Description
Crunchy, chewy, vanilla and chai spiced granola. A batch of deliciously spiced oats, almonds and pecans. Perfectly paired with your breakfast fruit & yogurt, milk, or on it’s own anytime of day as a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/2 cup almonds, chopped
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp chai spice (store bought or homemade, see notes)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or extract)
- (Optional) 4-5 dried figs, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine oats through chai spice in a medium to large size bowl.
- Mix together melted coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla bean paste (or extract) in a small bowl. Pour over dry ingredients and stir to coat thoroughly. (I like to melt the coconut oil in a measuring cup in the microwave and then add syrup and vanilla to measuring cup for easy pouring).
- Pour granola mixture onto baking sheet and press down with a wooden spoon into an even and lightly compacted layer.
- Bake for 25 min, stirring halfway through baking.
- Allow to cool completely before removing from pan and adding dried figs. (Letting cool completely will help form large crispy clumps in the granola!)
Notes
*This recipe can easily be doubled for a larger quantity.
**DIY CHAI SPICE:
3 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground cloves
(Optional) 1/4 tsp black pepper
Mix all ingredients together in small jar or bowl.
Make a double or triple batch for use in other baked goods!