Crunchy homemade granola with oats, sunflower seeds, macadamia nuts, coconut chips, dried tropical fruits likes pineapple, mango, and papaya, lightly sweetened with honey and brown sugar.
Author: Lulu the Baker
Recipe type: breakfast
Serves: 3 cups
Ingredients
1½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
½ cup raw, shelled sunflower seeds
¼ cup brown sugar
6 Tablespoons honey
¼ cup olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup roasted macadamia nuts, chopped
½ cup unsweetened coconut chips
½ cup dried, diced tropical fruit like pineapple, mango, and papaya
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 300°F. Lightly spray a rimmed cookie sheet with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, combine oats, sunflower seeds, and brown sugar; set aside.
In a glass measuring cup, combine honey, olive oil, and salt. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir well, then pour over oat mixture.
Stir until the honey is distributed evenly. Spread the oat mixture out on the prepared cookie sheet, and bake for 15 minutes. Stir the granola, then bake for another 10 minutes.
Sprinkle the macadamia nuts and coconut onto the granola, stir to combine, and bake for another 5-10 minutes until everything is golden and toasty. While the granola is baking, line a clean cookie sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
Remove the granola from the oven and immediately stir in the dried fruit. Pour the granola onto the parchment-lined cookie sheet, and let it cool completely.
When the granola is completely cool, break it up into chunks.
Recipe by Lulu the Baker at https://luluthebaker.com/homemade-tropical-granola/