#258 The Case of Granola

 

This recipe is not as crunchy as store-bought granola and not as soft as homemade muesli. Hits. The. Sweet. Spot.

 

1/2 cup coconut oil

2 cups walnuts

2 cups rolled oats

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut

2 tablespoons currants

1/2 cup maple syrup

4 teaspoons vanilla

 

Preheat oven to 375ºF. (Melt the coconut oil in an oven-safe measuring cup in the oven while it's heating. Don't forget to use oven mitts to handle afterward.)

 

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

 

In a blender, pulse the walnuts, 1 cup at a time, until they are broken up but not a fine meal (you still want pieces). Empty into a large bowl.

 

Pulse the oats with the salt, 1 cup and 1/4 teaspoon at a time, to break them up but leave some oats intact. Add to the bowl.

 

Stir in the coconut, currants, maple syrup and vanilla. Add the melted coconut oil and give the mixture another few stirs.

 

Press the mixture evenly onto the parchment-lined cookie sheet.

 

Bake for 15 min., until the edges brown. You're basically making one giant cookie!

 

Let cool for 15 min. on the pan then slide the giant cookie, still on the parchment, to a rack to cool.

 

When cool, break up the giant cookie with your hands into granola.

 

Serves 6.

♥ Becki