Prep Time
12 minutes
Cook Time
30-45 minutes
Serves
8
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons liquid coconut oil
- 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup red quinoa, cooked
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- ¼ cup pecans, roasted, chopped
- ¼ cup peanuts, roasted
Steps
Cook quinoa according to instructions on bag. Drain.
Preheat oven to 250°F.
In a small bowl combine coconut oil, maple syrup and salt. Stir until combined. In separate bowl combine cooked quinoa, shredded coconut and nuts. Stir until combined. Add oil, sugar, syrup and salt to quinoa, shredded coconut and nuts and stir to combine. On parchment covered baking sheet, spoon granola in an even layer.
Bake for 30-45 minutes stirring every 15 minutes. Watch that you do not overbake this granola or the quinoa will become really hard.
Alternatively – Don’t bake the granola and just serve it warm with milk. It is just as delicious.
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