Coconut Maple Granola
February 18th, 2012 § 12 Comments
Good Morning Everyone! 
Who’s ready for a fabulous long weekend? I know I am!
This weekend is going to be an exciting and relaxing one for me. Today will be filled with hair, make-up, and nails in preparation for my school’s annual Cotillion dance tonight and then I am free to chill out for the next two days. I don’t even have that much homework!
This morning I woke up with a hankering for homemade granola. No biggie, I thought. I got washed and dressed and got right to work!
Granola is actually one of my favorite things to make. It’s mess-free, easy to prepare, and can be made in under an hour. Plus you can adapt it to whatever you have on hand and it’s virtually fail-proof. Unless you burn the granola…I may or may not have done that a few times. 
Coconut Maple Granola
“Coconut maple is my favorite granola flavor because it’s different, yet totally delicious! I like using granola as a topper for yogurt and ice cream! Granola will stay fresh in an air-tight container for up to 3 months!”
Ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- ½ cup puffed rice cereal (like Rice Krispies!)
- ½ cup roasted cashews
- ½ cup roasted almonds
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 275º Fahreneheit. Place all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir until well combined.
- Place granola on a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray or lined with parchment. Bake for 25-30 minutes without stirring!
- Preheat oven to 425º Fahreneheit. Bake granola for an additional 3-5 minutes and enjoy!
Yield: ~3 ½ cups granola
What are your plans for this weekend?
Have you ever made granola before?
