Vegan Coconut Oil Quinoa Granola
It’s an addictingly delicious blend of oats + quinoa flakes, cereals, pecans, pumpkin seeds and dates, coated with coconut oil + maple syrup + cinnamon + vanilla and just the teeniest amount of nut butter.
Servings: 10 Cups
Calories: 349kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups oats divided
- 1 cup Ancient Harvest quinoa flakes
- 1 cup crispy brown rice cereal
- 1 cup puffed millet cereal
- 1 cup chopped pecans or nuts of choice
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds or seeds of choice
- 8 - 10 dates
- 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons creamy nut butter anything will work
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Add 2 cups oats, quinoa flakes, cereals, nuts and seeds to a large mixing bowl.
- Remove pits from dates and add them to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 8 - 10 times to break them apart, then add remaining 1 cup of oats and process until oats are ground and dates are cut into even pieces, about 30 seconds.
- Add date-oat mixture to the bowl, followed by cinnamon, vanilla (unless you're using extract) and salt. Toss to combine.
- In a small saucepan, melt coconut oil, syrup, nut butter and water together. If you're using vanilla extract, add that to the pan as well. Whisk until smooth.
- Pour wet ingredients over dry and mix until everything is evenly coated. Transfer to a baking sheet and bake on the center rack for 30 - 40 minutes, stirring the granola around a few times so as not to burn it.
- Once golden brown, remove from oven and let cool completely before storing.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 256mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 3.3mg