Healthy Coconut Almond Granola Recipe

A delicious and crunchy salty-sweet coconut almond granola recipe that's so quick and easy. With deep flavor from brown sugar and maple syrup, it's the perfect topper for fruit, yogurt, or ice cream!

If you've never made homemade granola before, you are in for a real treat with this recipe. It's healthy because, although it does contain maple syrup, brown sugar, and oil, it's a fairly small amount compared to most granola recipes.

The oats, almonds, and coconut hold the spotlight here so you don't have to skimp when you dish up a bowl. And you will be amazed at how quick and easy it is to make!

Serve coconut almond granola with fruit, yogurt, ice cream, or use it as a crunchy topping to mango overnight oats or creamy flaxseed pudding!

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• ⭐️ Why This Recipe Works
• 🥥 Ingredient Notes
• 📝 Variations & Substitutions
• 🥄 How To Make It
• 👩🏼‍🍳 Expert Tips
• 💬 Frequently Asked Questions
• ☕️ Related Recipes
• Healthy Coconut Almond Granola Recipe

⭐️ Why This Recipe Works

• Salty-sweet and crunchy snack with deep flavor from brown sugar and maple syrup.
• Quick and easy: Prep time is just 5 minutes and then you let your oven do its thing.
• Simple whole foods: We use real food for our granola - nothing fancy or complicated.
• Healthy and nutritious: Most store-bought granola is loaded with sugar and oil. We scale it back, making a much healthier homemade granola (naturally vegan/dairy-free and gluten-free) with ALL of the flavor.

🥥 Ingredient Notes

• Unsalted almonds - Make sure you use unsalted almonds. If you only have salted almonds on hand, they will work, but hold off on adding any salt until the very end.
• Light brown sugar - Adds rich molasses notes and complex flavor.
• Salt - Don't skip the salt (unless you use salted nuts)!

📝 Variations & Substitutions

• Use your favorite nut. Pecans, walnuts, and hazelnuts would all be delicious (be sure to try my spiced candied nuts).
• Sweetener. Out of maple syrup? Try one of my recommended maple syrup substitutes.
• Add dried fruit. Dried blueberries, cranberries, and/or cherries would all work great. Just add them in after done baking.
• Flaked (unsweetened or sweetened) coconut can be used in place of shredded.
• Add spices. Warm spices like cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, or ginger would all taste amazing.
• Oil. Coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil can replace the vegetable oil, but the taste will be slightly different.
• Add chocolate. Mix in a handful of chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate for a more indulgent treat.

🥄 How To Make It

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts, coconut, and brown sugar.

In a separate bowl, combine maple syrup, oil and salt. Add oil mixture to oats mixture and stir until combined.

Pour mixture onto parchment-lined baking sheet. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes, tossing every 15 minutes to ensure even toasting.

Remove from oven and let cool for 1 hour.

Transfer granola to a tightly-sealed container.

👩🏼‍🍳 Expert Tips

• Storage: Once completely cooled, store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month.
• If you use salted nuts, skip the added salt. You can always add more salt at the end if you prefer.
• Go low and slow. You might be tempted to increase the oven temperature, but granola should be baked at a lower temperature (and for a longer period). Slowly dehydrating our granola helps to create a crispy and crunchy texture.
• Toss every 15 minutes. This ensures even crisping, creating those crunchy, craggy pieces that we want in our coconut almond granola.
• Use parchment paper. This will prevent sticking and easier clean-up.

💬 Frequently Asked Questions

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