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Golicious Granola

This granola is my answer to a healthy breakfast, whether it is served plain or with milk or yogurt. It also more than suffices as a snack. Why “golicious”? Well, when my son Jack was little, he couldn’t say delicious.
TIME30m
SERVES4 People
INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 cup whole raw almonds, coarsely chopped by hand or with a food processor
  • 1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped by hand or with a food processor
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped by hand or with a food processor
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup flax meal
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/4 cup brown rice syrup
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil, unmelted
  • Pinch of salt
  • Parchment paper
SHOPPING LIST
  • 1 bag raw almonds, unsalted
  • 1 bag pecans
  • 1 cab walnuts
  • 1 canister rolled oats
  • 1 bag flax meal
  • 1 bag unsweetened coconut
  • 1 jar ground cinnamon
  • 1 jar ground cloves
  • 1 jar honey
  • 1 jar brown rice syrup
  • 1 jar coconut oil
  • Salt
  • Parchment paper
EQUIPMENT
  • Food processor
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Baking sheet, edged
STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 325˚
STEP 2
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly with either a wooden spoon or your clean hands ensuring that the coconut oil is evenly mixed throughout.
STEP 3
Cover a baking sheet with parchment and spread the mixture on the baking sheet in one thin layer; bake for 10 minutes, then mix on the baking sheet and bake for another 10 minutes.
STEP 4
Remove from the oven and allow the granola (that may be a little tender) to cool for 15 minutes before breaking it into chunks.