Olive Oil Granola
- 1 cup Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
- 3 cups Old Fashioned Oats
- 1/2 cups Almonds, Chopped
- 1/2 cups Pecans, Chopped
- 3 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/8 teaspoons Freshly Grated Nutmeg
- 1/4 cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/4 cups Honey
- 1/3 cups Maple Syrup
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 teaspoons Molasses
- 1 cup Dried Fruit
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Spread the coconut flakes out in an even layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 4 minutes. The edges should just start to turn golden. Take care not to burn it-it happens very fast! Transfer coconut to a small bowl to cool, and reduce oven heat to 225u0b0F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats with the nuts, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, honey, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and molasses.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well. Spread the granola out with a rubber spatula in an even layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet (it helps if it has a rim).
- Place in the oven and bake for about 30-40 minutes. Remove the granola from the oven every 10 minutes to stir it around so it all gets toasted. If you prefer a chewy granola, bake for about 30 minutes. If you like a crunchy granola, bake it for longer, but make sure it doesn't burn! Remember that as the granola cools, it will get harder.
- After the granola has completely cooled, transfer it to a bowl. Mix in the toasted coconut and dried fruit.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks-if it lasts that long!
oats, pecans, cocoa, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ubc, ubc, maple syrup, vanilla, molasses, dried fruit
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breakfastbrunch/olive-oil-granola-3/ (may not work)