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vanilla granola recipe.

Vanilla Granola

Crazy Vegan Kitchen
Learn to make this vanilla granola; full of crunchy oats and nuts and sweetened with a bit of maple syrup or honey. It’s quick, easy, and healthy! 
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 16 servings
Calories 286 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 1/2 cups Rolled Oats GF if Gluten Free
  • 1/2 cup Pumpkin Seeds
  • 1/2 cup Sunflower Seeds
  • 1 cup Almonds Split
  • 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar packed
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1 Vanilla Pod
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup Water
  • 1 cup Coconut flakes * See notes

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 160 celsius and have a cookie sheet on hand.
  • Process 2 1/4 cups of your Rolled Oats in a food processor till you end up with Oat Flour. Mix oat flour with Rolled Oats, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds and Split Almonds. Set aside.
  • In a small saucepan, combine Maple Syrup, Brown Sugar, Sea Salt, Vanilla Beans, Oil and Water. Bring to a boil, take off the heat and pour onto Oat mixture.
  • Stir well till all of your oats, nuts and seeds are coated with the mixture and spread out on baking tray in a single layer.
  • Bake for 30 minutes, and then stir mixture. Bake for another 30 minutes.
  • Once baked, removed from oven and let cool thoroughly. Once cooled, stir in Toasted Coconut.

Notes

* You can add any dried fruit of choice or chocolate chips into your Granola after it has baked and cooled.
TO STORE. Use an airtight container or a resealable bag and store it in a cupboard for up to a month.
TO FREEZE. Leftover granola can be stored in the freezer in a ziplock bag for up to two months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 286kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 6gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 78mgPotassium: 220mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg
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