March Mixes – Homemade Granola

Mar 11 | Recipes

Sprinkling some homemade granola over yogurt and eating it, can be a delicious way to start your day! Here's the recipe for homemade granola!

Sprinkling some homemade granola over yogurt and eating it, is one of my favourite ways to start my day!  I love having it on hand all the time for easy snacking too!  Here’s my recipe for the yummy homemade granola I’ve been enjoying lately!

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Homemade Granola
Ingredients
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds
  • 2 Tbsp oil I use coconut oil
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. In a large roasting pan, stir together the dry ingredients.
  3. In a small bowl, combine the oil, honey and vanilla.
  4. Drizzle the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients in the roasting pan. Stir well until everything seems coated. (extra oil or honey may be added as needed)
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, stiring every 10 minutes.
  6. Once cooled, store in an airtight container for up to three months.
Recipe Notes

Dried fruit is also an excellent addition to this recipe, but I like to add it after the roasting. I find they dry out too much otherwise.

Here are the rest of the recipes that have been shared during March Mixes:

March Mixes – Homemade Brownie Mix

Mar 7 | Recipes

Homemade brownie mix recipe

You know, it’s been a real hardship testing out all the recipes I’m sharing with you this month for March Mixes.  Especially when I subjected my parents and my husband to these brownies.  😉  For some reason, my parents would like us to visit every night…if I bring one of my experiments.

Although this brownie recipe is far from being “healthy”, I think it’s a good idea to have something like this on hand if you have guests coming over.  I think it would be great to make up a few of these mixes at one time.

Homemade brownie mix recipe
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Homemade Brownie Mix
Ingredients
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 cups white sugar
Instructions
  1. Mix ingredients together and place in a jar or container. When you are ready to make brownies add 1 cup melted butter, 3 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla.
  2. Mix until well combined.
  3. Grease a 9×13 pan.
  4. Spread batter evenly and bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until done.

 

March Mixes – Homemade Ranch Mix

Mar 6 | Recipes

Homemade Ranch Mix recipe

Ranch, the ever versatile addition to so many meals.  And, it’s so easy to whip up from scratch!  Ranch is our veggie dip of choice so this is on hand at all times.

Homemade ranch dip recipe
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Homemade Ranch Mix
Ingredients
  • 5 tablespoons dried minced onions
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 7 teaspoons parsley flakes
  • 2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
  1. Mix together and store in an air tight container.
For dip:
  1. Mix 1 Tablespoon dry mix with 1/4 cup mayonnaise and 3/4 cup plain yogurt.
For dressing:
  1. Mix 1 Tablespoon dry mix with 1/2 cup mayonnaise and 1/2 cup buttermilk.

Homemade ranch dip recipe