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Sweet or Spicy Granola

7
Points®
Total Time
35 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
9
Difficulty
Easy
Feel free to bulk up your granola with crispy rice cereal, switch up the nuts for seeds, and/or sprinkle it with fresh blueberries, diced apple or pear.

Ingredients

Uncooked rolled oats

1½ cup(s)

Sliced almonds

½ cup(s)

Unsweetened coconut flakes

¼ cup(s)

Sugar

1 Tbsp

Table salt

¼ tsp

Ground ginger

¼ tsp

Cayenne pepper

¼ tsp, (or ground cinnamon if you prefer sweet granola)

Ground nutmeg

¼ tsp

Coconut oil

3 Tbsp

Maple syrup

¼ cup(s)

Vanilla extract

¼ tsp

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325℉. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine oats, nuts, coconut, sugar, salt, ginger, cayenne, and nutmeg.
  3. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm oil and maple syrup. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla. Pour over oat mixture and gently stir to combine. Spread in an even layer on prepared pan.
  4. Bake until fragrant and toasty, stirring once, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool before serving.
  5. Serving size: 1/4 cup