Approximate cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves 2 – 4
Ingredients
Granola
- 3 cups gluten-free rolled oats (you can even use quinoa flakes)
- 1 1/2 cups (180 g) nuts and seeds – try a mix of slivered almonds, pistachios, pecans, walnuts, cashews, black and white sesame seeds, poppy seeds, chia seeds and flaxseeds
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup maple syrup (or honey)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cup dried fruit – try dried blueberries and cranberries
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Combine the oats, nuts and seeds in a large bowl.
- Gently heat the apple juice, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sea salt and black pepper in a medium saucepan until salt is dissolved and coconut oil liquified.
- Pour liquid over the dry ingredients and toss to coat. Spread the mixture evenly on a baking sheet. Bake for 40 minutes until golden. Stir the mixture every 15 minutes to bake evenly.
- Let the granola cool completely. Stir in the dried fruit when completely cool. Store in an airtight container.
- Serve with fruit over yogurt or milk.
This recipe inspired in part or in whole from here.
Photo Credit: Shape