The BEST Healthy Granola!
Ingredients
- NaNNaN cups old-fashioned oats*
- NaNNaN cup slivered almonds (or your preferred kind of nuts/seeds)
- NaNNaN cup chia seeds (optional)
- NaNNaN teaspoons ground cinnamon
- NaNNaN teaspoon fine sea salt*
- NaNNaN cup melted coconut oil
- NaNNaN cup maple syrup
- NaNNaN teaspoons vanilla extract
- NaNNaN cup unsweetened coconut flakes (or 1/2 cup shredded coconut)
- NaNNaN cup chopped dried fruit or semisweet chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, stir together oats, almonds, chia seeds, cinnamon and sea salt until evenly combined.
- 3
In a separate measuring cup, stir together the melted coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract until combined. Pour the coconut oil mixture into the oats mixture, and stir until evenly combined.
- 4
Spread the granola out evenly on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, stirring once halfway through. Then remove from the oven, add the coconut, and give the mixture a good stir. Bake for 5 more minutes, until the granola is lightly toasted and golden.
20 min - 5
Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire baking rack. Let cool until the granola reaches room temperature. Then stir in the dried fruit, chocolate chips or any other optional add-ins you might prefer.
- 6
Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month.
