Granola recipe with a sweet maple flavor and packed with pantry staples including rolled oats, bran cereal, raisins and seeds.
Course
Breakfast
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time35minutes
Total Time45minutes
Servings6cups
AuthorHeather H. of Kitchen Concoctions: www.kitchen-concoctions.com
Ingredients
1 ½cupsbran cereal
2 ½cupsrolled oats
1cupunsweetened shredded coconut
1cupgolden raisins
1cupnatural raisins
1cupsunflower seeds
1cuppepitasshelled pumpkin seeds
2tablespoonschia or flax seeds
¼cupcoconut oil
2teaspoonsground cinnamon
1teaspoonground nutmeg
1/3cupmaple syrup
1/3cuphoney
1 ½teaspoonvanilla extract
1/8teaspoonsalt
Instructions
In a large bowl, stir together the cereal, rolled oats, coconut, raisins, sunflower seeds, pepitas and chia seeds. Mix well and set aside.
In a small sauce pan, melt coconut oil over medium heat. Once coconut oil is melted, stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg, maple syrup honey, vanilla and salt. Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring constantly.
Pour honey mixture over oat mixture and stir until all ingredients are evenly coated. Spread granola mixture evenly onto prepared baking sheets and bake at 250 degrees F for approximately 30 minutes or until golden brown, stirring granola occasionally. Allow granola to cool completely on baking sheet before breaking into pieces and storing in an air tight container.