Ingredients

• 200g ground oats
• 100g rolled oats
• 50g desiccated coconut
• 50g sunflower seed
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 tablespoons maca (more if desired)
• 100ml coconut oil (melted)
• 100ml rice syrup
• 2 teaspoons almond essence
• Handful sun-dried raisins (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to gas mark 4 (180C/350F).
2. Melt the coconut oil if it is solid.
3. Grind 200g of oats in a grinder or food processor (or use pre-ground oatmeal if you have it).
4. Mix all ingredients together (except the raisins which are added at the end) until everything is thoroughly combined.
5. Compact down into a large pyrex oven dish (or other oven tray) and pop into the oven.
6. After 25 minutes, take out the tray. Break up the granola and compact down again in the dish.
7. Pop back into the oven and bake for a further ten minutes before taking out to cool.
8. Allow granola to cool down thoroughly. It should crunch up to perfection when cooled. Break up into pieces and store in an airtight jar on enjoy immediately.