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Healthy Homemade Granola Recipe with Pecans, Cranberries & Dark Chocolate

5 from 1 vote
A crunchy, simple, homemade granola recipe that's perfect for breakfast, snacking, or adding a little something special to your favorite bowl of yogurt.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1½ cups chopped pecans (or nut/seed mixture of choice)
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • ¾ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup melted coconut oil
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup dried cranberries (or dried fruit of choice)
  • ½ cup dark chocolate morsels

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350° and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, nuts, salt, and cinnamon. Stir until combined.
    4 cups old fashioned oats, 1½ cups chopped pecans (or nut/seed mixture of choice), 1 tsp. sea salt, ¾ tsp. ground cinnamon
  3. Stir in the melted oil, maple syrup, and vanilla.
    ½ cup melted coconut oil, ½ cup maple syrup, 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  4. Pour into the prepared pan and use a large spoon to spread out into an even layer.
  5. Bake for 22 minutes, remove from the oven and let cool, untouched, for 1 hour.
  6. Sprinkle on the cranberries and chocolate chips, break apart the granola and store in your favorite container or gallon baggie. Enjoy!!
    ⅔ cup dried cranberries (or dried fruit of choice), ½ cup dark chocolate morsels