The Best Pecan Crunch Granola
I love granola, but I don't love all the added ingredients when it so easy to make your own at home! Super easy, cleaner, delicious and exactly what you need for a meal prep for the week ahead! Enjoy!
Servings: 18
Calories: 225kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup sliced raw almonds
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbl cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Pink Himalayan salt
- 1/8 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup melted butter or coconut oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place wax paper a baking sheet or use a Silpat--- we use a Silpat and that worked great
- Add all the dry ingredients together in one bowl
- Whisk together all the wet ingredients in a separate bowl
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix it together thoroughly so the oats are well covered
- Then spread the mixture evenly onto baking sheet with wax paper or Silpat and place in oven at 300 degrees.
- Watch for 20-30 minutes, moving it around the first 10 minutes at first, then rotate the sheet in the oven at minute 20, checking to make sure it isn't burning. You want it to be golden brown, but not burnt.
- Each time I take it out to move it around I sprinkle a bit more coconut sugar right on the top after it has been moved around and before I pop it back in ( this helps with the clusters)
- After it is done, let it cool fully until you put it into the container. Letting it cool that way, makes the perfect crunch! About 10 to 15 minutes.
- Store in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks or freeze portions if you'd like
Notes
Serving size is for 1/3 cup of granola
Nutrition
Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 134mg | Potassium: 219mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg