A gluten and nut-free granola with rolled oats, brown rice cereal, coconut, dried cherries and cacao nibs. Sweetened with honey - all natural and delicious!
Ingredients
3 cups rolled oats
2 cups brown rice cereal
¾ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
½ cup cacao nibs
¼ cup candied ginger, chopped fine,
1 tsp ginger
Salt to taste
¼ cup neutral oil
⅓ cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 oz. dried cherries
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray it with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine the rolled oats, rice cereal, coconut, cacao nibs, candied ginger, dried ginger and salt and mix well.
Pour the oil, honey and vanilla extract over the mixture and toss to combine.
Spread the mixture in an even layer on the baking sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes, tossing once halfway through.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and mix in the dried cherries.
Return to the oven for two to three additional minutes.
Allow tray to cool completely before removing granola.
Pack into plastic containers or a quart-sized Mason jar.
Recipe by West of the Loop at https://www.westoftheloop.com/2015/05/18/three-cs-granola-coconut-cherry-cacao/