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posted: Jan. 30, 2015.

How Yummy is this?!?!

Photos and recipe courtesty of www.gi365.info

It is perfect to add to your morning yogurt...... as an awesome base for a snack or trial mix...... or as a great start to make your own energy bars/balls......

And.... It's super easy to make....

Maple Cinnamon Granola

Prep time 15 mins

Cook time 50 mins

Total time 1 hour 5 mins

Author: GI 365

Serves: 7 cups of granola

Ingredients

3 cups big flake coconut, unsweetened
1 cup fine shred coconut, unsweetened
1 cup chopped walnuts, raw
1 cup chopped pecans, raw
1 cup pumpkin seeds, raw
1 Teaspoon sea salt
1½ Teaspoons cinnamon, Vietnamese cinnamon for best flavor
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons avocado oil
⅓-1/2 cup maple syrup, Grade B for deepest maple flavor

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300ºF, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix together all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Evenly spread the mixture over the parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes, stirring once at the halfway point.
After 20 minutes, turn the oven off and open the oven door to stir the granola one last time. Opening the oven door helps the oven cool off a bit so the granola doesn't overcook.
After the last stirring close the oven door, and let the granola cool down with the oven for 30 minutes.
Take the granola out of the oven and let it cool fully before transferring it to an airtight container.
This granola keeps for 2-3 weeks at room temperature.