Healthy Sugar Cookie Granola
 
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The whole family will love this healthy treat! Eat it on nondairy yogurt with fruit, or just eat it like trail mix for a quick snack! Vegan & GF.
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Recipe type: Snack
Serves: 4-5
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups rolled oats (certified GF if necessary)
  • 1 cup crispy rice cereal
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • ½ cup raw cashews, roughly chopped
  • ¼ tsp. sea salt
  • Optional: a few shakes of vanilla powder
  • ¼ cup melted refined coconut oil
  • ¼ cup smooth cashew or almond butter
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp. almond extract
  • Optional: 3-4 Tbs. vegan white chocolate chips; 3 Tbs. sprinkles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together the dry ingredients: oats, rice cereal, almond flour, cashews, salt, and vanilla powder.
  3. In another bowl, combine the coconut oil, cashew butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and almond extract until smooth.
  4. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and stir with a wooden spoon until completely incorporated. Spread the granola mixture out onto the baking sheet, allowing the granola to clump together some.
  5. Bake 17-18 mins, tossing halfway through, until the granola starts to turn golden.
  6. Remove, stir, and allow to cool completely before adding the white chocolate chips and sprinkles. The granola will crisp up as it cools.
  7. Transfer granola to an air-tight container and keep it on the kitchen counter up to one week.
Notes
If you're making this granola for a family, I recommend doubling the recipe!
Recipe by Daily Dose of Greens at https://dailydoseofgreens.com/2021/08/06/healthy-sugar-cookie-granola/