Two weeks ago, my family and I went on a little mini vacation to Rosemary Beach in Florida. Rosemary Beach is the cutest little town. It's located on the Golf of Mexico west of Panama City. To get there we drove down highway 98 past Panama City with all its high rise hotels right on the ocean. I was promised a quaint, little town but couldn't really picture that seeing all those gigantic hotel complexes. A sign on the side of the road told us to turn left and bam ... it was like being transported into another world: Before us really was a quaint, European style inspired town. There were lots of people walking or riding a bike; there were little shops and boutiques, lots of amazing restaurants. The town even has a private beach access. Rosemary Beach is definitely worth a trip.
On Sunday, the day we had to leave again, there was a little farmers market set up in the town center. One the things we purchased there was this amazing nut mix called Veronica's Health Crunch. It's all natural, gluten free and a great source of fiber, protein, and omega 3. Veronica developed the mix because she is a triathlete and was looking for a healthy and delicious way to fuel her body with energy. So we thought this would be great to snack on during our 8 hour ride back to South Carolina. And OMG it was soooo good. We had to really restrain ourselves to not eat the entire thing within the first hour of the drive. So if you are ever down by Rosemary Beach definitely check out that granola on their Sunday market (I am sure you can get it at other places, too. I just don't know where..)
Since we can't buy the granola here, I thought maybe I can create my own version of it. That way I could also add other spices, nuts or dried fruits and really make it my own. I have come up with a recipe that I find really delicious and would like to share with you. I hope you like it just as much as I do and have fun it.
Here is my recipe for the mix.
Ingredients:
Depending on how much you want to make, you can use more or less nuts. You could also add and substitute nuts or spices as you like. Some of my favorites are adding cinnamon or vanilla extract. If you use maple syrup instead of honey, you could also make this a vegan version (although I have not tried that yet).
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Mix all the nuts, the pumpkin seeds and the shredded coconut together. Don't stir in the cranberries, yet. Set them aside for later.
Add the salt and pour in the coconut oil and honey.
Stir everything well, so that the nuts are mixed and everything is evenly coated.
If you want to mix to be a little sweeter or saltier you can add more honey or salt.
Pour the mixture onto a baking sheet. You don't need to grease it or line it with paper. The nut mix won't stick because of the coconut oil.
Bake the mixture at 350 F for 5 minutes, then stir everything around (I used a wooden spoon) and bake for another 5 minutes.
Add the cranberries to the mix, stir everything again and then again bake for 5 minutes.
Take the mix out of the oven and let it cool on the pan. When the mix has cooled (and I had done extensive "tasting" aka eating as much as I can of it), I fill it into a plastic or glass container for storage.
The mix is great as a snack or on yogurt with some fruit.
Enjoy!!
xoxo Norma
Here is my recipe for the mix.
Ingredients:
Depending on how much you want to make, you can use more or less nuts. You could also add and substitute nuts or spices as you like. Some of my favorites are adding cinnamon or vanilla extract. If you use maple syrup instead of honey, you could also make this a vegan version (although I have not tried that yet).
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Mix all the nuts, the pumpkin seeds and the shredded coconut together. Don't stir in the cranberries, yet. Set them aside for later.
Add the salt and pour in the coconut oil and honey.
Stir everything well, so that the nuts are mixed and everything is evenly coated.
Oh and don't forget to snack some in between ;) yum already tasted good...
If you want to mix to be a little sweeter or saltier you can add more honey or salt.
Pour the mixture onto a baking sheet. You don't need to grease it or line it with paper. The nut mix won't stick because of the coconut oil.
Bake the mixture at 350 F for 5 minutes, then stir everything around (I used a wooden spoon) and bake for another 5 minutes.
Add the cranberries to the mix, stir everything again and then again bake for 5 minutes.
Take the mix out of the oven and let it cool on the pan. When the mix has cooled (and I had done extensive "tasting" aka eating as much as I can of it), I fill it into a plastic or glass container for storage.
The mix is great as a snack or on yogurt with some fruit.
Enjoy!!
xoxo Norma
The highlight of my annual visit to 30A is a trip to the Seaside Farmer's market to buy Veronica's Health Crunch! Now I can make it all home : ). Thank you for posting this!! Super well done.
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