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coconut pecan granola

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Recipe by
Lisa Amador
@Lisa_Amador
San Jose, CA

This recipe is so easy. One bowl and a spoon. With it's candied pecans and toasty coconut, granola makes a great breakfast cereal or can be used as a topping for yogurt, fruit dishes, and ice cream. Try adding broken banana chips and diced dried pineapple AFTER the granola has cooked and cooled. (Cooking the fruit will dehydrate it further, becoming too difficult to chew.)

yield 30 1/2 cup servings
prep time 40 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For coconut pecan granola

  • 4 c
    oats, uncooked (steel cut or whole, do not use quick cook)
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1 c
    butter, melted
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 c
    chopped pecans
  • 1 1/2 c
    flaked unsweetened coconut
  • 1 Tbsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp
    coconut extract

How To Make coconut pecan granola

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 275 F or 140 C. In a large bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, fresh ground nutmeg, and extracts. Stir with spoon until smooth.
  • 2
    Add chopped pecans and let stand for 20 minutes for the nuts to soak up the sugar and extracts.
  • 3
    Add 4 cups steel cut or uncooked oatmeal. (Do not use quick cook oatmeal or else it will dissolve into the wet ingredients.) Stir well and let stand another 5 minutes for the oats to soak up the butter, sugar, and flavors.
  • 4
    Add coconut and stir lightly until incorporated. Don't over-stir to avoid discoloring the coconut. (It will toast to a pretty golden brown.)
  • 5
    Divide mixture in half and spread onto two cookie pans lined with parchment paper. Cook for 45 minutes, tossing halfway through.
  • 6
    Let cool (or not - this tastes amazing gooey hot over ice cream). Toss and store in sealed container.
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