Tray Baked Veggies

45 minutes

easy

A simple but satisfying granola that beats any store bought options. This deliciously crunchy cluster granola is loaded with oats, nuts and seeds and boosts your start in the day with plant based protein and healthy fatty acids. Plus it is low in sugar and contains no modified products and flavors. Serve it with plain yogurt, fresh berries and banana slices for the crunchiest start into your day.

Ingredients

  • 3 potatos

  • 3 carrots

  • 2 beets (I used golden)

  • 1 onion

  • 1 pepper

  • 50 gr feta

  • 1/2 fennel

  • 1/2 broccoli

  • 2 tbsp canola oil

  • salt, pepper, spices of choice

Instructions

  1. Peel potatos, carrots, onion if neccessary.

  2. Wash, half and core your pepper. Fill each half with feta.

  3. Cut carrots, potatos, beets, fennel and onion in whatever shape you like.

  4. preheat oven to 375 F/180 C and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper

  5. Wash broccoli and break off crowns.

  6. Arrange your vegetables on the tray.

  7. Sprinkle with oil and massage vegetables so they are evenly coated

  8. Add salt, pepper and spice.

  9. Bake for 30-40 minutes until vegetables are done and golden brown. If you want them more crisp, turn them after 15 minutes and increase heat to 425F / 210C after 25 minutes until desired shade.

  10. serve with hummus or jogurt dip.

Your questions about this recipe.

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  • A portion, about 45-50 grams contains 4 grams of sugar which includes the naturally occurring sugars in the banana and the oats as well as the sugar of the honey. A comparable store bought granola contains a minimum of 10 grams of sugar (at least I didn’t find a lesser options as of today).

  • Swapping out the coconut oil will change the texture of the finished granola, as the combination of coconut oil and banana allows the ingredients to build clusters. If you are only going for flavor you can try using 3 tbsp of Canola oil. This helps to lower the Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio and increases the important unsaturated fats.

  • I consider this recipe a base recipe to try out whatever flavors you like. Here are some ideas:

    Peanut Butter Choco Cups: Swap 1 tbsp of Coconut oil for peanut butter and add some crushed peanuts into the nut mix. Once the granola is completely cool, sprinkle a handful of semisweet chocolate chips into the mix.

    Fruitsations: Once the granola is cooled down add some raisins, dried apple slices or other berries. If you have some freeze dried fruit, those would work lovely too.

    Chocolate Lover: Add 1-2 tbsp unsweetened chocolate powder to the coconut oil & banana mix. Once the granola is cool add some chocolate chips or cocoa nibs.

    Let me know your ideas and we’ll try them out. :)

  • First of all it is low in sugar despite it’s deliciously sweet crunch. If you want, you can omit the honey or syrup and make this granola sugar free (except the natural sugars from the banana).

    Secondly it is filled with nuts which are the one food that should be part of your daily diet. Nuts and seeds contain healthy fats, protein and fibers as well of vitamins and minerals that are highly beneficial for our body.

    And last but not least the oats. Those should be another regular guest on your meal plan. It is cheap, super nutritious, filled with fibers, calcium, folate, zink and Vitamin B.

  • This recipe contains less sugar (4gr per 50 grams) than any granola I found at the grocery store (min. 10 gr per 50 gr). It is also free of natural flavors (which are chemically produced flavor agents from natural sources f.e. natural strawberry flavor is derived from certain mold spores and saw dust). Any flavor agents added to foods are confusing our brain - body response and should be avoided as much as possible.

    This granola is salt free and can be easily adjusted to be vegan and any other personal preferences.