Name: The Very Best Granola
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 21 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Rolled oats 4 cups; Pecans 1 cup; Pepitas ½ cup; Sea salt 1 tsp; Cinnamon ½ tsp; Coconut oil ½ cup; Maple syrup ½ cup; Vanilla extract 1 tsp; Cranberries ⅔ cup; Coconut flakes ½ cup

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

4 cups Rolled oats
old-fashioned
1 cup Pecans
raw
½ cup Pepitas
raw
1 tsp Sea salt
fine
½ tsp Cinnamon
½ cup Coconut oil
or olive oil
½ cup Maple syrup
1 tsp Vanilla extract
⅔ cup Cranberries
dried
Optional:
½ cup Coconut flakes

The Very Best Granola

The Very Best Granola is great for breakfast, snacks, and even dessert. My family loves eating this granola. We enjoy it served over a homemade yogurt or with some milk and sliced bananas. And also as a topping for yogurt parfait and even ice cream. This recipe is easy and healthy. It is packed with nuts, seeds, and rolled oats. It is also naturally sweetened and even happens to be vegan.

The recipe yields a big batch of eight cups, which you can store in an airtight container and have on hand for breakfast and snacks all week-long.

To make The Very Best Granola, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make The Very Best Granola

1	Preheat oven and prepare baking sheet
Preheat the oven to 325 °F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2	Combine dry ingredients	1
In a large bowl, combine 4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats, 1 cup pecans, ½ cup pepitas, 1 teaspoon fine sea salt, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon and stir to blend.
3	Add in oil, maple syrup, and oil	3
Add in ½ cup coconut oil, ½ cup maple syrup, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and stir until well combined.
4	Transfer to baking sheet	1
Spread the granola evenly onto a prepared baking sheet.
5	Bake	21
Bake for 21-24 minutes until lightly golden, stirring halfway (for extra-clumpy granola, press the stirred granola into the baking sheet with a spatula).
6	Cool	45
Let the granola sit and harden for at least 45 minutes undisturbed. Then top the granola with ⅔ cup dried cranberries and ½ cup coconut flakes if using.
7	Serve
Break the granola into clusters. Serve or store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

The Very Best Granola is healthy, hearty, and delicious! It is packed with flavor and rich in nutrients. Give this recipe a try, and please come back to tell us what you think in the comments below.

Lilly Mathuse

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