Olive Oil & Maple Granola From Nekisia Davis

Olive Oil & Maple Granola From Nekisia Davis

from food52.com
Breakfast
55 min

This homemade granola recipe is made with olive oil, maple, brown sugar, and coarse salt. It's naturally sweet and good for you.

Ingredients

  • 3 cupsold-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 ¼ cupsraw pecans, left whole or coarsely chopped
  • 1 cuphulled raw pumpkin seeds
  • 1 cuphulled raw sunflower seeds
  • 1 cupunsweetened coconut chips
  • ¾ cuppure maple syrup
  • ½ cupextra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ cuppacked light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoonkosher salt, plus more to taste

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 300°F. In a large bowl, mix the oats, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, coconut, syrup, oil, brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon of the salt until well combined.

  2. 2

    Spread the mixture in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes, for about 45 minutes total, until the granola is toasted.

  3. 3

    Remove the granola from the oven; season with salt to taste. Let cool completely before serving.

  4. 4

    Do Ahead: The granola can be made 1 month ahead. Transfer to an airtight container and store at room temperature.