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Adapted from Deb Perelman

Simple Granola

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 c old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 c sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 c walnuts optional
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • Dash of nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp coarse salt
  • 2 Tbs olive oil
  • 1/2 c real maple syrup
  • 1 large egg white

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 300 F.
  2. Stir together oats, coconut, walnuts (optional), cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  3. Add olive oil and maple syrup to oat mixture, stir together.
  4. Whisk egg white in a small bowl until frothy. Add to oat mixture and stir well to combine.
  5. Spread oat mixture on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet.
  6. Bake for 20 minutes, remove from oven and use a spatula to turn granola, being careful not to break the pieces too much. Bake for 25-30 more minutes, or until granola is brown and toasted.
  7. Let granola cool completely on the pan. Move to an airtight container and store up to two weeks.
  8. Serve with milk, over ice cream, or sprinkled over plain Greek yogurt with a drizzle of honey and some dried cranberries - that's my favorite!

Notes

If you're wondering what to do with the egg yolk you're left with after making this granola, you could always make these cookies! They call for one egg and one egg yolk.