Quinoa Cherry Granola
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Author: Adapted from Food and Wine http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/candied-ginger-coconut-and-quinoa-granola
Serves: About 4 cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup pumpkin seeds
- ⅓ cup toasted coconut flakes
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup apple sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup dry cherries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325⁰F.
- In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients: oats, quinoa, pumpkin seeds, toasted coconut flakes, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.
- In an another bowl, combine the apple sauce with the honey and olive oil.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry one. Mix well.
- Scatter it all onto a baking sheet preferably covered with parchment paper.
- Bake for about 35 minutes, until light golden brown.
- Let cool and mix in your cherries.
Recipe by Valerie's Keepers at https://www.valerieskeepers.com/quinoa-cherry-granola/