Maple Pecan Granola

I love to sprinkle this crunchy granola on top of smoothies, add to fruit, or eat as a cereal with coconut milk. It’s sweetened with maple sugar and packed with other superfood ingredients like maca powder, flax seed, and coconut oil!

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup ground flax seeds
• Juice from 1 orange
• 2 drops orange essential oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 4 cups rolled oats
• 1 Tablespoon maca powder
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 cup raisins
• 2/3 cup coconut oil

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine flax seed powder, orange juice, 1/4 cup maple sugar, sea salt and orange essential oil in a large glass bowl. Mix well and let sit for 10 minutes to form a gel.
• Mix together oats, maca powder, pecans, raisins in a large bowl.
• Melt the coconut oil and maple syrup.  Stir coconut oil and syrup into gelled flaxseed mixture, then pour wet ingredients into bowl of dry ingredients and combine.
• Spread mixture as an even layer on prepared baking sheet, flattening with the back of a spatula. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and flip granola in large chunks.
• Continue baking for 10-15 minutes, tossing again until it’s crispy and golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool on baking sheet. It gets crunchier as it cools.
• Store in airtight container and it will keep for several weeks.