Homesense and Granola!

Yesterday I went on a mission to find storage solutions for my tiny apartment. Instead, I found wonderful gluten-free goodness!

Homesense on Richards/Robson carries a small amount of gluten-free goods including: snack foods, flours, and nuts and seeds. All of these products at lower than grocery store prices!

I ended up buying:
Gluten-free organic vanilla.
Certified wheat free oats.
Black Chia.

I've been looking for Certified wheat-free oats for a while now, and got them for a steal of a deal at Homesense.

So, today, I started doing what I have wanted to do for a while!

Homemade Granola! Gluten-Free! Almond-Free! Cashew-Free! Peanut-Free!

So, here's my recipe that I created:

6 cups wheat-free oats
1 cup pepitas
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
3/4 cup black chia seeds
1/3 cup dried apple bits
1/3 cup dried mango bits
1 1/4 cup dried cranberries
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger

3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup liquid honey
1 cup maple syrup (has to be the real stuff...throw out your Aunt Jemima. Please. You're Canadian...or maybe not, but we can all agree the real maple syrup is much better than the fake stuff)

Mix the dry in a large bowl. Drizzle over the olive oil, honey, and maple syrup while mixing.

Transfer to 2 large baking sheets.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes *****stirring once after 10 minutes*****


The verdict: Good! Next time I would add the dried fruit after the baking, but overall, yummy! Go ahead and try it for yourself!

Before:















After: Mixed with some Coconut Blueberry Yogurt