Maple Coconut Granola
Simple + Basic = Perfection
This granola is perfect for breakfast with some plain greek yogurt or a great on the go snack
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups Oats (Old Fashioned - not quick oats)
1/2 cup Whole wheat flour
1/4 cup Hemp hearts*
1/4 cup Unsweetened coconut
1/4 cup Pecans, chopped
Pinch salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/3 cup Maple Syrup
1/4 cup Coconut oil, melted (or canola oil)
1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 300F, prepare a large baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine oats, flour, hemp hearts, coconut, pecans, salt and cinnamon.
In a medium bowl, combine maple syrup, oil and vanilla.
Add liquid ingredients to oat mixture and stir until well combined.
Spread mixture on prepared baking sheet
Bake 20 minutes, stir
Bake additional 20 minutes.
Once cool, store in airtight container in fridge or freezer
* Tip: Can also use chia seeds or ground flax instead of hemp hearts (or a combination of some or all of them). They all add some fibre and healthy fats.