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Crunchy Maple Granola Recipe

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Servings: 4


INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups rolled oats (Old Fashioned type)
  • ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts(or nut of your choice)
  • ¼ cup sunflower seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp ground flax seed
  • 1/4 cup water

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 325 F.
  2. Make a flax egg: combine ground flax seed with water and stir well. Set aside
  3. In a bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients (maple syrup, vanilla, and flax egg).
  4. Spread evenly on a baking sheet and bake for 35min, stirring every 10-12 minutes.
  5. Cool on a rack and transfer to a sealed glass container (will last for at least 3-4 weeks)