Ingredients
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- 6 cups old fashioned oats (can use gluten free)
- 3 cups chopped nuts (any variety, mix and match, can also use pepitas or other seeds)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour (can sub almond flour or gluten free flour)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1/4 cup ground flax seeds
- 2/3 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened, optional )
- 2 tsp cardamom (or cinnamon if you don't care for cardamom)
- 3/4 cup melted coconut oil (can sub for other oils)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, flour, brown sugar, salt, chia, flax, coconut and cardamom (or cinnamon).
- In another bowl, combine the oil, honey and maple syrup. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir until the dry ingredients are completely moistened.
**Trick, melt your coconut oil first, pour then add in your honey and maple syrup the same measuring cup, they will slide right out! - Spread the combined mixture in the prepared lined baking sheets. Spread out evenly and press down in an even layer.
- Bake for 30 minutes, switch the trays around in oven and bake another 30 minutes (do not stir).
- Turn oven off but leave trays in until oven cools.
- Once cool, remove granola trays and break apart. You will have nice big chunks! Store in sealed containers, can freeze or refrigerate for longer storage.
- Top yogurt, have with milk or just snack on! Enjoy
Notes
*If you like dried fruit in your granola, add in after your have broken apart and mix in container, baking the dried fruit will only make it tough.
*I used chopped almonds as well as pepitas in this batch, feel free to use whatever you have on hand.
*To keep the granola vegan, you can sub additional maple syrup for honey