{"id":141,"date":"2014-09-12T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/2014\/09\/12\/fall-is-in-the-air-coconut-granola-with-almonds-and-raisins\/"},"modified":"2020-10-02T14:59:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T18:59:53","slug":"fall-is-in-the-air-coconut-granola-with-almonds-and-raisins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/en\/2014\/09\/12\/fall-is-in-the-air-coconut-granola-with-almonds-and-raisins\/","title":{"rendered":"Almond Coconut Granola + VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you haven\u2019t made your own granola, you don\u2019t know what are you missing. Give my almond coconut granola with raisins a try, and I promise you\u2019ll never, ever buy granola in a box or a bag\u2026 again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Granola became super popular in the 60s and 70.s At that time, as of today, the idea was to have a healthy oat-based breakfast or snack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But… Is granola healthy food?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Granola is tricky, to say the least. No matter the fact the word granola is associated with healthy food, when I see all the ingredients in commercial granola brands these days, I pass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don\u2019t take me wrong. I love granola and most of the brands are simply delicious\u2026 But, I don\u2019t know if this happens to you too, but I find almost all of them to be extremely sweet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As if that wasn\u2019t enough, when I read the ingredients\u2019 list, most of them with names I cannot pronounce, I realize this is not what I want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Simplest Ingredients for the Best Granola<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This homemade coconut granola is quite the opposite. Not too sweet. It\u2019s super crunchy, toasted, and deliciously fragrant. And more important, it\u2019s made with ingredients that we usually have in our pantries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rolled oats (also known as old-fashioned oats), unsweetened shredded coconut, and sliced unblanched almonds. All these ingredients are combined in a bowl and then tossed with a mixture of organic coconut oil, organic raw honey, vanilla extract, and cinnamon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once combined the ingredients, are baked for about 20-25 minutes after which organic raisins are added. Best granola ever. I guarantee you that once you make it, you\u2019ll make it again and again\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almond Coconut Granola: A family recipe<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This granola is inspired by the one my mom used to make when I was a little girl, back in Caracas. We didn\u2019t have granola brands at that time. So I assume one of my mom\u2019s American friends gave her the recipe. Because we are all oatmeal and crunchy food lovers, we all fell for that granola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She used to cook it in a cast-iron pan on the stove. That\u2019s an option. I prefer to bake it, among other things because I do bigger batches (both my kids love it!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Make Almond Coconut Granola<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To make this recipe you will need some utensils and ingredients easily found online, through my Amazon Affiliate Program, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n