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Sorry for the photo overload but I could not, for the life of me, choose between these photos. I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss an ounce of detail in this granola (do you see those SPECKS of vanilla beans?!) because it’s my FAVORITE granola I’ve ever ever made. This made almost three mason jars full and I ate it ALL. Jason never even had a chance! I feel {slightly} bad about it but I couldn’t share this one. I think I ate it every day for breakfast with my Chobani Greek yogurt and fruit, and I would keep snacking on it in the evenings after dinner. With the holidays coming up, you can totally gift this too. Just put it in a mason jar and tie it up with a ribbon :) I guarantee you, the second the recipient opens the lid, they will be forever grateful for you!
Last night, I went and did something that I should’ve done over a year ago when we moved into this house. I finally signed up for a gym membership at the gym down the street from us. No lie, it takes less than a minute to drive there and I could walk there in 5 minutes. I can’t believe I’ve been waiting so long. I think it’s the commitment thing. I don’t like that you have to basically commit yourself to the gym contract and be bound to it. I just don’t like contracts that take money from you every month ;) I figured that this gym membership and actually going, can justify all my cupcake eating habits. I’m really excited to try out exercise classes and to finally get back in the pool. I used to be a really good swimmer and I just stopped. I hope to get back into it! Won’t you help and encourage me? Rachel and I have decided we’d keep each other accountable every morning by texting each other at 5am (uh, are we crazy?) to make sure we’re up and heading to the gym. Nothing like waking up at the buttcrack of dawn, huh?
I’m sure I’ll need a lot of this coconut vanilla granola to get me going! You seriously have to give this a try. If you loved my peanut butter granola, then you’ll flip over this coconut vanilla granola. Really, it’s amazing. Think about sitting on the beach, under a cabana, sipping on a pina colada with a pretty umbrella. Yup, that’s how I felt when smelling and eating this coconut vanilla granola. Am I exaggerating? No. You have to smell this for yourself to believe me! Smell-o-vision would be a great invention right about now..
Coconut Vanilla Granola
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups (162 g) old fashioned oats, NOT quick oats
- ¾ cup (88 g) walnuts, chopped
- ¾ shredded sweetened coconut
- ½ cup (118 g) sliced almonds
- 2 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup (161 g) pure maple syrup
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 °F (163 °C) and line a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, toss together oats, walnuts, coconut, almonds, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean paste.
- Pour the liquid mixture over the oat mixture and stir until all the dry ingredients are well coated.
- Spread mixture in an even layer on the lined baking sheet and bake for 30-45 minutes, or until mixture turns a light golden brown. You’ll want to check on it every 10 minutes and stir it around to make sure it doesn’t burn.
Nutrition
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I’d love this right now, never mind for breakfast!
I love homemade granola. What if I don’t have vanilla bean paste? Anything I can sub it with? More vanilla bean? I do have those. LOL
Thanks,
Jennifer
Hi Jennifer! Yes, you can sub 1 pod of vanilla bean for the vanilla bean paste :)
Thank you Julie for getting back with me. That is awesome. Now I am good to go.
Thanks
I love granola! This sounds so wonderful, like Fall!
I’m trying to get back into the gym too, it’s always creating the habit that is the hardest part! Good luck!
Creating the habit is definitely the hardest part. They say it takes like 3 weeks or something for the habit to form. I gotta get past those 3 weeks! Haha! Good luck to you too :)
This looks like the most dreamy granola! Gotta love those specks of vanilla bean!
I’ve been on a homemade granola kick lately too – love the coconut and those flecks of vanilla bean!
Beautiful granola, Julie! Your photography is simply stunning here…I’m having trouble selecting my favorite image to pin! LOVE granola, coconut and vanilla. Your recipe is surely to become a favorite. Thanks for sharing, girl!
Need some of this!
seriously, i need this in my life-for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
hook me up with some of this please!!
I could eat this all day long! Looks delicious!