Coconut Maple Quinoa Granola

This gluten-free Coconut Maple Quinoa Granola is a delicious and nutritious way to start your day. Packed with oats, quinoa, coconut, and nuts, it's sweetened with pure maple syrup and flavored with a hint of cinnamon. Enjoy it as a topping for yogurt, with milk, or as a satisfying snack.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups rolled oats
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• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
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• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
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• 1/2 cup chopped nuts e
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• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
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• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
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• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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• 1/4 teaspoon salt
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• 1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins optional
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Instructions:

Turn on your oven and heat it up to 325F 163C

Put the quinoa, shredded coconut, chopped nuts, and rolled oats in a large bowl

Put the maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt in a different bowl and mix them together with a whisk

Add the wet mixture to the dry ones and mix them well so that everything is covered

Place the granola mix on a baking sheet that has been lined with silicone baking mats or parchment paper

Put the granola in an oven that has already been heated and bake it for 20 to 25 minutes, or until it turns golden brown

To make sure it browns evenly, stir it once or twice during baking

Take the baking sheet out of the oven and let it cool all the way down

Once the granola has cooled, you can add the dried cranberries or raisins if you want to

Put the gluten-free Coconut Maple Quinoa Granola in a container that won't let air in so it can be stored

You can eat it as a snack, on top of yogurt, or with milk