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Maple Pecan Applesauce Granola

Once you make homemade granola, you may never go back!  Maple Pecan Applesauce Granola is the perfect breakfast, loaded with oats, pecans, walnuts, maple syrup and that delicious combination of cinnamon and applesauce!  Use it to top yogurt, oatmeal, plain cereal like Cheerios or Chex, or just eat it by the handful!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Servings: 9 cups
Calories: 583kcal
Author: Meryl Downing

Equipment

  • 2 large baking sheets

Ingredients

  • 5 cups regular rolled oats
  • 1 cup pecans roughly chopped or left whole
  • 1 cup walnuts roughly chopped or left whole
  • ½ cup seeds any combination of sunflower, pumpkin, flax, sesame, or chia seeds
  • ½ cup shredded coconut
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • ¼ cup coconut oil
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • ½ cup raisins (Do not bake, add AFTER baking!) or any dried fruit

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 250°. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl (not raisins).
  • Mix wet ingredients in a small glass measuring cup (coconut oil can be microwaved and then measured).
  • Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix well. Spread granola on two large baking sheets lined with parchment paper (parchment paper can be reused again and again for granola!).
  • Bake for 75 minutes, do not open the oven or stir it. When the time is up, turn the oven off and leave granola in the warm oven a few hours as it cools.
  • When cooled, add dried fruit and store in a jar.

Notes

  • The recipe can be altered in any way as long as the wet to dry ratio remains the same.  For example, if you want to make the recipe more affordable, you can use more oats and less nuts as long as it totals 7 cups, etc.
  • Any nuts or seeds can be substituted including almonds or cashews.
  • Honey can be substituted for the maple syrup.
  • Use any combination of raisins-regular or golden, craisins, dried apple, or any other dried fruit.  Add them to the cooled granola after it is baked, do not bake them!
  • Don't open the oven or stir the granola while it's baking.  

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 583kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 279mg | Potassium: 401mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 3mg