Cinnamon Spice Coconut Granola

Have you tried making homemade granola before? No? Me either, until this Cinnamon Spice Coconut Granola came into my life. Now, I just can’t go back to the store bought granola.

I used to have this idea that making your own granola was a difficult, time consuming ordeal so I never attempted making my own. I was SO wrong. Only 15 minutes prep and no chopping involved. You pretty much just heat up your wet ingredients on the stove, throw your dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and bring em’ together. The longest part is waiting for the granola to bake, but just put on a Netflix show and it will be ready when you’re done 😉

This cinnamon spice coconut granola recipe comes from my Mom, and let’s be real – any recipe handed down by a family member gets automatic street cred. Besides from being super easy to throw together, I love this recipe because it’s:

• refined sugar-free
• loaded with nuts (we’re taking 5 cups here!)
• full of warm Fall spices from the cinnamon, cardamom, and orange zest
• the perfect addition to all food – goes great on smoothies, yogurt, toast, fruit, roasted sweet potatoes, plain. My pumpkin spice overnight oats. I think it’d be hard to come up with a list of things this granola didn’t taste good on!

If you’ve been debating whether or not you should attempt homemade granola, let this recipe be your first! I promise you will have zero regrets. Well, you may regret that you’ve waited so long to try making your own granola.

If you try this recipe, I would love if you tagged @themindfulhapa or #themindfulhapa. Your support would mean the world and I’d love to hear your thoughts on the recipe. Now go and make some homemade cinnamon spice coconut granola so you can say ‘boy bye’ to the store bought stuff!

Cinnamon Spice Coconut Granola

Prep: 15 minutes minutes

Cook: 1 hour hour

Total: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

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If you're searching for the perfect Fall-inspired granola recipe, search no further! This recipe is full of warm spices including cinnamon, cardamom, and orange zest. Only 15 minutes prep, this recipe is easy to throw together so you can eat for breakfast all week long.

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

• 3/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 3/4 cup coconut sugar
• 1 orange zest
• 1/2 tsp salt

Dry Ingredients

• 1 cup sunflower seeds raw
• 1 cup pepita seeds raw
• 1 cup walnuts raw
• 1 cup pecans raw
• 1 cup sliced almonds raw
• 5 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 3 Tbsp cinnamon
• 1.5 Tbsp ground cardamom
• 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut (added in last 15 minutes of cooking)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 275F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine all wet ingredients in a small pot, and bring to a boil on the stovetop. Turn heat to medium and cook for 5-10 minutes, or until sugar is dissolved.
• Meanwhile, combine all dry ingredients (except coconut flakes) in a large mixing bowl.
• Once sugar is dissolved, pour hot liquid over dry ingredients and stir thoroughly. When the dry mixture is evenly coated, spread granola mixture between your two parchment-lined baking trays.
• Bake for 1 hour at 275F, rotating pans 180 degrees after 30 minutes. Add coconut flakes in the last 15 minutes of baking to ensure they don’t get too toasty.
• Cool completely before storing granola in an airtight container.

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