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Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
- 3/4 cup pecan pieces
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 cup hemp seeds or sunflower seeds
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins (optional)
- 1/4 cup roasted cacao nibs (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or a silpat
- In a large bowl, combine the coconut, pecans, pumpkin seeds and hemp seeds.
- Stir until well combined and set aside.
- In a small sauce pan, stir the syrup and coconut oil with vanilla.
- Heat the mixture on medium/high heat until it starts to simmer.
- Pour the syrup mixture in to the nut and seed mixture and toss until everything is coated.
- Spread the mixture on the lined baking sheet.
- Bake the mixture for 15 to 20 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure it doesn’t burn.
- It should be a toasted brown colour when it is ready.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool for 15 minutes.
- Stir in the dried cranberries and cocoa nibs and let the granola cool further.