Autumn Harvest Fruit and Nut Granola
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup roughly chopped almonds
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup pumpkin seeds
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ chopped dates preferably medjool dates
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons melted and cooled coconut oil or butter *optional
- 1 flaxseed “egg” 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed + 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Preheat 300 °F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper
- Prepare a flaxseed "egg" by combining 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed and 3 tablespoons water
- Combine all ingredients EXCEPT dried fruit. Mix in flaxseed "egg."
- Spread evenly on the parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 45-55 minutes, until lightly browned and dry to the touch.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Break apart and mix with the dried fruit. Store in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks. Enjoy as a snack or with milk as a cereal.
