Description
This Crunchy Coconut Almond granola is incredibly healthy and delicious. The proportions are forgiving so adjust everything to your tastes. Makes a lot and freezes well! I bring this to every new mom as it makes the perfect midnight nursing snack.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Oats (NOT instant!)
- 3/4 cup Brown sugar (Use up to a cup if you’d like more sweetness)
- 1 cup Shredded coconut (more or less is fine, sweetened or unsweetened)
- 1 cup sliced or chopped Almonds
- 1 cup chopped Pecans, sunflower seeds, or more almonds
- 2 cups crushed Cornflakes
- 1/4 cup Wheat germ
- 1/4 cup Flaxseed meal
- 1/4 cup Honey
- 2 tbsp Molasses
- 1 stick Butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In really large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients and stir (you may want to use your hands to work the brown sugar clumps through.)
- Melt next 3 ingredients (honey, molasses, and butter) over stove and then pour over oat mixture and mix well.
- Add ¼ -½ cups of water into the pan you melted the honey/butter/molasses in, swirl, then pour into granola. Work through until moistened but not wet.
- Spread and pat down in 2 lightly sprayed or greased baking sheets and bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes, stirring well halfway through.
- After baking, leave undisturbed in baking sheets until completely cooled. (Note: The granola will not seem crispy enough when you remove it from the oven. This will be achieved through the cooling. Be careful not to burn the granola.)
- Remove from pans with spatula. At this point, you can stir in raisins, other dried fruit, or even mini chocolate chips.
- This granola stores and freezes well.
Notes
From Diane: This recipe is VERY forgiving in proportions. For many of the ingredients, it is just how much you personally want to put in.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Baking, Breakfast
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Calories: 572
- Sugar: 21
- Sodium: 272
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 85
- Fiber: 10
- Protein: 13
- Cholesterol: 15