Description
This delicious healthy granola recipe is made with oats, nuts and seeds. It's naturally sweetened with maple syrup and flavored with cinnamon. Add milk, yogurt or your favorite fresh or dried fruits for a delicious, crunchy, highly nutritious breakfast.
Ingredients
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- 3 1/2 cups organic old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups roughly chopped nuts (pecans, almonds and/or walnuts)
- 1/2 cup oat bran
- 1/2 cup coarsely ground toasted flaxseeds
- 2 tablespoons whole toasted flaxseed (optional)
- 1/3 cup raw unsalted shelled pumpkin seeds
- 1/3 cup raw unsalted sunflower seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup maple syrup (add 1-2 tablespoons if you like your granola on the sweet side)
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF/180ºC and set an oven rack in the middle position. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl combine oats, nuts, oat bran, seeds, cinnamon, and salt and mix thoroughly.
- Pour in the melted coconut oil and maple syrup and toss until thoroughly combined.
- Spread granola mixture onto prepared baking sheet and use the back of a spoon to spread it out evenly.
- Bake granola until golden, about 25 minutes, checking for doneness after 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and leave to cool completely (at least 30 minutes). During this time the granola will form crisp clusters. For even more crisp clusters, press the granola down into the pan with a spatula as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Store granola in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Buying and Toasting Flaxseed: You can find toasted ground flaxseeds at Trader Joes or online. Or you can toast raw flaxseeds for a few minutes in a dry hot skillet and then grind them in a coffee grinder, blender or with a mortar and pestle.
- If you want dried fruit in your granola, add 1/2 cup of dried cranberries, cherries, raisins or chopped apricots to cooled granola before storing.
- Serving Suggestions: This granola is delicious on its own, with yogurt or milk and berries, and it's also amazing with vanilla ice cream!
- Nutrition Disclaimer: We do our best to provide accurate nutrition values using an online nutrition calculator; however our nutrition information should be used only as an approximation.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American