Coconut Lime Granola
 
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A crunchy, slightly sweet bowl of baked oats with flavors of coconut, hints of lime and dried fruit.
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Recipe type: Granola
Cuisine: American
Serves: 26
Ingredients
  • Dry Ingredients:
  • 5 cups oatmeal
  • 1¼ cups unsweetened coconut
  • 2 cups cashews
  • 1¾ cups slivered almonds
  • 2 tbsp. Flax and Chia Seed Blend
  • Wet ingredients:
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp. lime juice
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp. coconut extract
  • Add In's:
  • 1 cup big coconut flakes
  • ½ cup dried pineapple
  • ½ cup dried mango
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees
  2. Line a baking sheet with Silpat or parchment paper
  3. In a large bowl; add oatmeal, unsweetened coconut, cashews, slivered almonds and flax and chia seed blend. Mix until well combined.
  4. In a small sauce pan, over low heat add coconut oil, lime juice, maple syrup and coconut sugar. Mix constantly until sugar and coconut oil is melted together. About 5 minutes. Take off heat and stir in coconut extract.
  5. Pour wet mixture, while still warm over the oatmeal mixture. Mix until well combined. I stirred for almost 5 minutes. You want everything wet. Pour onto baking sheet.
  6. Bake in oven for 20 minutes, flip, bake for another 20 minutes. Turn oven of and open the door a crack in the oven. Let the granola sit for about a half hour to dry out more.
  7. Once completely cooled, add additional coconut flakes, dried pineapple and dried mango. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
You can use any kind of nut or dried fruit that you like.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ cup Calories: 251 Fat: 15 Carbohydrates: 25 Sugar: 9.6 Sodium: 13 Fiber: 4 Protein: 5.3
Recipe by PB + P Design at https://www.peanutbutterandpeppers.com/2016/03/16/coconut-lime-granola/