Apple Pie Granola
 
 
Exactly what an apple pie would taste like, if apple pie were granola.
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups (200g) oats
  • 1 cup (100g) quinoa flakes
  • 1 cup (115g) pecan pieces
  • 1 scant cup (100g) flaked almonds (with skins, if possible)
  • ⅓ cup (35g) chia seeds
  • ⅓ cup (40g) pepitas
  • 1½ tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¾ cup (185ml) maple syrup
  • 2½ tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tbsp flax seed oil (optional, you could easily use all olive oil)
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 7 oz (200g) dried apple rings, chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C, and line a large baking sheet with baking paper.
  2. Place the oats, quinoa, pecans, almonds, cinnamon and salt into a very large mixing bowl, and really toss it all together so the ingredients are well distributed.
  3. Add the maple, olive oil, flax seed oil (if using), and vanilla to the bowl, and stir until everything is well coated and combined.
  4. Dump the mixture onto the lined baking sheet and spread out in an even layer.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes, stopping halfway to stir the granola, bringing the more cooked edges into the middle, and the underdone parts to the edges.
  6. After twenty minutes, add the apple pieces and give it another good stir, then place back in the oven for 5 minutes, to finish the cooking process. The apple should be browned in places, and the granola should be dry and crisp.
  7. Leave to cool completely on the tray, and then store in an airtight container for a week, or even longer in the freezer.
Recipe by The Sugar Hit at http://www.thesugarhit.com/2014/05/apple-pie-granola.html