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Healthy granola

Serves 8 | Prep 5 mins | Cook 21 mins

This delicious healthy granola recipe is naturally sweetened with maple syrup (or honey). It's made with oats, coconut oil and your favorite nuts and fruit. Make it your own! Recipe yields about 8 cups granola, enough for about 16 half-cup servings.

Source: cookieandkate.com

Ingredients

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4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (use certified gluten-free oats for gluten-free granola)
1½ cups raw nuts and/or seeds (I used 1 cup pecans and 0.5 cup pepitas)
1 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt (if you’re using standard table salt, scale back to 0.75 teaspoon)
½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ cups coconut oil or olive oil, melted
½ cups maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅔ cups dried fruit, chopped if large (I used dried cranberries)
½ cups Totally optional additional mix-ins: chocolate chips or coconut flakes

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 175°C and line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, nuts and/or seeds, salt and cinnamon. Stir to blend.
Pour in the oil, maple syrup and/or honey and vanilla. Mix well, until every oat and nut is lightly coated. Pour the granola onto your prepared pan and use a large spoon to spread it in an even layer.
Bake until lightly golden, about , stirring halfway (for extra-clumpy granola, press the stirred granola down with your spatula to create a more even layer). The granola will further crisp up as it cools.
Let the granola cool completely, undisturbed (at least ). Top with the dried fruit (and optional chocolate chips, if using). Break the granola into pieces with your hands if you want to retain big chunks, or stir it around with a spoon if you don’t want extra-clumpy granola.
Store the granola in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 weeks, or in a sealed freezer bag in the freezer for up to 3 months. The dried fruit can freeze solid, so let it warm to room temperature for before serving.
*If you want toasted coconut in your granola: Stir the coconut flakes into the granola halfway through baking. They’ll get nice and toasty that way.

Nutrition

Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories 313 kcal	15.7%
Total Fat 14.3 g	18.3%
Saturated Fat 6.6 g	33.0%
Carbohydrates 39.8 g	14.5%
Dietary Fibre 5.3 g	18.9%
Sugars 10.7 g	21.4%
Protein 7.6 g	15.2%
Sodium 0.143 g	6.2%

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