Maple Nut Quinoa Granola

By doroalry

tweeked from http://soletshangout.com/banana-nut-granola-with-quinoa/

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
• 2 1/2 cups old fashion oats
• 1 cup raw almonds slices
• 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup ground flax seed
• 2 Tbsp chia seeds
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• dried fruit to taste (raisens, craisens, cherries)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl add your quinoa, oats, nuts, seeds, and spices.
Heat up your coconut oil until it is liquid and add it into the bowl along with your maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
Stir the mixture until everything is completely combined and coated with the coconut oil and maple syrup mixture.
Spread the mixture out evenly onto your parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 20-30 minutes checking and stirring the mixture every 10 minutes, You need to make sure to check it and stir it up so that it does not start to burn.
You granola is done when the nuts and oats are all toasted a nice golden brown.
Add in your dried fruit. Stir it into the already baked granola so it is distributed evenly throughout.
Let your granola cool for 15 minutes or so before putting into an air tight container. You can store it this way for several weeks.
Enjoy!