Plastic-free granola

This granola is a quick and easy snack to make when you are plastic-free. It is customizable depending on what you have available. Each ingredient can be found plastic free in most supermarkets. Ingredients such as oats, nuts, dried fruits, and seeds can be bought in bulk at most regular grocery stores or health food stores. Most places will allow you to bring your own reusable container so you don't have to use plastic bags. Ingredients such as honey, vanilla extract, and coconut oil can be found in plastic free packaging at most grocery stores. They are usually sold in glass which is reusable.

Plastic-free granola

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup honey/maple syrup

• 2 cups rolled oats

• ¼ cup almonds

• ¼ cup walnuts

• ¼ cup chocolate chips

• ¼ cup pumpkin seeds

• ¼ cup coconut

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

• ⅓ cup coconut oil

• ¼ cup dried cranberries

• a pinch of salt

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees

2. In a large mixing bowl combine oats, almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, and dried coconut. In another bowl stir together honey coconut oil and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until evenly coated and combined.

3. Spread the granola out onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 40-50 minutes stirring half-way through. Allow granola to cool and harden then toss in chocolate chips.

4. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.