Homemade Coconut Superfood Granola

5 from 6 votes

Homemade Coconut Superfood Granola

Crispy, crunchy, sweet granola exploding with coconut & oat flavor. Healthy homemade granola is easy to make. This recipe is vegan and gluten free (if using GF oats).

Prep Time8

Cook Time12

Total Time30

Servings: cups

Author: Sam Maccini

Equipment

large baking sheet
parchment paper or silpat

Ingredients

½ cup chopped cashews*
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
¾ cup shredded coconut
¼ cup hemp hearts
2 tbs chia seeds
1 tbs flax seed
⅓ cup grade A maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Toast Nuts: Preheat oven to 350°. Bake nuts on baking sheet about 5-10 minutes until fragrant and toasted. Let cool for a few minutes before roughly chopping into very small pieces.*
Make Granola: In a large bowl, add toasted nuts, oats, coconut, hemp hearts, chia seeds, flax seed and salt. Toss well until everything is combined. Next add maple & vanilla extract. Toss until everything is coated & maple syrup has been absorbed. Use the back of the spoon to press everything together every few tosses.
Bake Granola: On a baking sheet lined with parchment or on a silpat: press the granola mix flat and even. Lay another silpat or piece of parchment on top to flatten it more easily. Spread into a flat layer.
Bake in 350° oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden on the edges & smelling delicious.
Serve: Remove from the oven and let cool 30 minutes. Once completely cooled, break into varying pieces. Serve on it’s own, as cereal, over yogurt, smoothie bowls or oatmeal!
Store in airtight container on the counter or in the pantry.

Notes

Quick little hack: instead of waiting for the oven to preheat in order to toast the nuts, I like to add the baking sheet with the nuts into the oven while the oven pre-heats. It will take longer than 5-10 minutes, and you'll have to keep an eye on them, but when they are more golden & fragrant, they are done. It will maybe take 10-15 mins.
Nuts Substitutions: I have made this granola with every kind of nut & it is delicious. Our favorites are hazelnuts & cashews. You can replace the cashews with ½ cup of your favorite nut.
Mix & Match: add your favorite nuts, dried fruit, more chia seeds instead of flax, more coconut instead of hemp hearts, honey instead of maple.

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