and add rapeseed oil and maple syrup together.

4. Mix well 1. & 3. first then add 2. and mix well.

5. Spread over the oven tray and bake for 20-30 min (stir sometimes) at 150 degree oven.

In summer, when the heat and humidity sweat up your body and loose your appetite but cold drinks, I crave for granola with chilled yogurt and milk. 

As not much real granola available in Japan (in my opinion, the popular one by major brands sold in the super market is not considered as granola but just crispy puffy snacks to me), I had to make it myself (as always, you know I don't like anything ready-made by a factory/manufactured). 

You can add any nuts/seeds you like or change the base oil to the one you like.

Eating with chilled yogurt and milk is nice but adding as topping on ice cream or mousse makes a bit more special and brings a crunchy joy.