Ingredients
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 pure maple syrup
1 dollop organic black strap molasses
1 heaping tablespoon raw honey (or agave)
1 teaspoon vanilla
a pinch of salt
2 heaping Tablespoons flax seeds
3/4 cup sliced almonds
3/4 shredded coconut
1 cup copped pecans
4 cups rolled oats
You can stop right here and have excellent granola (skip to directions below). Its great topped with bananas or fresh berries. OR you can try one of the following 2 variations.
Cranberry Cookie Granola
all of the above ingredients plus
1 teaspoon cinnamon
a pinch of nutmeg
a pinch of cloves
2 large handfuls dried cranberries
*now skip to Directions below
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Granola
all ingredients from first section plus
2 tablespoon cocoa powder
mini chocolate chips to taste (I like the Enjoy Life brand, it’s dairy free and gluten free) *do not add until after cooled
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
- In a large bowl whisk together all the wet ingredients
- Whisk in spices from which ever recipe you are using
- Continue stirring in ingredients in the order listed
- Spread mixture out on 2 baking sheets sprayed lightly with cooking spray
- Bake for 15 minutes
- Let cool on the pan, then gently break with a spatula to containerize (can be stored at room temp)
- If making the Chocolate Granola now is when you add the chocolate chips