Description
Celebrate with a Honey and Maple Pecan Granola dessert. Enjoy lightly sweetened oats, buttery toasted pecan halves, and syrupy sweet dates with a touch of almond and cardamom.
Ingredients
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- 4 cups old fashioned rolled oats, (not quick cooking)
- 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
- 1/4 cup organic coconut oil, plus 1 teaspoon
- 1/4 cup ghee
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 green cardamom pods, grind seeds using mortar and pestle
- 1 1/4 cups chopped dates
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°.
- Place 4 cups old fashioned rolled oats and 1 ½ cups pecan halves in a large mixing bowl.
- Warm ¼ cup extra virgin coconut oil, ¼ cup ghee, 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup, 2 tablespoons raw honey, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon almond extract, ½ teaspoon sea salt, and ground cardamon from 2 green cardamom pods in a saucepan until ghee and coconut oil melt.
- Pour oil and sweetener over the oats and pecans. Stir to coat.
- Coat a rimmed half-sheet baking sheet with 1 teaspoon coconut oil.
- Spread oat mix evenly on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 13 minutes. Stir the granola.
- Bake for 13 additional minutes. Stir again.
- Bake for 4-5 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and press the granola into the pan with the back of a spatula. Let it cool in the pan.
- Once cool, place the granola in a bowl or storage container and stir in 1 ¼ cups chopped dates.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator and use as a dessert and a topping.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
