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Homemade Tropical Granola

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 6 cups

Equipment

  • Sheet pan
  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 3 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup sweetened, dried coconut
  • 1/2 cup dried mango chopped
  • 1/2 cup dried pineapple
  • 1 cup agave syrup
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees. Line 1 or 2 rimmed sheet pans with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl, stir together oats, chia, almonds, sunflower seeds, and coconut.
  • Add in agave, coconut oil, and orange juice. Stir to coat all the ingredients.
  • Add in ginger and vanilla extract, stir to combine.
  • Pour granola mixture onto sheet pan. Spread out to one layer. If there is too much granola for 1 sheet pan, split it between two. There should be simply a single layer of granola, it shouldn't be mounded up too much.
  • Place sheet pan(s) in the oven.
  • Stir granola every 10-15 minutes. The edges of the granola tend to cook faster than the middle, so with your spoon, take the granola from the edges and pull it to the middle and pull the granola from the middle to the edges of the pan.
  • Granola is done when it is golden brown and smells fragrant but not burnt. The granola will be have a mostly dry feel.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool on sheet pan.
  • Pour granola into a large bowl and add dried mango and pineapple. Stir to combine.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

If you don't have agave, you can substitute an equal amount of honey.