Recipe: Almond, Coconut Granola

So, I found this recipe on Whole Living because I checked out the granola I had been eating - Kashi and a couple other brands - and realized that there was an insane amount of sugar in those products. When I saw how simple the recipe for a granola base was and realized how easy it would be to modify and play with the ingredients I added to it, I had to give it a try. So, this is the recipe from Whole Living and I put my modifications to the recipe at the bottom...

Ingredients
6 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/4 cups nuts, such as almonds, pistachios, walnuts, etc., coarsely chopped
1/4 cup seeds, such as sunflower, pepitas, etc.
1/3 cup flaxseed meal, wheat germ, or a mixture of the two
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 large egg whites
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup sweetener, such as honey, agave syrup, or molasses
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup dried fruit, such as sour cherries, cranberries, currants, raisins, apricots, figs, or pineapple, coarsely chopped

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.Combine the oats, nuts, seeds, flax and/or wheat germ, and cinnamon in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the egg whites and the salt until frothy. Whisk in the sweetener and the olive oil. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, and stir until the oats are evenly coated.
3.Transfer mixture to two rimmed baking sheets and spread flat.
4.Bake for 20 minutes, then gently flip with a spatula, moving granola from the outer edges to the center of the sheet. Continue to cook until golden, about 10 minutes more. (If the granola starts to brown too much at the edges, gently stir those parts into the middle.)
5.Cool completely on pan, then transfer to a bowl and gently stir in the dried fruit.

Modifications to my recipe: I left out the salt and I only used sliced almonds and flaked coconuts as additions to the base. I also cut the honey in half because I love eating cereal with Vanilla Almond Milk. Since that has it's own sweetness to it I didn't want to overpower the sweetness. However, you can essentially put whatever you like in your granola into this base.

Prep...



About to go in the oven...



And done :)



Enjoy!!!