Apple Quinoa Granola
Easy granola spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves and bursting with apple flavor. A must-have fall treat!
Servings: 4 cups
Ingredients
- 2 and 1/2 cups old fashioned oats do not use quick oats
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds whole are fine too
- 1/2 cup dry quinoa
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce*
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 Tablespoons coconut oil melted
- 2 ounces dried apple chips
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250ºF. Line a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, toss together oats, almonds, quinoa, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium size bowl, whisk together unsweetened applesauce, brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Pour mixture over oat mixture and stir to coat evenly.
- Pour the melted coconut oil over coated oat mixture until evenly distributed. Spread granola onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring after each 15 minute increment. Do not stir after the last 15 minutes. Allow to cool on baking sheet.
- When granola is completely cool, break up apple chips and toss them with the granola. Granola stays fresh in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks. Because of the applesauce, granola will lose its crunch over time.
Notes
*If you prefer to use sweetened applesauce, you may want to omit the brown sugar.
Nutrition Disclosure
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
