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Coconut Quinoa Granola with Nuts

Basic Granola Recipe where you can add what ingredients you like. Quinoa adds protein.
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Course: Breakfast, Snack
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups old fashioned oats, Use gluten free oats for a gluten free granola
  • 1 cup uncooked Quinoa, Can leave it out, but increase oats by 1/2 cup.
  • 1 cup slivered almonds, Use any nuts you like
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1/4 cup flax seeds
  • 1/4 cup dry roasted sunflower kernels
  • 1 cup shredded coconut, Sweet or unsweetened
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cardamon, optional but adds a really nice flavor
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup, you can use 1/2 cup honey and no syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup dried cranberries, or dried fruit of your choice

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  2. In large bowl combine, oats, quinoa, all nuts, coconut, flaxseed, sunflower kernels, salt, cinnamon, and cardamon. Stir to combine
  3. In a small saucepan add coconut oil, honey, syrup, vanilla and brown sugar. Heat till melted
  4. Pour over dry ingredients and stir well, mixing to combine
  5. Pour onto parchment paper lined baked sheet and spread out evenly
  6. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes and watching closely during the last 5 minutes to make sure it doesn't get too brown
  7. Let cool and add dried cranberries or dried fruit of your choice

Notes

Notes:  
Use any combo of nuts or all of one kind- equal to 2cups.
This is so good and nutritious with the quinoa being a complete protein source containing all essential amino acids.  Your family will never know something so delicious is so good for them.
 If you want the granola sweeter; after baking sprinkle some sweetener on while hot and of course I use Splenda because of my diabetic husband.
If stored in a tight container in the refrigerator it will last 3 to 6 months.  
It will be the "Best You Ever Made"